InfoesqueTools Fridman, Iliya; Salemy, Mohammad. Infoesque. New York, New York: Fridman Gallery, 2017.
Official URL: http://www.khandossos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/...
Abstract (English)"Infoesque is a new series of larger works on canvas that explore the design strategies of Rumiyah magazine, which took over the propaganda mantel when Dabiq ceased publication in October 2016. The pages are presented as posters focusing deliberately on the use of Islamic art and data visualizations as two forms of authoritative aesthetics deployed by Daesh in their self-branding. These works pick out uneasy pairings of Islamic arabesques with military campaigns, and calligraphic swirls with warnings of the hell fire waiting for the unbelievers. Infoesque explores the identity of ISIS propaganda magazines as an object, originally designed to be viewed in spreads but, given its digital nature, only ever read as a vertically scrolling PDF. The paintings aim to give physical presence to a propaganda device that, as a downloadable file, remains ephemeral and corruptible. The content is reduced to columns and blocks of color where text and image once were, focusing our attention on the compositions of information." -- cij openlab website.
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