Exhibited at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Gallery in the exhibition “Facing the White Cube”
In Shah ‘Abbas’ own Album painting entitled Shah ‘Abbas with a Page Boy (1627), Muhammad Qasim depicts the Shah in a subdued but relaxed state. This state of luxury and complexity – where the wealth of the pleasure garden can be marvelled at, and the Shah’s controlled struggle can be observed – is expressed in the exhibition through a gesture of deconstructing the miniature performed by the artist.
