Nour Bishouty's 'Madre improbable' at Museo del Chopo Confronts Modern Epistemologies
From January 31 to May 24, 2026, Mexico City's Museo del Chopo presented 'Madre improbable,' marking the inaugural solo exhibition of Nour Bishouty, a Palestinian-Lebanese artist born in Amman in 1986, and her first showcase in Mexico. Curated by Miguel A. López, the exhibition included her film 'Bagre Madre Charco de jugo' (2025-2026), alongside recent sculptures and collages. The film, filmed in Mexico City and Toronto, illustrates a game between a girl and her mother, narrated by a catfish, in response to comments made by Israeli official Yoav Gallant regarding Palestinians. Bishouty’s art critiques the divisions between human and animal realms, using philosophical insights to promote the idea of interdependence among all living beings.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Madre improbable' ran from January 31 to May 24, 2026 at Museo del Chopo, Mexico City.
- It was Nour Bishouty's first solo museum exhibition and her first presentation in Mexico.
- The show was curated by Miguel A. López.
- The film 'Bagre Madre Charco de jugo' (2025-2026) premiered in the exhibition.
- The film is narrated from the perspective of a catfish and features a girl and a mother.
- The work responds to Israeli official Yoav Gallant calling Palestinians 'human animals'.
- The exhibition includes sculptures and collages alongside the film.
- The text accompanying the exhibition was written by Irmgard Emmelhainz.
Entities
Artists
- Nour Bishouty
- Miguel A. López
- Irmgard Emmelhainz
- Yoav Gallant
- Plato
- Ovid
- René Descartes
- Michel Foucault
- Martin Heidegger
- Gilles Deleuze
- Kaja Silverman
- Emanuele Coccia
- Sara Torres
- Mirene Arsanios
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Arthur Rimbaud
- Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
- Hieronymus Wierix
Institutions
- Museo del Chopo
- Cooper Cole
- Artishock Revista
Locations
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Toronto
- Canada
- Amman
- Jordan
- Middle East