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Save the date! This fall the Yeh Art Gallery is so thrilled to present a solo exhibition by artist Bahareh Khoshooee opening on Thursday, September 24th, 2026!

This exhibition brings together installation, projection mapping, video, and sculpture by Bahareh Khoshooee from over the past eight years. Born in Tehran, Iran and based in Brooklyn, Khoshooee responds to rapidly shifting technological and geopolitical conditions, examining how emerging technologies shape experiences of identity, memory, surveillance, migration, and grief.

Stay tuned for more details about the exhibition and programming!

Image: Bahareh Khoshooee, #EverchangingFacade, 2020, 360-degree video projection mapping upon foam structure, 5 × 5 x 5 ft. Installation view at Latinx Project, NYU, 2020.

#BaharehKhoshooee #YehArtGallery taken in Yeh Art Gallery at St. John's University by @khoshooee

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Bahareh Khoshooee. Grief Meditations: Thoughts and Prayers from the Glowing Rectangle. 2024. Workshops, 3D-printed sculptures, animation, installation.

Part of Khoshooee’s larger Thoughts and Prayers from the Glowing Rectangle which encompasses multi-channel projection, virtual reality, and 3D-printed objects, the artist holds grief meditation sessions that take participants through a range of internal and external visualization practices. The series as a whole focuses on how grief flows between digital devices and the body, and where it tends to lodge itself. Working with students at Drew University, Khoshooee asked them each to retrieve a personal object that holds and/or signifies an experience of grief in their lives. Khoshooee then led a photogrammetry workshop that resulted in hollowed-out digital models of these objects, allowing participants to reconfigure their scale, density, and emotional import. While this workshop centered on reinterpreting the material world of grief, Khoshooee’s meditation sessions, assisted by student alice holway, focused on culling a mental model of grief from the recesses of the mind. Asking attendees to first imagine holding this object in their hand(s), Khoshooee subsequently leads them through a series of cognitive exercises that place the envisioned object at different proximities from their virtual body. Not only do these exercises create qualitative data for deeply lodged experiences of grief, they allow for its collective transmutation through attendant visualization, meditation, and vocal toning practices.

Video description 01: Reversed timelapse of green and grey wavy, mountainous forms of various opacities crash against an upright, shaded pink oval, framed out by a partially erased, translucent pink rectangle.

Video description 02: Gallery installation with four simultaneous video projections, three on walls, one on the floor across a circular rug. Zoom in on a back wall projection of a multicolored spinning cluster of shapes and forms both inside and around a glowing orb.

(Descriptions continue in comments) by @khoshooee

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Curator Maryam Ghoreishi (@maryamgh_maryam) and exhibiting artists Naz Orakzay (@naaz.orakzay) and Bahareh Khoshooee (@khoshooee) reflect on what shaped the works and collaboration behind And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst, on view in the Penumbra Project Gallery through Friday, January 16th.

🗓️ Join us for the closing program, Facing Back and Seeing Forward, next Wednesday, January 14th, at 7pm with Khoshooee, Orakzay, Ghoreishi, and guest speaker Leeza Ahmady. The evening will unfold as a ritual in feeling, approaching the works as living processes—shaped by memory, material, and personal reckoning—opening a shared threshold where making, witnessing, and listening converge, attentive to cycles of return and reflection.

Learn more about the exhibition & rsvp for the program at the link in our bio. taken in Penumbra Foundation by @khoshooee

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🗓️ Join us next Wednesday, January 14th, at 7pm, for Facing Back and Seeing Forward, a closing public program for And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst, bringing together exhibiting artists Bahareh Khoshooee (@khoshooee) and Naz Orakzay (@naaz.orakzay), curator Maryam Ghoreishi (@maryamgh_maryam), and invited guest @LeezaAhmady, Director of Asia Contemporary Art Forum (ACAF) (@acaw_ny) and Curator-at-Large at Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts (FSA).

The evening will unfold as a ritual in feeling, approaching the works as living processes—shaped by memory, material, and personal reckoning—opening a shared threshold where making, witnessing, and listening converge, attentive to cycles of return and reflection.

And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst exhibition was seeded by—and in part emerged from—the sustained conversations and relationships cultivated through ACAF Talking Peers: Arts for Afghanistan, a monthly gathering initiated by Leeza Ahmady in 2021 to support artists navigating rupture and resettlement, working beneath different skies yet connected by shared urgency. To open the night, Ahmady will activate the space through grounding practices and sustained presence, inviting a reorientation of the contemporary art compass—loosening its habitual pull toward Europe and North America and tracing resonant currents between Afghanistan and Central Asia, South and Central America, North Africa, and beyond. These are not routes of arrival, but of resonance: pathways shaped by shared histories, aesthetic traditions, and spiritual endurance.

Join us for an uplifting evening—an invitation to dream a reality where creative abundance moves in many directions.

And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst, on view in the Project Gallery, has been extended through January 16th, 2026.

Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, from 2–6pm

🔗 Tap the link in bio to RSVP & learn more about the exhibition. taken in Penumbra Foundation by @khoshooee

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This Summer taught me that access doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t lead to connection. If there is nobody on the other side of the line, why would I want to go “online”?

In 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕊𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕒 𝕃𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕄𝕚𝕕𝕤𝕥 we trace the fragility of communication and the persistence of care across borders, warzones, and internet blackouts. We connect to the Moon as a symbol of rupture and repair, linking its “𝓶𝓪𝓷-𝓶𝓪𝓭𝓮” wounds to a broader question:

How might we reimagine new solidarities across distance during and in the aftermath of destruction?

Thankful to have had the chance to collaborate with the powerhouses @naaz.orakzay and @maryamgh_maryam on an exhibition that truly means so much more to me than just a show. The brilliant @balmypalms composed the soundscape for our video-sculpture. thank u @lisa.n.di.donato for trusting us and helping us mount this whole thing! thank u Gabrielle Gowans for all the BTS and promo shots.
the sculpture was produced with the guidance and care of @assembly.loop.lab @andremagana_ and painted at @prattfoundation then transported with the help of sweet @balmypalms and @helia.cht 💖
forever grateful for @blockbusters_life support + many more friends + family + my therapist who gave me feedback, hugs, snacks, encouragement, and showed up at the opening or on other days to see the work.
Nothing can be done alone, we’re all here to “walk eachother home”🩵

the show is up @penumbrafoundation until Jan 9 (Mon-Fri), go check it out! taken in Penumbra Foundation by @khoshooee

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🔊Join us at (@Secret_Riso_Club) on Monday, November 17, 6 - 8:30 PM ET, for Urgent Inquiries with Bahareh Khoshoee, who will be in conversation with fellow Eyebeam alums Xin Xin, @xinemata, and moderator Julia Kaganskiy, @juliaxgulia.

Eyebeam Artist Alum Bahareh Khoshooee’s bio, @khoshooee:
Bahareh Khoshooee is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, feminist activist, and the co-founder of two collectives – @blockbusters_life, an international group of New Media artists, and █████, a network of feminist artists, activists, and technologists.

Born in Tehran, Iran, Khoshooee uses time-based strategies in presenting work that fuses 3D environments, video projection mapping, sculpture, performance, and sound. Her practice explores the complex dualities of technology: its oppressive role in surveilling, documenting, and criminalizing BIPOC bodies, and its radical potential for futurity and alternative solidarities. Her work unearths how technology mediates the intimate and collective experiences of grief, violence, and memory, reclaiming these spaces as arenas for liberation, and reimagined futures.

🔗RSVP link in bio🔗
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🖼️Portrait of Eyebeam alum Bahareh Khoshooee, photo courtesy of the artist.

📝IDs in Alt-text. Portrait of Bahareh Khoshooee, an Iranian person with curly neck-length hair that is dyed light at the ends with darker brown rooted hair. They stand in front of a wall, a vined plant creeps its way into the background. by @khoshooee

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🔊Join us at @Secret_Riso_Club on Monday, November 17, 6 - 8:30 PM ET, for the second Urgent Inquiries event!

We begin the evening with artist presentations from Eyebeam alums Bahareh Khoshooee (@khoshooee), whose use of technology captures the slippier qualities of diasporic geographies, surveillance, and erasure, and Xin Xin (@xinemata) of Processing Foundation (@processingorg), who creates alternative digital spaces centering on the principles of data transparency, community practice, and consent.

We follow with a discussion moderated by Julia Kaganskiy (@juliaxgulia), an Eyebeam alum and leading voice in art and technology as a curator and cultural strategist. We culminate the event with an audience Q&A!
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RSVP’d attendees are welcome to peruse the SRC store, which houses independently published art books & zines, and a plethora of gorgeous riso prints. We were also pleasantly surprised to find some works either published, edited, or contributed by Eyebeam Alums and friends of the Org:
Slide 5:📘“Shaper of God,” @a_____rtist’s debut monograph, @beatsbyzai (ed.), Pioneer Works Press (@pioneerworks).
Slide 6: 📑“Art, Engagement, Economy: The Working Practice of Caroline Woolard,” (@carolinewoolard), Onomatopee (@onomatopeenet), designed by @angietlorenzo.
Slide 7:📘“Rights of Way: The Body as Witness in Public Space,” Amy Gowen (ed.), Onomatopee. Some contributors include Finnegan Shannon (@finneganshann0n), Kevin Gotkin (@who____girl).

🔗RSVP link in bio🔗
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🖼️Slide 2: Portrait of Tonight’s moderator and Eyebeam alum Julia Kaganskiy. Image credit: Nathalie Salazar; 🖼️Slide 3: Portrait of Eyebeam alum Xin Xin, photo courtesy of the artist.
🖼️Slide 4: Portrait of Eyebeam alum Bahareh Khoshooee, photo courtesy of the artist;
ID in alt-text Urgent Inquiries with Bahareh Khoshooee and Xin Xin, moderated by Julia Kaganskiy, Monday, November 17
6 - 8:30 PM ET

Secret Riso Club
122 Central Avenue
brooklyn, NY 11221 taken in Secret Riso Club by @khoshooee

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🗓️ Online Panel—Collective Healing for Survival: How to activate the potential of the art community to support Afghan girls and women.

Join us on Sunday, November 23rd, at 11am EST, for an online conversation with exhibiting artists Naz Orakzay (@naaz.orakzay) (Kabul), Bahareh Khoshooee (@khoshooee) (Brooklyn), joined by artist Nazafarin Lotfi (@nazafarinlotfi) (Chicago), and curator Maryam Ghoreishi (@maryamgh_maryam) (Brooklyn).

Since the Taliban’s return in 2021, many artists have created works and spoken out about the situation of Afghan girls and women, raising awareness across the global community. Yet an important question remains: what can we actually do to support them?

In this program, we will listen to five short narrations, written by Afghan girls based in Kabul, who believe in the power of collective healing and survival and use writing as a tool to nurture their imagination; a shelter where they can envision a better life.

Centered on the initial idea of And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst and the organic formation of a small support group, this program explores the power of individuals and creative networks; how we can activate the immense potential of the artistic community, share resources, and use technology as a tool for connection and healing during this time of erasure and isolation.

Join us as we imagine the growth of these circles of care, reflect on their challenges and possibilities, and hope to expand this wave of creativity and solidarity.

This event is free and will be held online. RSVP through the link in bio. by @khoshooee

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🗓️ Next Week! Join us on Thursday, October 16th, from 6–8pm, for the opening reception of And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst, a collaborative multimedia exhibition by Kabul-based artist Naz Orakzay (@naaz.orakzay), artist Bahareh Khoshooee (@khoshooee), and curator Maryam Ghoreishi (@maryamgh_maryam).
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Narrating a dialogue of solidarity that unfolded over nine months, across geographic and circumstantial distances, the exhibition positions the Moon as a site where two epistemologies converge: a collective feminist relational imagination in contrast to a Western colonial techno-scientific perspective. ⁠
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And She Made the Moon a Light in Their Midst will be on view in our Project Gallery from October 17th, 2025—January 9th, 2026. ⁠
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Image 1 © Bahareh Khoshooee, Ring It Like a Bell, video still, 2025.⁠
Image 2 © Naz Orakzay, Venus, detail, 2025. ⁠
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Penumbra’s Project Gallery is supported in part by the Joy of Giving Something.⁠ taken in Penumbra Foundation by @khoshooee

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On Saturday, September 20, join Museum of the Moving Image for a free screening and artist talk with New York–based video and new media art collective Blockbusters! With cultural roots in several countries including Australia, Chile, Iran, Ireland, India, Israel, Pakistan, and the United States, Blockbusters’ artists use the video medium to uncover patterns and remnants of histories yet to be told. The works in this program critically examine aesthetic and sociopolitical implications of time-based language.

The 2:00 p.m. screening will be followed by a discussion with Camila Galaz, Dakota Gearheart, Jonah King, Bahareh Khoshooee, Umber Majeed, Gal Nissim, and Ryan Woodring moderated by Rebecca Cleman, Executive Director of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI).

This event takes place in MoMI’s Fox Amphitheater, as part of the Museum’s Open Worlds 2025 programming—free and open to all—presented with support from the William Fox Jr. Foundation (@wmfoxjrfound86).

@movingimagenyc @blockbusters_life @electronicartsintermix @khoshooee @u_mbr0 @ssssuurrrrbbbbe @_camilagalaz @_dakotagearhart @kingjonahking @gulizula @r_woodring taken in Museum of the Moving Image by @khoshooee

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پارسال امروز، تهران. روحم پیش توئه ایران عزیزم، پیش همه‌ی شماها که میتونید این کلماتو بخونید. دوستتون دارم و از اینکه توی این دنیا قلبم به شما وصله شکرگزارم🤍 by @khoshooee

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Please join us in welcoming Bahareh Khoshooee as a new Full-time Tenure-Track faculty member in the Pratt Institute Foundation Department! @khoshooee

Bahareh is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, feminist activist, and the co-founder of two collectives – Blockbusters (an international group of Video and New Media artists), and ███████ (a network of femme and queer activists, artists, and technologists). Bahareh received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and her BA in Industrial Design from the University of Tehran (Tehran, Iran).

Born in Tehran, Iran, in the year the Internet was made available for unrestricted commercial use, Khoshooee uses digital time-based strategies in presenting work that fuses 3D environments, video projection mapping, sculpture, performance, and sound. Khoshooee’s practice explores the complex dualities of technology: its oppressive role in surveilling, documenting, and criminalizing marginalized bodies, and its radical potential as a site of resistance and collective healing. Her work unearths how technology mediates the intimate and collective experiences of grief, violence, and memory, reclaiming these digital spaces as arenas for liberation, resilience, and reimagined futures.

Khoshooee is the recipient of Eyebeam’s Democracy Machine Fellowship and a Skowhegan School of Art and Painting alumna. She has presented her solo multimedia installations at Dorothy Center for The Arts (New Jersey), Baxter St CCNY (New York), The Elizabeth Foundation for The Arts (The Immigrant Artist Biennial), The Orlando Museum of Art, NADA MIAMI 2018, Elsewhere (New York), Housing (New York), and Rawson Projects (New York). Khoshooee has been included in various group exhibitions including at Honor Fraser Gallery (LA), Latinx Project (New York), Southern Exposure (San Francisco), Museum of Photography (Stockholm), 2018 Taiwan Annual (Taipei), Fajr International Film Festival 2018 (Tehran), and the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Artnet News, Vice, The Metro, and The Creators Project.

(Work titles in comments) A portrait of Bahareh Khoshooee against a neutral toned wall. by @khoshooee

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