Published! Ala Younis at NYU Abu Dhabi for ArtAsiaPacific
Gigantic rulers and compasses appear throughout Ala Younis’s practice—as literal objects in some works, and as symbolic motifs in others. With these tools, the multimedia artist draws unexpected connections between competing imaginaries.
In her midcareer retrospective “Past of a Temporal Universe,” which traced nearly two decades of her career, little was immediately evident as Younis’s artistic language draws from academia, architecture, and archives. Instead, the show was conceived for slow and attentive engagement.
I have reviewed Ala Younis’ exhibition at the NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery for ArtAsiaPacific.
