Diana Al-Hadid's Mythic Bronzes at Kasmin Gallery

Diana Al-Hadid's exhibition 'Women, Bronze, and Dangerous Things' at Kasmin Gallery in New York runs until December 22, 2023. The show features the monumental sculpture 'Mother Splits the Moon' (2023) indoors and 'Double Standard' (2022) on the rooftop garden overlooking the High Line. Al-Hadid, Syrian-born and New York-based, works with materials like polymer gypsum, bronze, and linen pulp paint. The exhibition's title references George Lakoff's 1987 book 'Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things.' Works include 'Blue Medusa' (2023), a lapis-washed wall relief, and 'Tu'bir Albi' (2023), a polymer gypsum relief. 'The Bride in the Large Glass' (2023) references Marcel Duchamp's 'The Large Glass' and Hans Memling's 'Allegory of Chastity' (1475). Al-Hadid's process involves hand paper-making and bronze sculpting, inviting close inspection of intricate surfaces.