Metroactive » Amir H. Fallah https://activate.metroactive.com Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:08:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Amir H. Fallah in Conversation https://activate.metroactive.com/2021/06/amir-h-fallah-in-conversation/ https://activate.metroactive.com/2021/06/amir-h-fallah-in-conversation/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2021 20:04:07 +0000 https://activate.metroactive.com/?p=126047
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘portrait?’ Someone’s face? A head-and-shoulders shot, like the Mona Lisa? Or is it something more personal: a depiction of someone’s skin and body? LA-based artist Amir H. Fallah thinks it is exactly none of these things. In his portraits, Fallah depicts obscured…]]>

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘portrait?’ Someone’s face? A head-and-shoulders shot, like the Mona Lisa? Or is it something more personal: a depiction of someone’s skin and body? LA-based artist Amir H. Fallah thinks it is exactly none of these things. In his portraits, Fallah depicts obscured bodies of hooded faces, defined by their environments rather than their skin tone or facial features. In a free online event hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Fallah discusses his work in the context of personal experience, veganism, allegory, film, and hip hop.

Amir H. Fallah
Wed, 6pm, Free (registration required)

 

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