"The show is largely dominated by Seher Shah's intriguing series of prints that explore Muslim identity. Shah, originally from Pakistan, now works in New York and is showing in India for the first time. Shah graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with BAs in architecture and fine arts. The influence of both fields is evident in the well-ordered clutter of her prints, as is the experience of being of Pakistani origin and living in the West..."
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"'Jihad Pop,' a cultural tongue-twister if ever there was one, is the title of Pakistani-born, now Brooklyn-based artist Seher Shah's portfolio of drawings and prints, representing, according to her online statement, 'the marriage of [my] exploration of identity and the simultaneous broadcast of imagery of violence, conflict, and migration.' Shah is obviously referring to the current standoff between Islamic countries and the (mainly American)West shown on daily media and in official policy
on both sides of the increasingly bellicose divide..."
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"Seher Shah's work navigates the many permutations of personal nostalgia. Shah's black and white prints and drawings explore the dimensions and incarnations of the geometry of the Cube with its multiple associations and connections within the Islamic cultural collective..."
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