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Margaret LeJeune
The Modern Day Diana series, captured by photographer Margaret LeJeune,
examines the world of female hunters. The images question the relationship
between the domestic sphere, traditionally the women's place, and the hunting
world, typically a masculine realm. Animal pelts and tools of the hunt; the
Sabba Saleem Syal
August 14, 2009 will mark 62 years since the birth of Pakistan in the Indian
subcontinent and the nation's independence from Britain. Sabba Saleem Syal
work weaves family/personal history within the history of Pakistan's tumultuous
beginning and current state- from the displaced refugees and abducted women
of partition to the colonial undercurrents that haunt, challenge, and have helped define Pakistani society and gender constructs today. 62 years later the very existence of the Pakistani state is still under contestation, yet the majority of citizens are preoccupied with their daily and cultural survival.
Opening reception:
Friday, July 24, from 6-9 pm
Exhibition:
7/22/2009 to 8/14/2009
ARC Gallery
832 W. Superior St., #204
Chicago, IL 60622
312-733-2787
ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit gallery and foundation whose mission is to bring innovative, experimental visual art to a wide range of viewers, and to provide aatmosphere for the continued development of artistic potential, experimentation and dialogue. ARC serves to educate the public on various community-based issues by presenting exhibits, workshops, discussion groups and programs for and by underserved populations. attributes of Diana, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, further express this dichotomy.
