Wael Shawky: Dictums 10:120. 2011–13 from urdu old song Watch Video
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Description: Live installation at Sharjah Biennial 11 with 32 performers, microphones, wooden platform, cushions and sound system.nnVideo part of the visual tour through the Sharjah Biennial 11 by Universes in Universe:nhttps://universes.art/en/sharjah-biennial/2013nnDictums 10:120. 2011–13 involves the composition and performance of a qawwali song. Comprised of fragments from curatorial talks translated into Urdu, the song turns this centuries-old tradition of devotional Sufi music into a contemporary art
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