Crocker Art Museum Acquires Shiva Ahmadi's 'Inferno's Embrace'
The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, has acquired Shiva Ahmadi's watercolor 'Inferno's Embrace' (2024), announced by Haines. The work is part of a luminous series centered on female figures, begun during the COVID-19 pandemic, which gained new significance after the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. Ahmadi's practice addresses political oppression, violence, immigration, and women's rights, often using the female body and hair as symbols of resistance.
Key facts
- Shiva Ahmadi's 'Inferno's Embrace' (2024) acquired by Crocker Art Museum
- Acquisition announced by Haines
- Work is part of a watercolor series centered on female figures
- Series began during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Series took on new significance after Mahsa Amini's death
- Ahmadi's work explores political oppression, violence, immigration, women's rights
- Female body and hair are used as symbols of resistance in Ahmadi's works
- Crocker Art Museum located in Sacramento, CA
Entities
Artists
- Shiva Ahmadi
Institutions
- Crocker Art Museum
Locations
- Sacramento
- United States
- Iran