Leila Heller Gallery Presents 'Carpets of Eden, Gardens of Fantasy'
Leila Heller Gallery announces 'Carpets of Eden, Gardens of Fantasy', a group exhibition curated by Behrang Samadzadegan, opening February 25, 2024. The show explores carpets as models for painting and fantasy, featuring works by 21 artists including Etel Adnan, Faig Ahmed, Mona Hatoum, and Parviz Tanavoli. The press release emphasizes carpets as narrators of Eden and fantasy, drawing on Orientalist traditions. The exhibition presents carpets as canvases for imagination, offering new perspectives on carpet research and art history. A work by Melis Buyruk, 'Blooming Carpet' (2024, porcelain and wood), is highlighted.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: 'Carpets of Eden, Gardens of Fantasy'
- Curated by Behrang Samadzadegan
- Opens February 25, 2024 at Leila Heller Gallery
- Features 21 artists including Etel Adnan, Faig Ahmed, Mona Hatoum, Parviz Tanavoli
- Explores carpets as models for painting and fantasy
- References Orientalist traditions of carpets as exotic motifs
- Includes Melis Buyruk's 'Blooming Carpet' (2024, porcelain and wood)
- Aims to offer new perspectives on carpet research and art history
Entities
Artists
- Etel Adnan
- Faig Ahmed
- Maryam Al-Homaid
- Ayman Baalbaki
- Melis Buyruk
- Josefina Concha
- Ali Cha'aban
- Mohammad Ehsaei
- Bijan Ghaseminejad
- Shoeib Gorgani
- Marcos Grigorian
- Shahzad Hassan Ghazi
- Areen Hassan
- Mona Hatoum
- Debbie Lawson
- Aref Montazeri
- Soheil Rad
- Farid Rasulov
- Marwan Sahmarani
- Antonio Santin
- Parviz Tanavoli
- Shaheer Zazai
Institutions
- Leila Heller Gallery
Locations
- New York
- United States