Muheb Esmat is an artist, curator, and writer from Kabul, Afghanistan. He holds an MA degree from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. Muheb has worked at institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Mathaf (Arab Museum of Modern Art), and PunkOrientalism Studio. Currently based in New York, his research explores visual and digital culture in Afghanistan and the surrounding region.
Links to prior talks, exhibitions, and writings:
A long way to go: Afghanistan National Gallery
Beyond the Studio: Hangama Amiri & Muheb Esmat
Fragile Facades: Illusions of Change in Kabul’s Contemporary Architecture
Generation Livestream and Virtual Afghan Sphere
No End in Sight, CCS Bard
Kabul, Dali and a new wave of Graffiti
Kabul Undiscovered, Interview with Jdeed Magazine
Art as a language of understanding, King's Academy
AVAH Collective, Gallery Girl
Kabul, Dali and a new wave of graffiti
Explorer, Muheb Esmat sees museum open doors to History
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