‘Scream’, by Marzia Nazary, at the arts center’s exhibition.Adam Ferguson/VII Network for The New York Times
Women and Modern Art in Afghanistan -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Under the watchful eye of a male instructor, a teenage boy is deep in focus, trying to trace and copy from a postcard as accurately as possible. For years, this has been the art scene in Afghanistan: stale, and dominated by men. Realism has long ruled as the only accepted style.
The degree of accuracy in copying from a picture — and occasionally a live model — has been the only yardstick by which artists have been judged.
The tide, however, seems to be turning, even if gradually. For one week in June two spacious auditoriums at Kabul University hosted a large exhibition on the themes of pollution and the environment.
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My Comment: From the few pictures that have been published, this appears to be an awesome exhibition.
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