Elif Saydam, List Projects 32: MIT List Visual Arts Cente, Cambridge, MA, USA

With List Projects 32, MIT List Visual Arts Center presents a solo-show of Elif Saydam. On display are four large, multi-panel works by Saydam, who uses painting as a space for fantasy rooted in everyday life. Layering urban sites like gas stations and convenience stores with gold and ornament, Saydam explores desire and survival in gentrified cities. Referencing miniature painting, illuminated manuscripts, and texts from Persian poetry to queer literature, their work also appears on unconventional surfaces like stall doors and mirrors. The exhibition is organized by Zach Ngin with Natalie Bell.