These graphite drawings were recently exhibited at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield

For Immediate Release October 19, 2005 Media Contacts: Mitchell Snow (305) 375-1705; snowmit@miamidade.govGabriel Riera (305) 375-1706; griera@miamidade.gov Media Contact: Mitchell Snow: 305-375-1706 snowmit@miamidade.gov Shahzia Sikander Nemesis October 28, 2005 – January 15, 2006 New Work Gallery Revitalizing, reinterpreting and reinventing the traditions of Indian art, Shahzia Sikander presents her distinctive insight into the dynamics of cultural dislocation at Miami Art Museum’s New Work series beginning October 28. Sikander’s creations occupy the space that divides sometimes antagonistic cultures, nations and religions through a kaleidoscopic range of media that have earned her international critical acclaim. The exhibition, curated by MAM Assistant Director for Special Projects / Curator Lorie Mertes, will be on view at MAM through January 15. Sikander boldly reinvents the tradition of Indian miniature painting, which grew and flourished th thduring the 16 and 17 centuries, in small-scale works on hand-prepared paper, murals, installations and animated films. Her creations reflect the shifting nature of boundaries — geographical, cultural and psychological — experienced by anyone who has left their country of origin to live in another country. The core of MAM’s exhibition is a suite of graphite and ink works on paper, entitled 51 Ways of Looking that incorporate Sikander’s vocabulary of images and forms drawn from ...