Her Stories is in the news! The opening was a great success and the show has been reviewed by Holland Cotter of the New York Times. Please check out the Times write-up, photos, videos, and music from the installation and opening, and a list of literary works from the show below!
New York Times: Fifteen Years of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective
Her Stories will be up at the Queens Museum of Art until October 7th—make sure to check it out before it closes!
A Selection of Featured Videos:
Her Stories: Featured Film and Video Part 1 from SAWCC on Vimeo.
1. “Even Grey Feels Blue” by Negin Sharifzadeh Moss
2. “Delicious” by Shruti Parekh
3. “What Remains” by Sarita Khurana and Chitra Ganesh
Her Stories: Featured Film and Video Part 2 from SAWCC on Vimeo.
1. “The Laughing Club” by Jesal Kapadia
2. “Poulomi’s Ode to Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries and Alex” by Poulomi Desai
3. “Playing Gender” by Asma Kazmi
4. “Leonardo” by Tara Kelton
More are on display at the Queens Museum of Art!
Featured Artists:
Samira Abbassy, Jaishri Abichandani, Nida Abidi, Fariba Alam, Indrani Ashe, Shelly Bahl, Anjali Bhargava, Monica Jahan Bose, Marcy Chevali, Nandini Chirimar, Ruby Chishti, Poulomi Desai, Mariam Ghani, Roya Farassat, Chitra Ganesh, Hayat Gul, Aisha Abid Hussain, Vandana Jain, Mona Kamal, Jesal Kapadia, Asma Kazmi, Tara Kelton, Amber Khokhar, Sarita Khurana, Swati Khurana, Pooneh Maghazehe, Annu Mathew, Samanta Batra Mehta, Jayna Mistry, Sabelo Narasimhan, Yamini Nayar, Bhanu Palam, Shruti Parekh, Amruta Patil, Kaveri Raina, Sa’dia Rehman, Tara Sabharwal, Sadia Salim, Negin Sharifzadeh (Moss), Pallavi Sharma, Meenakshi Thirukode, Anahita Vossoughi, Nazneen Ayyub Wood.
Featured Literary Works:
Music:
Samita Sinha:
Pure Innocence , Kit Tak , Eri (Edit), Birds
Sonia Mehta:
Militant 24, Extaa
Arooj Aftab:
Na Ja Balam Pardes (Live at Asia Society), Yaad Piya Ki Aey (Rebuild Pakistan)