Robin Kahn, The Art of Sahwari Hospitality, 2013
Robin Kahn: The Art of Sahrawi Hospitality
October 16-20, 2013 – Main Street Garden, Dallas, Texas
Produced by MAP 2013 in partnership with Ro2 Art
ARTIST TALK: Wednesday, October 16, 6pm
(Dallas, Texas) Join artist Robin Kahn for traditional Sahrawi tea in her MAP 2013 project, The Art of Sahrawi Hospitality at Main Street Garden, produced in partnership with Ro2 Art and Downtown Dallas, Inc. For this interactive MAP 2013 project, Kahn and six Sahrawi women are raising a large traditional Sahrawi tent (or “haima”) that will be open daily, 12 – 6 PM, in Main Street Garden, Oct 16 – 20. A companion exhibit will be on view at Ro2 Art Downtown, located at 110 North Akard, where Kahn's book The Art of Sahwari Cooking is also available for purchase.
The Art of Sahrawi Hospitality is the continuation of Kahn’s project, Dining in Refugee Camps: The Art of Sahrawi Cooking, which began in 2009 when Kahn was invited to be an artist in residence at the Tindouf Refugee Camps where the people of Western Sahara have lived in exile since 1975. The residency inspired Kahn to create a cookbook that focused on how Sahrawi women have used the ritual of the meal to create a sense of home within a state of homelessness. In 2012, Kahn presented The Art of Sahrawi Cooking at dOCUMENTA(13), inviting the public to share a bowl of couscous and a conversation with women from Western Sahara about their lives.
Robin Kahn (1961) lives and works in New York. She has exhibited and lectured about her work internationally, including The Art of Sahrawi Cooking at dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel Germany and a series of programs at Museum of Modern Art in New York. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets including New York Times, World Art, artnet.com and Creative Time Reports.
MAP 2013: Creative projects that restore and preserve the environment, promote social justice and advance human knowledge and well-being, is produced by Janeil Engelstad’s organization, MAP - Make Art with Purpose. From October 1 – November 24, 2013 over 40 Social Practice projects and events will take place throughout the greater Dallas Fort Worth area. For more information: www.makeartwithpurpose.net
Ro2 Art: Mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth operate Ro2 Art, a contemporary gallery based in Downtown Dallas, representing a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established artists, many with ties to the North Texas Region. Ro2 Art focuses on the exhibition and sale of work in all visual media at the gallery in the historic Kirby Building, as well as through various public exhibition programs. Ro2 Art has been named Dallas Observer’s Best Art Gallery and was presented with the 2012 Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. Ro2 Art is a member of CADD, the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas. www.Ro2art.com
For directions, contact the Ro2 Art at 214.803.9575
October 16-20, 2013 – Main Street Garden, Dallas, Texas
Produced by MAP 2013 in partnership with Ro2 Art
ARTIST TALK: Wednesday, October 16, 6pm
(Dallas, Texas) Join artist Robin Kahn for traditional Sahrawi tea in her MAP 2013 project, The Art of Sahrawi Hospitality at Main Street Garden, produced in partnership with Ro2 Art and Downtown Dallas, Inc. For this interactive MAP 2013 project, Kahn and six Sahrawi women are raising a large traditional Sahrawi tent (or “haima”) that will be open daily, 12 – 6 PM, in Main Street Garden, Oct 16 – 20. A companion exhibit will be on view at Ro2 Art Downtown, located at 110 North Akard, where Kahn's book The Art of Sahwari Cooking is also available for purchase.
The Art of Sahrawi Hospitality is the continuation of Kahn’s project, Dining in Refugee Camps: The Art of Sahrawi Cooking, which began in 2009 when Kahn was invited to be an artist in residence at the Tindouf Refugee Camps where the people of Western Sahara have lived in exile since 1975. The residency inspired Kahn to create a cookbook that focused on how Sahrawi women have used the ritual of the meal to create a sense of home within a state of homelessness. In 2012, Kahn presented The Art of Sahrawi Cooking at dOCUMENTA(13), inviting the public to share a bowl of couscous and a conversation with women from Western Sahara about their lives.
Robin Kahn (1961) lives and works in New York. She has exhibited and lectured about her work internationally, including The Art of Sahrawi Cooking at dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel Germany and a series of programs at Museum of Modern Art in New York. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets including New York Times, World Art, artnet.com and Creative Time Reports.
MAP 2013: Creative projects that restore and preserve the environment, promote social justice and advance human knowledge and well-being, is produced by Janeil Engelstad’s organization, MAP - Make Art with Purpose. From October 1 – November 24, 2013 over 40 Social Practice projects and events will take place throughout the greater Dallas Fort Worth area. For more information: www.makeartwithpurpose.net
Ro2 Art: Mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth operate Ro2 Art, a contemporary gallery based in Downtown Dallas, representing a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established artists, many with ties to the North Texas Region. Ro2 Art focuses on the exhibition and sale of work in all visual media at the gallery in the historic Kirby Building, as well as through various public exhibition programs. Ro2 Art has been named Dallas Observer’s Best Art Gallery and was presented with the 2012 Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. Ro2 Art is a member of CADD, the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas. www.Ro2art.com
For directions, contact the Ro2 Art at 214.803.9575
