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P·P·O·W is pleased to exhibit in the solo sector with a monumental new tapestry and a series of ten intimate oil on oak panel paintings by Sanam Khatibi. Set in fantastical, utopian landscapes, Khatibi’s atemporal and allegorical works showcase primal impulses and unrestrained animality, wherein humans and beasts have little emotional or physical distinction. Channeling magical naturalism through paintings, tapestries, and sculptures, Khatibi both exalts and cautions against the fine line between triumph and failure, peace and brutality, and ultimately, civilization and destruction.

For this …