Saba Taj | Durham, NC
Borders/Portals (are so Gay)
Oil paint, acrylic paint, spray paint, glitter and gold leaf
72” x 72” (2020)
This painting suggests that an American Muslim future may be accessed through a path of magic — through relational subjectivity and spirituality, divested from a white colonial ethos of individualism and objectivity. The future will require unity in struggle and conjuring connection and meaning beyond binary thinking.
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Saba Taj
Saba Taj is an artist based out of Durham, NC. Inspired by Islamic stories, sci-fi, and revolution, Taj’s work explores representation, the gaze, queerness and the body. They employ interdisciplinary practices including mixed-media drawing, painting and collage, sewing, and performance. Currently, Taj is painting surrealist portraits as the 2019-2020 post-MFA Fellow for the Documentary Diversity Project at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.