The Bridge
@ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL
Opening Tuesday, April 12th, from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
On view through Thursday, May 19th
The Bridge is a traveling exhibition showcasing the work of 47 premier Arab, Persian and Jewish contemporary visual artists from 15 countries, of Muslim, Christian and Jewish backgrounds. It focuses upon what bridges us to one another, as well as to what is held in common across creeds and cultures.
Since its opening in February 2015 in Paris, The Bridge has been displayed London, Cairo, Metz(France), and New York. After its time in Chicago it travels to Portland, Spokane and Wyoming.
Participating artists:
ALI ABDEL MOHSEN, ASMAA TAKKIEDDINE, AZADEH GHOTBI, BRITT BOUTROS GHALI, CARELLE HOMSY, EL ZAEEM,GALILA NAWAR, GAMAL EZ, GUIRGUIS LOTFI, HAYAM ABDEL BAKY, HELEN ZUGHAIB, HILDA HIARY, HISHAM ABDALLAH, HISHAM EL ZEINY, HOSSAM SAKR, HOURIA NIATI, ISABELLE BAKHOUM, KARIM ABD EL MALAK, LILIANNE MILGROM, LINA MOWAFY, MAI REFKY, MALAK EL SHAZLY, MANAL DEEB, MARC GOLDSTAIN, MARIE BORALEVI, MARWA ADEL, MOHAMED ABOUELNAGA, MOHAMED ARDASH, MOHAMED MONAISEER, MONA EL BAYOUMI, MUTAZ EL EMAM, MYRIAM BOCCARA, NAGLA SAMIR, PATRICK ALTES, QAIS AL SINDY, RANA CHALABI, RANIA EL HAKIM, REDA ABDEL RAHMAN, REEM HASSAN, RONEN SIMAN TOV, SACHA SCHWARTZ, SAMEH ISMAEL, SAMIA ZOGHLAMI, SHAI AZOULAY, SIONA BENJAMIN, VALÉRIE RAUCHBACH, YASSER ROSTOM
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