Book Event—”Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion”

Join us to celebrate curator and writer Sara Raza’s New York book release of Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion published by Black Dog Press, London, with a lively conversation between Raza and arts writer and New York Times contributor Siddhartha Mitter. This is a hybrid event. In-person tickets are free with museum admission during Late Night ICP hours (6–9 PM Thursdays), online tickets are free with suggested donation.

This timely book explores revolutionary artistic practices centered on the spaces and places associated with the former Soviet Union, focusing on Central Asia and the Caucasus during and after the Cold War as well as looking at the USSR’s complex relationship with the Arab world, Iran and Turkey. Inspired by punk methodology, this experimental book features fractured poetic forms and artworks by 31 contemporary art practitioners who have challenged state and academic policies, mapped new territories and formed new artistic movements, whilst embracing punk’s tacit rejection of ideas and values imposed by state authority. Offering a new kind of thinking about art and history, this book breaks free from the entrapment of imperialism and provides a fresh perspective on both postcolonial and post-Soviet artist-led art histories in tandem.











When: Thu., Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to celebrate curator and writer Sara Raza’s New York book release of Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion published by Black Dog Press, London, with a lively conversation between Raza and arts writer and New York Times contributor Siddhartha Mitter. This is a hybrid event. In-person tickets are free with museum admission during Late Night ICP hours (6–9 PM Thursdays), online tickets are free with suggested donation.

This timely book explores revolutionary artistic practices centered on the spaces and places associated with the former Soviet Union, focusing on Central Asia and the Caucasus during and after the Cold War as well as looking at the USSR’s complex relationship with the Arab world, Iran and Turkey. Inspired by punk methodology, this experimental book features fractured poetic forms and artworks by 31 contemporary art practitioners who have challenged state and academic policies, mapped new territories and formed new artistic movements, whilst embracing punk’s tacit rejection of ideas and values imposed by state authority. Offering a new kind of thinking about art and history, this book breaks free from the entrapment of imperialism and provides a fresh perspective on both postcolonial and post-Soviet artist-led art histories in tandem.

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