“Ahmed Mater: Mecca Journeys takes visitors through the holiest city in the Islamic world. It presents a compelling portrait of the massive urban redevelopment now under way and its effects on residents and the millions of hajj pilgrims who travel there every year. Saudi artist Ahmed Mater has documented this unprecedented expansion for nearly a decade.
The exhibition is anchored by monumental photographs from his project Desert of Pharan: Unofficial Histories Behind the Mass Expansion of Mecca, alongside large-scale videos and installations. In addition to showing the influx of wealth, photographs detail the lives of workers on construction sites and of migrant groups.”
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
DECEMBER 1, 2017–APRIL 8, 2018
Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Gallery of Contemporary Art, 4th Floor
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