Cabaret Crusades III, The Secrets of Karbala

Waek Shawky2015

Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
Rivoli, Italy

The work is based on the 1983 book "The Crusades through the Arab Eyes" of the French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf. Interested in the interpretation of the story rather than the story itself, Shawky created a highly stylized visual language using blown glass puppets.

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Title: Cabaret Crusades III, The Secrets of Karbala
Creator: Waek Shawky
Date Created: 2015
Location Created: Rivoli, Italy
Rights: Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Torino on loan from Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT

Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea

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