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Maryam Yousif: Mishwar | Project Room

Past exhibition
26 August - 15 October 2022
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Maryam Yousif, Habibti Bejeweled, 2022, glazed stoneware, 15.5 x 12 x 6.5 in. (39.4 x 30.5 x 16.5 cm)
Charismatic and colorful, Yousif draws upon devotional artifacts of the ancient world which she modernizes with a playful contemporary flare.
Mishwar, an Arabic word that translates to journey or short trip, speaks to the journey through time Yousif's work takes as it lovingly reinterprets timeless relics. Charismatic and colorful, Yousif draws upon devotional artifacts of the ancient world which she modernizes with a playful contemporary flare. Her work often features female figures, handbags, and palm trees, each with connections to cultural tradition ranging from 2900 BCE to today. In her seamless blending of exaggerated 80's power shoulder sleeves worn by Middle Eastern pop singers with standing worshiper figurines of Mesopotamia, humor and reverence meld.
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  • Maryam Yousif, Singing “You & I My Love” in Arabic, 2022
    Maryam Yousif, Singing “You & I My Love” in Arabic, 2022
  • Ceramic stoneware sculpture of two plam trees in sideways U shapes that meet in the middle. In the center they hold a small canvas with a muted but colorful desert scene on it.
    Maryam Yousif, Desert Cinema, A Reflection, 2022
  • Ceramic female figurine modeled after ancient Assyrian votive figures. She stands in the center of four U-shaped palm trees that meet to hold her. Long black hair flows over her shoulders and she wears a V-neck, blue puffy dress, reminiscent of 1980s fashion.
    Maryam Yousif, Habibti on Palm Quadra, 2022
  • Ceramic female figurine modeled after ancient Assyrian votive figures. She wears a grey puffy dress and long black hair flows over her shoulders. She is wrapped in a colorful garland made of flowers and round, cylindrical, and canonical beads.
    Maryam Yousif, Habibti Bejeweled, 2022
  • A ceramic grey basket with holes holds two small female figurines modeled after ancient Assyrain votive figures, palm trees, and leafy plants. The two figurines are back to back, dressed in puffy grey dresses with long black hair flowing over their shoulders.
    Maryam Yousif, Cosmic Basket: Back to Back, 2022
  • A large ceramic purse with light blue sides and a handle. On the front is a portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a pink puffy dress and choker with a purple flower on it. She is situated in front of a landscape of dark green palm trees with a bright green foreground and orange sky. Some palm trees stand in front of her, obscuring her face.
    Maryam Yousif, Cosmic Handbag: Black Rose, 2022
  • 3/4 view of a ceramic basket of flowers. The basket is a tan color with Arabic writing on all four side. Flowers in yellow, orange, blue, pink, and purple stick up out of the basket in multiple directions.
    Maryam Yousif, Cosmic Basket: Warad (Flowers), 2022
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Installation Views
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  • The Denver Art Museum Acquires Work by Maryam Yousif

    The Denver Art Museum Acquires Work by Maryam Yousif

    Maryam Yousif, "Mishwar"
    We're thrilled to announce the placement of Maryam Yousif's Desert Cinema, A Reflection from her fall 2022 exhibition with the gallery, Mishwar, into the Denver...
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