Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession Number |
2013.20.00 |
Catalog Number |
2013.20.03 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Collection |
Bahia Shehab |
Date |
2013 |
Description |
Bahia Shehab's "No, and a Thousand Times No" (2013) Black and blue spray paint on red poster board, 20" x 27.5" A lamalif (Arabic for "no") is spray painted in black, and a blue bra is spray painted in blue underneath. Scattered on walls throughout Cairo is the Arabic word la (no), stenciled in different styles by artist Bahia Shehab. These icon-slogans refer to specific incidents that took place during the 2011 revolution; the public stripping of the Blue Bra Girl, book burnings and military rule. The work as a whole represents broader demands of security and civilian rule, and allows for wider audience interaction. |
Artist |
Bahia Shehab |
Title |
No, and a Thousand Times No |
People |
Shehab, Bahia |
Search Terms |
Arab American art Activist art |
Subjects |
Art Activists |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |