KAI´RO -Lara Baladi

Kai´ro. The works of Lara Baladi (b. 1969 in Beirut, Lebanon) blend Islamic motifs with Barbie kitsch and pop culture. Together Baladi´s photographic collages, installations and videos are like a mosaic whose allusions range from everyday life to the cinema, performance and advertisement imagery. Based in Cairo, Baladi grew up in Paris and London, where she graduated in 1990 with a BA from Richmond University. The show is produced in collaboration with BildMuseet, Umeå, Sweden; Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark; and LänsMuseet Västernorrland, Härnösand, Sweden. A catalogue in four languages presenting Baladi´s work is published in conjunction with the exhibition.

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ISBN 951-9355-91-X
Lara Baladi, KAIRO
ISSN 1795-3316

THIS PUBLICATION ACCOMPANIES THE EXHIBITION LARA BALADI – KAIRO
BildMuseet, Umeå, Sweden, 31 Oct 4004 – 23 Jan 2005
Porin taidemuseo / Pori Art Museum, Finland, 18 Feb 2005 – 29 May 2005
Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark, 9 Sept – 6 Nov 2005
LänsMuseet Vesternorrland, Härnosand, Sweden, 10 Dec 2005 – 12. March 2006
Cataloque editor: Johan Sjöström
Essays: Malu Halasa, Simon Njami & Roger Connah, (Pori Art Museum)
Print: Umeå 2004
Pori Art Museum Publications 73