CONNECTED
By Susan Flynn
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| Intersections artist, Anila Quayyum Agha. Photo Credit Kathy Tarantola. |
MASSACHUSETTS---With
Intersections,
Anila Quayyum Agha creates instant architecture in an empty room. A laser-cut steel cube suspended from the ceiling and illuminated by a single bulb casts intricate shadows across the walls and the people who enter the gallery. The artist set out to create a sacred space where people of all races, genders and religions could feel welcome. She was motivated by her experiences of being excluded from mosques and other cultural venues as a woman growing up in Lahore, Pakistan. Intersections won the prestigious ArtPrize competition in 2014, in both the public and juried categories, making Agha the first artist to hold this distinction. [
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The Peabody Essex Museum: "All the Flowers Are for Me" (Through December 3, 2017); East India Square (161 Essex St) Salem, Massachusetts; 978-745-9500; pem.org
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| PEM visitors enjoying the illumination in Intersections. Photo Credit Kathy Tarantola. |
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| A couple gets engaged in Intersections! Photo Credit Kathy Tarantola. |
