The Market, 2019

Mounir Fatmi employs elements pertaining to both Western and Eastern Islamic aesthetics. Visual repetition, perpetual circular motion, and illegible Arabic calligraphy are tropes that repeat in Fatmi's work. In this piece, aptly titled "The Market...

Mounir Fatmi employs elements pertaining to both Western and Eastern Islamic aesthetics. Visual repetition, perpetual circular motion, and illegible Arabic calligraphy are tropes that repeat in Fatmi's work. In this piece, aptly titled "The Market", Fatmi creates a commentary on the state of the world, as visualized by markets and quantitative methods. Acrylic on canvas.