Event
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Thacher Gallery at the University of San Francisco
September 6 - October 23, 2016Info
- www.usfca.edu/thacher-gallery
- 415-422-5178
Reception
September 22, 2016 2:00 am to 5:00 pm
Jamil Hellu, Smoke, 2015, Lenticular Print
These arresting photographs, screen prints and videos by San Francisco-based artist Jamil Hellu explore the complex intersection of Arab and queer identity, especially in this time of violence and war in the Middle East. Drawn from seemingly disparate realms of cultural representation, language acquisition, and the artist’s Syrian roots, these works startle and amuse as they reveal elements of Hellu’s unique narrative. By presenting the familiar art of self-portraiture in unexpected, often shape-shifting formats, Hellu invites us to grapple with what kinds of visual cues form our perceptions of others even as he reminds us that identity is deeply individual. Hellu currently teaches photography at Stanford University where he received his M.F.A. in art practice in 2010. He was awarded the 2015-2016 Kala Art Institute Fellowship in Berkeley and was selected for the Artist-in-Residence Program at Recology San Francisco in 2014.