The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA) presented the first solo exhibition of Behjat Sadr’s art. Selected pieces depict her career over five decades. The display showed Sadr’s diverse skills, which spanned photography, photomontage, painting, kinetics, and unusual materials. The show will run from May 15thIr to August 27th.
At first glance, it seems as though pop music and Arab music — originating in Middle Eastern countries like Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria — do not at all belong in the same category.