Nabil Mousa: Breaking the Chains

Description

Born in Syria and raised in the United States, Mousa incorporates the cultural tensions of both countries into his practice, combining them with his own personal convictions. Using color in unexpected ways, Mousa lets intuition and affect guide his oeuvre. His work is always framed by hope for greater equality, no matter how naive or impossible that might seem in the face of ever-challenging political and religious difference.

John Cauman, independent scholar, has written several catalog essays and is cocurator of the upcoming exhibition Matisse and American Art at the Montclair Art Museum, to open in February 2017. Oksana Salamatina is founder and owner of the Salamantina Gallery in New York.