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UNITED STATES / New York: Wael Shawky
by Modem
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until Sunday August 30 2015

MoMA P.S.1
T : +1 (718) 784 2084
22-25 Jackson Ave at 46th Ave
NY 11101 New York
United States

Cabaret Crusades

For his first solo exhibition at a major American museum, Wael Shawky presents his epic video trilogy that recounts the history of The Crusades from an Arab perspective.

Inspired by The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Lebanese historian Amin Maalouf, Shawky’s videos chart the numerous European campaigns to the Holy Land, starting from the early Crusades from 1096–1099 A.D. that are depicted in Cabaret Crusades: The Horror Show Files (2010) and the First and Second Crusades from 1099–1145 A.D. in Cabaret Crusades: The Path to Cairo (2012). The MoMA PS1 exhibition will feature both works and debut the third and final video from the series, Cabaret Crusades: The Secrets of Karbala.

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