Ahmed Mohamed
Mahtab Hussain, Scottish, born 1981
2021, printed 2022
Giclée print
Ed. 6/12
Overall: 11 × 16 in. (27.9 × 40.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased with a gift from Marina and Andrew E. Lewin, Class of 1981
2022.60.11
Portfolio / Series Title
Muslims in New York
Geography
Place Imaged: New York, United States, North America
Place Made: London, England, Europe
Period
21st century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Label
The twelve portraits in this portfolio represent Muslims across gender, race, and sexual orientation, some choosing traditional modest dress and others reveling in an urban punk aesthetic. While Islam is evidently key to how these subjects (who chose to participate in the project) identify themselves, the resulting portraits make it clear that their identity is not and should not be tied to stereotypes. Mahtab Hussain started this project, reflecting the varied lives of Muslims living in the West, in Great Britain, where he lives. He has continued it in various cities throughout the United States, including this portfolio of portraits from New York City.
From the 2024 exhibition An Instant Out of Time: Shaping a Collection, curated by Alisa Swindell, Associate Curator of Photography
Course History
Religion 28.04, Middle Eastern Studies 19.05, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies 43.06, Gender in Islam, Zahra Ayubi, Summer 2023
Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024
African and African American Studies 63.01, Sociology 71.01, Race Matters: Race Made to Matter, Trica Keaton, Spring 2024
Music 18.03, African and African American Studies 39.07, Verzuz: A History of Black Popular Music, Allie Martin, Spring 2024
Religion 28.04, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 43.06, Middle Eastern Studies 19.05, Gender in Islam, Zahra Ayubi, Summer 2024
Exhibition History
An Instant Out of Time: Shaping a Collection, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 20-July 21, 2024.
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