Mitli Mitlak
(Like You, Like Me)

In loving memory of Critic Curator Elizabeth Shoshany Anderson

The Arabic and Islamic diaspora is a large population that defies global boundaries, characterization, and essentialisation. These specific artists, working in different mediums and different countries, are connected through the common narrative of a poetic text written by Biba Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of this exhibition.

In it, each artist depicts their varied experiences and identities in distinctive ways, styles, and mediums. Ultimately, these works symbolize a celebration of survival and perseverance, of community, and of culture.

*The title, Mitli Mitlak (Like You, Like Me) is an expression highly used during war. In the context of struggle, Mitli Mitlak means “Like You, Like Me...whether you die or whether I die is not the matter, we are the same; and if I have to die for you, I will”. We are more alike than we are different, we are all human. I am you. WE are part of the Oneness.

Proceeds and donations go to Palestinian Artists

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Join us for our opening reception! Followed by a special performance at Scarab Club

Wednesday, July 17 | 5-8 pm

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Project members and/or staff:
Curator: Biba Sheikh
Digital Experience: Medhaswi Paturu
Gallery Director: Dalia Reyes
Photographer: Rhea Jill Rude
Exhibition Installment and spatial logistics: Dave Roberts

Sponsors and supporting organizations:
The Concert of Colors
The Scarab Club
Gallery of Revolution, at the Boggs Centrer
Riverwise Magazine
N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
National Endowment for the Arts
State of Wisconsin
Holiday Music Motel
Central Michigan University Art Gallery
Miller Art Museum, Wisconsin
Peeler Art Center, Indiana
The Third Avenue Playhouse Wisconsin

#01 Refuge 1, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
#01 Refuge 1, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)

$ 5,500.00 USD

#02 Refuge 2, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
#02 Refuge 2, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)

$ 5,500.00 USD

#03 Refuge 3, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
#03 Refuge 3, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)

$ 5,500.00 USD

#05 Refuge 4, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
#05 Refuge 4, Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)

$ 5,500.00 USD

#05 Untitled, Hassan Meer (Oman)
#05 Untitled, Hassan Meer (Oman)

$ 400.00 USD

#06 Untitled, Hassan Meer (Oman)
#06 Untitled, Hassan Meer (Oman)

$ 400.00 USD

#07 He Whispered In My Ear, Hassan Meer (Oman)
#07 He Whispered In My Ear, Hassan Meer (Oman)

$ 400.00 USD

#08 A Woman Is A Rose With Many Thorns, Hassan Meer (Oman)
#08 A Woman Is A Rose With Many Thorns, Hassan Meer (Oman)

$ 400.00 USD

#09 Arab Spring 1, Hani Alqam
#09 Arab Spring 1, Hani Alqam

$ 3,500.00 USD

#10 Arab Spring 2, Hani Alqam (Jordan)
#10 Arab Spring 2, Hani Alqam (Jordan)

$ 6,000.00 USD

#11 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 1, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#11 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 1, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#12 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 2, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#12 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 2, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#13 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 3, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#13 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 3, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#14 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 4, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#14 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 4, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#15 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 5, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#15 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 5, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#16 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 6, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#16 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 6, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#17 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 7, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#17 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 7, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#18 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 8, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#18 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 8, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#19 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 9, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#19 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 9, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#20 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 10, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)
#20 Daily Images of Chaotic Events 10, Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

$ 350.00 USD

#21 Burning Bodies, Wael Darweish (Egypt)
#21 Burning Bodies, Wael Darweish (Egypt)

$ 1,300.00 USD

#22 A Sacred Stone, Wael Darweish (Egypt)
#22 A Sacred Stone, Wael Darweish (Egypt)

$ 1,300.00 USD

#23 The Last Scene, Wael Darweish (Egypt)
#23 The Last Scene, Wael Darweish (Egypt)

$ 1,300.00 USD

#24 Ruba In A Red Fog, Wael Darweish (Egypt)
#24 Ruba In A Red Fog, Wael Darweish (Egypt)

$ 1,300.00 USD

#27 The Soul of Light, Abbas Yousif (Bahrain)
#27 The Soul of Light, Abbas Yousif (Bahrain)

$ 5,500.00 USD

#28 Tragedies of war,  Ilham Mahfouz (USA)
#28 Tragedies of war, Ilham Mahfouz (USA)

$ 2,000.00 USD

#29 Victims of war,  Ilham Mahfouz (USA)
#29 Victims of war, Ilham Mahfouz (USA)

$ 1,500.00 USD

#30 Be, Zeinab Saab (Lebanon/USA)
#30 Be, Zeinab Saab (Lebanon/USA)

$ 10,000.00 USD

#31 Iraqi Woman, Haydar Alyasiri
#31 Iraqi Woman, Haydar Alyasiri

$ 1,800.00 USD

#32 I miss my family, Haydar Alyasiri
#32 I miss my family, Haydar Alyasiri

$ 2,300.00 USD

#33 Untitled, Thameur Mejri (Tunisia)
#33 Untitled, Thameur Mejri (Tunisia)

$ 4,500.00 USD

#34 Untitled, Thameur Mejri (Tunisia)
#34 Untitled, Thameur Mejri (Tunisia)

$ 4,500.00 USD

#35 Red Carpet 1, Mohammed Al Howajri (Palestine)
#35 Red Carpet 1, Mohammed Al Howajri (Palestine)

$ 350.00 USD

#36 Red Carpet 2, Mohammed Al Howajri (Palestine)
#36 Red Carpet 2, Mohammed Al Howajri (Palestine)

$ 350.00 USD

#37 Red Carpet 3, Mohammed Al Howajri (Palestine)
#37 Red Carpet 3, Mohammed Al Howajri (Palestine)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 1 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 1 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 10 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 10 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 11 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 11 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 2 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 2 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 3 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 3 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 4 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 4 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 5 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 5 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 6 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 6 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 7 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 7 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 8 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 8 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

Video Portraits - 9 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)
Video Portraits - 9 by Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece)

$ 350.00 USD

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