Gender, Wars, and Chadors
June 11th 2009 Basel, SwitzerlandBashar Al Shroogi, Director of Cuadro Fine Art Gallery spoke at Art Basel’s Lobby on a panel entitled “Gender, Wars & Chadors”
The discussion addressed the various influences that either draw or repel Middle Eastern patrons and collectors from some of the predominant themes found in Contemporary Middle Eastern art. Are these themes confining stereotypes or fresh expressions of national identity? Who decides?
