Myrna Ayad: For starters, the word ‘extimacy’ is a smart inversion. How did you arrive at naming this new body of work? Hayv Kahraman: I was doing some research about terms that describe an ‘other’ or in-between space, searching for some definition which transcends a...
Identity, a notion that plagues the modern production of non-Western art, is not without implications in the contemporary art scene. While the complexities of representing identity are very much in flux in Iraq, the current political situation has introduced two...
Angela Carter once told us that “Just because we’re sisters under our skin doesn’t mean we’ve got much in common.” But skin itself and the struggles that women inflict on themselves to maintain its attractiveness can be powerful. Definitions of beauty vary among...
