Christina Dennaoui: Art Portfolio

I create bodies of work that draw on critical theory, architecture, and politics for their content and inspiration. As of late, my artwork utilizes images circulating in American news media and recontextualizes those images in order to highlight tensions between culture and context. For more information, go to cdennaoui.com
June 18, 09
There is No Symmetry in War. Designed for the ACLU. 2006There is No Symmetry in War. Designed for the ACLU. 2006

There is No Symmetry in War. Designed for the ACLU. 2006

Political Euphemisms: The Semantics of Occupation. 2006.Political Euphemisms: The Semantics of Occupation. 2006.

Political Euphemisms: The Semantics of Occupation. 2006.

For Sykes, Picot, and the Love of Bagpipes. 2006For Sykes, Picot, and the Love of Bagpipes. 2006

For Sykes, Picot, and the Love of Bagpipes. 2006

Mending Transatlantic Ties: Self Portrait. 2006.Mending Transatlantic Ties: Self Portrait. 2006.

Mending Transatlantic Ties: Self Portrait. 2006.

Modernizing the Middle East. 2007Modernizing the Middle East. 2007

Modernizing the Middle East. 2007

The Pieta of Baghdad: Like Mother, Like Child. 2006The Pieta of Baghdad: Like Mother, Like Child. 2006

The Pieta of Baghdad: Like Mother, Like Child. 2006

Mise-en-Scene. 2009Mise-en-Scene. 2009

Mise-en-Scene. 2009

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: Original. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.Rendering the Arab Woman Series: Original. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: Original. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 1 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 1 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 1 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 2 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 2 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 2 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 3 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 3 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: 3 of 3. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: geograhpy. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.Rendering the Arab Woman Series: geograhpy. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: geograhpy. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: fragments. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.Rendering the Arab Woman Series: fragments. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Rendering the Arab Woman Series: fragments. 2005. Installed in conjunction with the opening of the Arab American National Museum.

Human Rights Violation: Number One. 2006Human Rights Violation: Number One. 2006

Human Rights Violation: Number One. 2006

Arab Man Sketch. 2007Arab Man Sketch. 2007

Arab Man Sketch. 2007

Suicide Bomber: Three. 2007Suicide Bomber: Three. 2007

Suicide Bomber: Three. 2007

Constructivist Bedouin Man. 2008Constructivist Bedouin Man. 2008

Constructivist Bedouin Man. 2008

Suicide Bomber: One. 2008Suicide Bomber: One. 2008

Suicide Bomber: One. 2008

Suicide Bomber: Two. Ink on Vellum. 2008Suicide Bomber: Two. Ink on Vellum. 2008

Suicide Bomber: Two. Ink on Vellum. 2008

We Are Arborescent. 2006We Are Arborescent. 2006

We Are Arborescent. 2006

Arab Man Sketch. 2008Arab Man Sketch. 2008

Arab Man Sketch. 2008

Elevation Sketch. Art Institute of Chicago. 2007Elevation Sketch. Art Institute of Chicago. 2007

Elevation Sketch. Art Institute of Chicago. 2007

Venue of Capitoline. 2008Venue of Capitoline. 2008

Venue of Capitoline. 2008

Lions outside the Art Institute of Chicago. 2007Lions outside the Art Institute of Chicago. 2007

Lions outside the Art Institute of Chicago. 2007

In Search of the Non-Narrative Narrative. 2006In Search of the Non-Narrative Narrative. 2006

In Search of the Non-Narrative Narrative. 2006

The Only Thing Between Us are Daily Occurrences and the Imminence of Midnight. 2007The Only Thing Between Us are Daily Occurrences and the Imminence of Midnight. 2007

The Only Thing Between Us are Daily Occurrences and the Imminence of Midnight. 2007

Archo Di Saint Margherita. 2005Archo Di Saint Margherita. 2005

Archo Di Saint Margherita. 2005

Back study of the Dying Gaul. Capitoline Museum. Rome. 2005Back study of the Dying Gaul. Capitoline Museum. Rome. 2005

Back study of the Dying Gaul. Capitoline Museum. Rome. 2005

Roman Forum Study. 2004Roman Forum Study. 2004

Roman Forum Study. 2004

Gesu of Santa Maria Del Popolo. 2004Gesu of Santa Maria Del Popolo. 2004

Gesu of Santa Maria Del Popolo. 2004

Cheisa De Gesu. Rome. 2005Cheisa De Gesu. Rome. 2005

Cheisa De Gesu. Rome. 2005

Pantheon Ink Drawing, 2004Pantheon Ink Drawing, 2004

Pantheon Ink Drawing, 2004

Piazza Navona Sketch (Fountain of Neptune). 2005Piazza Navona Sketch (Fountain of Neptune). 2005

Piazza Navona Sketch (Fountain of Neptune). 2005

Roman Forum Study: Two. 2004Roman Forum Study: Two. 2004

Roman Forum Study: Two. 2004

Chiesa Di Saint Ignazio Statue. 2004.Chiesa Di Saint Ignazio Statue. 2004.

Chiesa Di Saint Ignazio Statue. 2004.

Baths of Caracalla. 2004. GraphiteBaths of Caracalla. 2004. Graphite

Baths of Caracalla. 2004. Graphite

Apartment View from Rome. 2004Apartment View from Rome. 2004

Apartment View from Rome. 2004

Bust of Constantine Ink Drawing. 2004Bust of Constantine Ink Drawing. 2004

Bust of Constantine Ink Drawing. 2004