"Ornate Activate," the Crossroad of Art and Identity

Chilling and exhilarating, "Ornate Activate" -- the exhibition by the South Asian Women's Creative Collective, at Manhattan's Shirin Gallery -- featured 21 art works by female artists from Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. The exhibition featured a diverse range of artwork by women artists, both from South Asia and those living in the Diaspora. These artists employed traditional elements to visualize and dialogue with some of the most complex political and social issues of their motherlands,...