Photograph: Thomas McCammon
AIDA AZIN & TARA ROWHANI-FARID
Open Now at Nexus Arts Gallery
Thieves typically fall into two groups: amateurs and professionals. The professionals work in teams – with systems in place that guarantee their success, while the amateur thief takes what they can get.
Amateur Thief sees artists Aida Azin and Tara Rowhani-Farid consider cultural practices disrupted, appropriated, stolen and recovered.
To consider the migrant experience of assimilation (how property, possession and place are translated across cultures) one must examine its consequences. When will we have the courage to unpack our stolen goods?