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"Imaginary coordinates": Balancing political boundaries and crossing invisible lines
Faezipour, Faezeh
Faezipour, Faezeh
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2014
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Art History
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https://doi.org/10.34944/0xvn-6x73
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The topic of this thesis is the untimely closing of "Imaginary Coordinates", an exhibition that was on display at the Spertus Museum in Chicago in 2008. The exhibition juxtaposed ancient Holy Land maps and material culture from Israel and Palestine with contemporary works of art by Israeli and Palestinian artists. Most of the work put on display dealt with issues of land, territory and mapping. The controversy that followed the exhibition highlights the way identity politics of an imagined Middle East is reflected in diaspora settings. Focusing on the themes of the exhibition and the artworks that were put on display, I analyze the many different ways that the artists and the curator investigate issues concerned with conflict in the region, nationality, identity and politics. By discussing the controversy itself and the criticism that followed it, I explore how the myriad of factors that contributed to the censorship of this exhibition. I also compare and contrast this exhibition with other shows that dealt with similar subject matter one way or another to find common themes that might be problematic.
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