Even as omicron causes more closures and confusion, local museums are forging ahead with a roster of exhibits promising to scintillate and delight — or, at least, to get us out of the house if we dare to leave.
Nude trees, a pale sun, gelid wind and shoe trays overflowing with salty boots and squishy shoes. Winter has arrived.
But don’t fret. Although winter can be a downer, there are still places to go and art to see. In 2022, even as omicron causes more closures and confusion, local museums are forging ahead with a roster of exhibits promising to scintillate and delight — or, at least, to get us out of the house if we dare to leave.
Keep in mind that last-minute pandemic changes may cause some venues to close, depending on COVID developments. Check with each venue first before making a visit.Syrian American artist Mohamad Hafez creates miniature sculptures of war-torn scenes from Syria using found objects, paint and scrap metal. His surreal streetscapes, which condense entire blocks down to just one or two feet, carry a big message: war brings ruin and destruction, but the human spirit persists.
His 3D collages incorporate his wartime memories of Damascus — surveillance cameras, ivy, plush Victorian furnishings and trucks belonging to security forces. On his website, he writes about his 2018 series, “,” “While flowers and jasmine ivy continued to peacefully grow on our architecture, so did fear and stress depicted in surveillance cameras.
Hafez now works as an architect at the firm Pickard Chilton in New Haven, Connecticut. In this show, he presents not only his recent sculptures, but also paintings and some early work made long before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Although homesickness and nostalgia may motivate Hafez’s work, it is the loss and celebration of an ancient city that is the emotional heart of the show.
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