'Ancient Future' Asks Whether We Truly Live in Unprecedented Times?
'Ancient Future' Asks Whether We Truly Live in Unprecedented Times A group show at The Third Line, Dubai, featuring Sophia Al-Maria and Farah Al Qasimi, explores the nostalgia that comes with temporal dislocation Taking its cue from a weary phrase that the pandemic has bleached of all meaning, ‘Ancient Future’ asks whether we truly live in ‘unprecedented times’. Featuring powerful works by 13 artists, the show attempts to reconcile different approaches to chronological displacement. Huda Lutfi’s painted collage, Suma’s Mandala, Series 4 (2008), is a cyclica...
Source: frieze.com