Cairo-based Hana Elhaddad questions how an exhibition makes meaning

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

Writing for ArtReview’s partnership with Salzburger Kunstverein, Cairo-based researcher Hana Elhaddad addresses Ryan Gander in an open letter about his exhibition One Hundred Things Twice. She recounts navigating its objects, entrance and accompanying publication, asking how viewers find meaning when an artwork’s purpose is uncertain. Her essay considers the gap between seeing an object and understanding it, bringing a Cairo-based critical voice into an international conversation about exhibition-making.

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