"My connection with Fahrelnissa Zeid is incredibly personal. I was a painting student of hers in my mid-teens when I lived in Jordan, and she was a powerful presence in my life at that time."
"I was quite struck by some of the anachronisms, orientalism, and sexism, and more generally by the discrepancy with the visual evidence of her oeuvre."
Fahrelnissa Zeid, a Turkish Jordanian artist, trained in Istanbul and Paris, became influential in the Turkish avant-garde and mid-20th-century Modernism. Her first solo exhibition occurred in Istanbul in 1945, and she was the first woman to have a solo show at the ICA in London in 1954. A major retrospective at Tate Modern in 2017 revived interest in her work, leading to a new exhibition titled 'Immersion' at Dirimart, showcasing previously unseen pieces and reflecting her unique creative practice.
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