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49B Studios is a resident artists’ loft, founded by Makram Hamdan, located in the heart of a diverse artists community of Bushwick, in Brooklyn, NY. Opening to the public for the first time, 49B Studios proudly presents HOME-LAND.

HOME-LAND is an exhibition of Middle Eastern Artists of diverse ethnic backgrounds and from countries of contested spaces and boundaries. The exhibition is built around the common thread of the artists’ interpretation of the word “homeland”.

Participating Artists

• Barrak Alzaid – Visual and Media Artist – Kuwait
• Rafael Fuchs – Photography – Israel
• Makram Hamdan – Interdisciplinary Performing Artist – Lebanon/USA
• Marria Kassab – Visual and Graphic Artist – Lebanon
• Maryam Najd – Visual Artist – Iran/Belgium
• Rima Najdi – Performing Artist – Lebanon
• Joseph Shahadi – Visual Artist – USA

Short Film and Documentary Directors – Co-presented with ArteEast:

• Omar Amiralay: A Plate of Sardines 1977– Syria/France
• Amnon Gutman: The Promised Land 2009/2010 – Israel
• Zeid Hamdan: “Live from Beirut” a series of videos – Lebanon
• Leeor Kaufman – Destiny Hills 2009 – Israel
• Azadeh Saljooghi: Partial Stories of “Displacement” 2005 – Iran/USA
• Rami Kodeih – A Shaharazad Tale 2006 – Lebanon