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Updated: April 28, 2016 at 4:07 PM

'But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise' press preview at the Guggenheim (18 images)

Press preview for "But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa," the third exhibition of the UBS MAP Global Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, on April 28, 2016. The display features work by a broad selection of artists showcasing contemporary creative practice in the region and its diaspora. Following its presentation in New York, the exhibition will travel to the Pera Museum in Istanbul in 2017.



A work of art entitled Plan for Greater Baghdad, 2015 by Ala Younis is on display at a press preview for 'But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa', the third exhibition of the UBS MAP Global Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 28, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Iman Issa Heritage Studies #10, 2015 is on display at a press preview for 'But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa', the third exhibition of the UBS MAP Global Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 28, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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A work of art entitled Flying Carpets 2011 by Nadia Kaabi-Linke is on display at a press preview for 'But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa', the third exhibition of the UBS MAP Global Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 28, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige Latent Images, Diary of a Photographer, 177 Days of Performances, 2015 is on display at a press preview for 'But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa', the third exhibition of the UBS MAP Global Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 28, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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