This timely and thoughtful review dives into the symbolic use of materials referencing Persian folktales and manuscript traditions in “A Hundred Times, Why?” by Azadeh Elmizadeh.
Tammer El-Sheikh
Tammer El-Sheikh is an Assistant Professor of Art History at York University. His work has focused on Contemporary art in Canada, and art in the Middle East and its diasporas. He has contributed essays and reviews to Canadian Art, Parachute, C Magazine, Border Crossings, ETC Magazine, Akimbo.ca, and several exhibition catalogues. His scholarly writing has appeared in ARTMargins and Arab Studies Journal.
‘Infinities’ brings together a range of Canadian artists and writers to examine the influence of the traditions and conventions of Islamic visual cultures on contemporary art. From techniques and symbols to concepts and designs, artists such as Tazeen Qayyum, Abdi Osman, Shaheer Zazai, Azadeh Elmizadeh, and Jamelie Hassan have employed various methods and materials to not only show the ways in which Islamic visual cultures continues to inform their work, but also the challenges, possibilities and implications in doing so.