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Hamra Abbas: An Intimate Artist's Talk

Status:	The first session of this program has begun. Registration not available.
Friday, March 19 - 7pm Level 3 Join us for a talk with the artist behind the work Read, a multi-media installation on display at the ROM until March 28. Abbas will discuss her art and her experiences working with institutions around the world. Read is a suspended labyrinth-like wooden structure, concealing speakers playing the sound of children reciting the Qur’an as they memorize its verses. Hamra Abbas was born in Kuwait in 1976, and now lives and works between Boston and Islamabad (Pakistan). Free with ROM Half-Price Friday Nights admission. Seating is limited, and is provided on a first come, first serve basis.
Location:	Royal Ontario Museum, Level 3 Join us in the programming space directly next to the Read installation.
Cost:	Free with ROM Half-Price Friday Nights admission.
Contact Information:	Tel.: 416-586-5524 E-mail: icc@rom.on.ca
Date/Time:	Sessions (1):
	Friday March 19, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sponsor(s):	This talk is presented by the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the ROM, in association with Friends of South Asia and SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre). Read at the ROM is presented by the Institute for Contemporary Culture, and is generously sponsored by the Hal Jackman Foundation.

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