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Artworks
Farhad Ahrarnia b. 1971
La Femme Du Bazar, no. 7, 2015Hand embroidery and sequins on heat-transferred montage onto cotton93.2 x 63.2 cm
36 3/4 x 24 7/8 in
Framed dimensions: 94.5 x 65 x 3 cm
37 1/4 x 25 5/8 x 1 1/8 inThis series of embroideries shows covers of Harper’s Bazaar magazines superimposed with images of actual bazaars. As told by the artist 'The covers of Harper's Bazaar seduce and transport me...This series of embroideries shows covers of Harper’s Bazaar magazines superimposed with images of actual bazaars. As told by the artist "The covers of Harper's Bazaar seduce and transport me back to the fantastical, complex dream-spaces of the Bazaars I roamed around in as a child, and still do to this day, where desires are constantly created and probed. These individual cover depictions are hypnotic, elusive, and escapist. They hint at Orientalist fantasies of "The East," which still prevail and distract from the hardcore reality of the bazaar as a place of real commerce and tangible economy."