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Lida Abdul
Born 1973, Kabul, Afghanistan. Lives and works in Kabul.
Selected solo exhibitions
2006
Petition for another World, curated by Mirjam Westen, Museum Voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Giorgio Persano Gallery, Torino.
Now, Here, Over there, curated by Beatrice Josse, Frac Lorraine, Metz.
2005
Afghan Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia.
Ursula Blicke Video Lounge, curated by Gerald Matt, Kunsthalle, Vienna.
Selected group exhibitions
2007
8th Sharjah Biennale, curated by Jack Persekian.
3rd Auckland Triennial, curated by Victoria Lynn, New Zealand.
2006
Sao Paulo Biennale, co-curated by Rosa Martinez.
Gwangju Biennale, Korea.
Painting as a way of Living, curated by Rosa Martinez, Istanbul.
One of the main themes in Lida Abdul’s works is the catastrophe that befell her country. Using the metaphorical art of language, the artist contemplates the sources of the tragedy that has been going on for several decades. The historical trauma turned out to be so strong that it gave birth to a ‘zone of silence’ in national culture. “In my works I try to oppose the space of politics with the space of dreams. I would like to fill in the voids that arise when people have everything taken from them” (Lida Abdul).
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Lida Abdul (Afganistan)
Men pulling ruins, 2006
Video
Courtesy Giorgio Persano Gallery
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