Meena Hasan

"Dissent", 2023

Laser-jet print, acrylic and Flashe on Okawara paper

12 x 8.5 inches

In Dissent, artist Meena Hasan submerges and transforms the text featured on Page 71 of the 'Opinion of the Court'. Hasan's process liberates the word "dissent" from the body of the text, bringing it forth to declare itself four times. Hasan uses techniques inspired by historic textile methodologies such as Batik and Kantha stitching in order to transform papers into skin-like textures and dimensional surfaces that offer performative spaces for contemplation and transformation.

Bio

Hasan (born 1987, NYC) received her B.A. from Oberlin College in 2009 and her MFA in Painting & Printmaking from Yale School of Art in 2013. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions including at  LAUNCHF18 Gallery, NYC, the American Academy in Rome, Italy, The Stedelijk Museum, Den Bosch, The Netherlands, Deitch Projects, NYC, Nathalie Karg Gallery, NYC, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA and BRIC Arts and Media in NYC. She is currently Associate Professor in Painting at RISD, Providence and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.