Mebrak Tareke – Hyperallergic

Institutional Critique That Makes You Laugh and Cry

Mebrak Tareke — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:10:00 +0000

Miguel Calderón examines class, violence, and corruption in Mexican society with macabre, irreverent humor.

What Is Happening in Tigray?

Mebrak Tareke — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:59:06 +0000

Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.

Ways of Seeing, According to Roberto Gil de Montes

Mebrak Tareke — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:32:44 +0000

Nothing on the canvas wholly captures what it means to belong on land or at sea.

Reflections on Asmara’s Modernist (and Colonial) Dream

Mebrak Tareke — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 15:42:29 +0000

It's hard not to question why Asmara was named a World Heritage Site, especially as the country is reeling from decades of hardship.

Searching for Oscar Murillo in a Small Town in Colombia

Mebrak Tareke — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:26:07 +0000

Even if Murillo poked fun at the art world’s oblivion and privilege, what a fool I was to think that my stint in Palenque would instantly morph into a sequel to his work.

The Unsettling Urge to Find Beauty Amid War

Mebrak Tareke — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:40:52 +0000

At Jack Shainman Gallery’s The School, a show of four artists explores how our memories of a place can shift radically after war.

In Ireland, a Biennial Examines the Vestiges of Empire

Mebrak Tareke — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:05:01 +0000

LIMERICK, Ireland — Still (the) Barbarians is the bold title for this year’s EVA International Biennial in Limerick.