Tala Madani: First Light

Synopsis

For More Than A Decade, Tala Madani Has Developed A Practice Centered On Playful Yet Provocative Representations Of Men. In Paintings, Drawings, And Stop-motion Animation, Madani Creates Deadpan And Often Hilarious Satirical Works That Both Mock Virility And Redistribute The Dynamics Of Power. Disquieting And Occasionally Disturbing, Madani's Humorous Scenarios Are A Bravely Comic Reaction To The Very Real Oppression Facing Women In The Middle East. This Book Includes Essays That Consider Madani's Treatment Of Light, Her Film Work, And A Conversation Between Madani And Artist A. L. Steiner. Exhibition: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Usa (15.01.-03.04.2016) / Mit List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Usa (20.05.-17.07.2016). Becoming Brilliant: Tala Madani's Light Paintings / Kelly Shindler -- Blood And Guts In Slumberland: Tala Madani's Work In Animation / Henriette Huldisch -- A Conversation Between Tala Madani And A.l. Steiner. Henriette Huldisch, Tala Madani, Kelly Shindler, A.l. Steiner. This Catalogue Is Published On The Occasion Of The Exhibition Tala Madani: First Light, Organized For The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis By Kelly Shindler And For The Mit List Visual Arts Center By Henriette Huldisch--title Page Verso. Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, January 15-april 3, 2016; Mit List Visual Arts Center, May 20-july 17, 2016--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References.