Contemplate the power of non-conformity and your own potential for action at Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance. Using the Rubin’s circular architecture to create an immersive site-specific display, the exhibition examines social, cultural, and political events through a local and global lens, offering unique perspectives from 10 contemporary artists living and working in the United States and internationally — all of whom are grouped together for the first time in this constellation.
Featuring works in a range of sizes and media, including photography, sculpture, video, textile, and installation, Clapping with Stones articulates a wide variety of societal and political themes while making an open-ended call to action.
Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance is organized by guest curator Sara Raza, independent curator and writer. The exhibition is produced by the Rubin Museum of Art.
Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance is supported by Rasika and Girish Reddy, the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, anonymous, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Akhoury Foundation, Preethi Krishna and Ram Sundaram, and Sonny and Gita Mehta.
Artists in the exhibition include:
- Lida Abdul (b. 1973, Kabul, Afghanistan; lives and works in Kabul and Los Angeles)
- Kader Attia (b. 1970, Paris, France; lives and works in Berlin)
- Nadia Kaabi-Linke (b.1978, Tunis, Tunisia; lives and works in Berlin)
- Naiza Khan (b. 1968, Pakistan; lives and works in London and Karachi)
- Kimsooja (b. 1957, Daegu, South Korea; lives and works in New York and Seoul)
- Pallavi Paul (b.1986, New Delhi, India; lives and works in New Delhi)
- Shahpour Pouyan (b. 1979, Isfahan, Iran; lives and works in New York)
- Ibrahim Quraishi (b. 1973, Nairobi, Kenya; lives and works in Amsterdam and Berlin)
- Nari Ward (b. 1963, St. Andrew, Jamaica; lives and works in New York)
- Hank Willis Thomas (b. 1976, Plainfield, New Jersey; lives and works in New York)
When visiting this exhibition, download The Rubin audio guide app for free and hear interviews with the artist and curator. The app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Image Credits
Installation view of “Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance,” presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, August 16, 2019 –January 6, 2020. Photo: Filip Wolak, Courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art.
Installation view of Naiza Khan’s The Robe, 2008, and Armour Lingerie, 2007, part of “Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance,” presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, August 16, 2019 –January 6, 2020. Photo: Filip Wolak, Courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art.
Installation view of Nari Ward’s We Shall Overcome, 2015, part of “Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance,” presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, August 16, 2019 –January 6, 2020. Photo: Filip Wolak, Courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art.
Installation view of Shahpour Pouyan’s My Place Is the Placeless, 2016-2019, part of “Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance,” presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, August 16, 2019 –January 6, 2020. Courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art 2019, © David De Armas Photography 2019.
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