The exhibition Under the Same Sun has been shining brightly at the South London Gallery this summer. Meanwhile its counterpart – But a Storm is Blowing in from Paradise – is slumbering rather more quietly at the Guggenheim in New York. The project, called MAP, kicked off in 2013, with an exhibition entitled No Country that showcased contemporary art from South and South-East Asia. The final leg, But a Storm is Blowing… (the title is a quotation from Walter Benjamin about the nature of progress) rounds up recent work from the Middle East and North Africa. In all, the Guggenheim will have acquired 126 new works from 88 artists and collectives.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 13, 2016 07:52 UTC