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AÏDA VOSOUGHI: IT’S ABSURD SO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IT
January 9th – February 29th, 2020
Opening January 9th, 5:30 pm
Project description
Aïda Vosoughi’s artistic practice maintains a close relationship with the literature and storytelling of the Middle East’s ancient cultures. In recent years, she has drawn considerable inspiration from the tales of Kalila and Dimna and sees many parallels between them and current socio-political situations.
At Skol, Vosoughi presents an exhibition of narrative paintings that explore power relationships transposed into a world of metaphor. At times almost abstract, her artworks revisit ancient tales in a wholly modern way and are tinged with a biting sense of humour.
Aïda Vosoughi is an Iranian artist who lives and works in Montreal since 2014. Her work has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions in Iran, including at Raf Projects, Homa Art Gallery, Gallery East and Contemporary art festival. She did a residency and presented a solo exhibition at Tankstation Enschede, Netherlands. As a columnist and art critic, she has contributed to Shabake-Aftab and Tajrobeh magazines. As an illustrator she collaborated with author Media Kashigar.
Text by Renata Azevedo Moreira
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