Forbidden Colors
Artists and Censorship
Opening Reception
Friday, June 3, 6-8pm
The latest video from Epicenter features curator Dagmar Painter as she discusses the art, artists, and significance of “Forbidden Colors.”
The slideshow below offers a full view of the works on display.
Roses by Dagmar Painter
Artists from the United States and abroad create work in all media exploring the concept of artists’ responses to various forms of censorship or political pressure specific to artistic production. The show takes its name from a 1980 Israeli law forbidding artwork of “political significance,” which banned art composed of the four colors of the Palestinian flag: red, green, white, and black. Palestinians were arrested for creating or displaying such artwork. The ban was lifted after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.
Forbidden Colors Artists
Lukman Ahmad Adam Chamy Andrew Ellis Johnson
Shakir Al Alousi Rajie Cook Lori Katz
Ahmad AlKarkhi Andrew Courtney Najat El Khairy
Najwa Al Amin Manal Deeb Nida Khalil
Micaela Amateau Amato Omar Fekeiki Nabil Makar
Ayed Arafah Annemarie Feld Adeeb Makki
Zeina Azzam Najib Joe Hakim Rehma Mohamed
Doris Bittar John Halaka Amr Mounib
Noha Nakib Dagmar Painter Shaun Rabah
Vivien Sansour Susanne Slavick Qais Al Sindy
Nasir Thamir Corinne Whitlatch Helen Zughaib
Exhibition continues June 3—August 12, 2016