Sheida Soleimani is showing Agitator (2023 ) and Dissident (2023) in Face to Face: Portraits of Self and Others, a group-exhibition in the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. The exhibition is co-curated by Dr. Gannit Ankori, the Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum as well as a Professor of Fine Arts and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, as well as Chad Sirois, Associate Director of Communications and Marketing. The exhibition runs from September 18 to December 29, 2024.
The Rose Art Museum presents a stunning array of photographic portraits primarily drawn from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition highlights the versatility of portraiture, the photographic image, and its evolution since the turn of the 19th century. Comprised of images of single individuals, paired figures, and monumental triptychs by a group of multi-generational artists from across the globe, the exhibition explores the artist’s role in capturing personal and collective identities while igniting questions about intersectional identities and the evolving nature of the photographic medium.
Artists on view include: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Charles H. Currier, Nona Faustine, Gilbert & George, Laura Gilpin, Allen Ginsberg, Myra Greene, Lyle Ashton Harris, Mona Hatoum, Barkley L. Hendricks, Lewis W. Hine, Sam Jury, Susan Kaprov, Judy Glickman Lauder, Danny Lyon, Helina Metaferia, Zanele Muholi, Helmut Newton, Lorraine O'Grady, Catherine Opie, Man Ray, Arthur Rothstein, Sage Sohier, Sheida Soleimani, Hồng-Ân Trương, Weegee, and Yocheved Weinfeld.
