Still image from Adel Abidin’s video Ping-Pong, part of the exhibit The Body Uncovered at the Arab World Institute in Paris.
The Body Uncovered, at Paris’ Arab World Institute (AWI), presents two hundred controversial paintings, photographs, sculptures and videos that tackle variations of a provocative theme: the naked body. A mix of art forms created by over 70 Arab artists spotlight subtexts rarely exposed in Arab culture: sensuality, violence against women, and homosexuality….continue reading at Green Prophet
