Farah Al Qasimi: Back and Forth Disco
Public Art Fund, 2020
Exhibition of newly-commissioned photographs by Emirati artist Farah Al Qasimi. The 17 photographs in this new body of work isolate and highlight the beauty of seemingly inconspicuous moments amidst New York City’s visual and audible noise. Over a month-long period in fall 2019, Al Qasimi took New York City as her subject, primarily focusing on local communities where small businesses thrive. She has photographed neighborhood stores, barbershops, streets, and homes from Astoria, Queens to Chinatown, Manhattan to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Drawn to the idea of visual excess, rich textures, and brightly saturated colors—familiar to her from growing up in the Emirates—Al Qasimi captures vibrant instances of self-expression.
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Photo by James Ewing, courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY
Photo by James Ewing, courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY
Photo by James Ewing, courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY