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Press Invitation: Habibi – the Revolutions of Love
From Paris to Stockholm! Habibi – the Revolutions of Love is a new exhibition where contemporary artists from the Arab world, Iran and Afghanistan challenge gender norms and explore relationships to the body and the public space.
The critically acclaimed exhibition, curated by Institut du monde arabe in Paris, opens February 23 at the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm.
Through tender, intimate, and political works, thirteen artists both affirm and question themselves in a world where the LGBTQIA+ community is not always accepted. As gender identities and stories of exile become visible, alternative ways of living in more inclusive societies emerge.
Welcome to the press preview of Habibi – the Revolutions of Love
Date: Thursday, February 22 at 11 am
Location: Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm, Sweden
Participants:
Eloudie Boufard, Head of Exhibitions, Institut du monde arabe
Nada Majdoub, Associate Curator, Institut du monde arabe
Khalid Abdel-Hadi, Editorial Director of My Kali
Rani Kasapi, Head of Department for Content and Learning, The National Museums of World Culture
Rasha Shaaban, Project Manager, The National Museums of World Culture
Kindly RSVP before February 16 to: tina.sjogren@varldskulturmuseerna.se
In Habibi – the Revolutions of Love the artists explore their secrets, feelings, memories, and dreams. They tell stories that challenge established rules and norms.
- The exhibition is a part of The National Museums of World Culture vision for a bigger and more humane world, says Project Manager Rasha Shaaban. We have been working with the Pride movement in Sweden for many years. Being able to express your love openly is a human right regardless of sexual orientation.
The exhibition is curated by Khalid Abdel Hadi (My Kali) and Nada Majdoub together with Elodie Bouffard, Head of Exhibitions at Institut du monde arabe. More than 80 000 people saw the exhibition when on view in Paris. The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities will be showing a selection of the exhibition presenting art by thirteen different artists.
The official opening event will be held February 23, followed by artist talks and conversations with the curators at the museum during the weekend. Habibi – the Revolutions of Love will be on view at the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm until February 23, 2025.
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