This event is in the past.It took place on March 16, 2026 at University of California, Berkeley.

On Speculation and Closure 1
Fine Arts Talk
On Speculation and Closure 2
On Speculation and Closure 3
On Speculation and Closure 4
On Speculation and Closure 5

On Speculation and Closure

March 16 at 4pm

At University of California, Berkeley

Southside, Berkeley

🎨Iranian-Kurdish artist at Stanford
🔮Focus: magic bowls, amulets, talismans
🖥️Expect 3D simulation & video

Bay Area artist Morehshin Allahyari reimagines stolen spiritual objects, from magic bowls to talismans, as technologies of resistance. Her lecture weaves 3D art, archival research, and Persian mythology into a radical challenge to Western museum practices.

Iranian-Kurdish artist
colonial critique
free lecture
multimedia performance
Book Tickets