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Huma Bhabha: Livin' Things

Huma Bhabha, The Ambitious One, 2021.

June 10 – Oct 29, 2023
Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

The Pakistani-American sculptor Huma Bhabha creates “post-apocalyptic sculptures” out of found objects—cork, styrofoam, chicken wire, rubber tires. Totemic and solemn, her works show a wide range of influences: Ancient Egypt, African Art, classicism, Cubism, even German Expressionism. Sometimes they hover between pathos and humor; sometimes their block faces invoke horror movies and monsters. This exhibition offers a selection of Bhabha’s art. Themes of colonialism, war, and displacement are paramount. —Elena Clavarino

Photo courtesy of the artist and Xavier Hufkens, Belgium