Wafaa Bilal

(1966) Artist

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Wafaa Bilal is an artist.

Quick Facts About Wafaa Bilal

Born: June 10, 1966
Profession: Artist

About Wafaa Bilal

[Wikidata] American artist... | [Wikipedia] Dr. Wafaa Bilal is an Iraqi American artist, a former professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently an art professor at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He is a Creative Capital Award winner in 2021 for his project In a Grain of Wheat: Cultivating Hybrid F

Quotes by Wafaa Bilal

“It made no sense, but I always wanted to create a home, even in the most unlikely places.”

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“My honors thesis project was my first interactive exhibit, in which two facing chairs were activated by a motion sensor when the…

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American flag

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“I'm not sure exactly where I stand in this generational continuum. I'm rebellious, but not against tradition--I'm very respectful of tradition. I'm…

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Culture

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“The boar held a VCR reote control and cackled maliciously as he watched a video of U.S. politicians grinning with their one-time…

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Business

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“More than 100,000 soldiers will soon return home with the post-traumatic stress I know so well, not to mention the mysterious effects…

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Political dialogue

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“Perhaps this one summed it up: 'Some say they are trying to stop the shooting, a lot say they are having a…

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“A young artist's career is a matter of claiming a place for oneself, of saying, "I am here." Having gone through that…

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Art

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“In any culture the dispossessed and powerless willl turn to religion and legend, because what else do they have to believe in?…

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Hope

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“You can tell when Iraqis are getting upset because, like Italians we start talking with our hands.”

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