MCA Talk:
Basim Magdy–
Free With Admission
- Bergman Family GallerySecond Floor, South Side220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611map
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Basim Magdy discusses his exhibition The Stars Were Aligned for a Century of New Beginnings with Manilow Senior Curator Omar Kholeif in the Bergman Family Gallery on the museum's second floor.
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Exhibitions
- Basim Magdy: The Stars Were Aligned for a Century of New Beginnings–
- Short A colorful geometric shape against a starry background floats above a figure wearing a bright orange-and-green jumpsuit and a colorful semi-circular headdress.
- Short A brightly colored geometric shape floats in a starry sky above a figure wearing an equally colorful head dress and jumpsuit.
- Long A three-dimensional geometric shape floats in a starry night sky, taking up most of the upper two-thirds of the painting. The shape is multi-faceted, with 7 faces showing. Each face has has a gradient of vibrant colors ranging from yellow to green, blue to pink, and red to black. The faces are flat and matte, stark against the spray-painted starry night sky. Behind the shape, we see black and grey stripes creating a shadow of the shape. The ground is white, as if it is covered by snow. There are four round-edged rectangles along the ground, in pastel colors. A small lone figure stands in the bottom center of the painting, wearing an orange jumpsuit with green side stripes, red gloves, dark blue boots, and a striped, semi-circular hat. The figure stands directly under the geometric shape, looking at us, and is dwarfed by the size of the geometric shape.
Video
- Basim Magdy: The Stars Were Aligned for a Century of New Beginnings03:36
- Short A young man with curly black hair, a short beard, and black-framed glasses is speaking in front of an art work.