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Various exteriors of Saatchi Gallery 2. Various of 'Tehran Prostitutes' by Shirin Fakhim 3. Various of 'Men of Allah' by Ramin Haerizadeh 4. Various of 'Ghost' by Kader Attia5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Biddy Rychanovsky,...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e6 February 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various exteriors of Saatchi Gallery \u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of 'Tehran Prostitutes' by Shirin Fakhim \u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of 'Men of Allah' by Ramin Haerizadeh \u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of 'Ghost' by Kader Attia\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Biddy Rychanovsky, Artist (not part of this exhibition):\u003cbr/\u003e\"The one with the women at prayer with the tin foil, I think is really quite haunting and bring home to me how much the women are repressed.\" \u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of exhibition room, photographs from 'Like Everyday' series by Shadi Ghadirian showing women's face replaced by household appliances \u003cbr/\u003e7. Various 'Like Everyday' series \u003cbr/\u003e8. Tilt up of exhibit by Sara Rahbar called 'Memories Without Recollection'\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of people looking around exhibition\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various set ups of Patricia Ellis, Independent Art Critic, looking at  'Qalandia' by Wafa Hourani \u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patricia Ellis, Independent Art Critic:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's approached from a very considered standpoint. It's sort of offering a multiplicity of perspectives on today's things. There's not necessarily hard solutions but it's making these things a little bit more attainable. It's not necessarily something that - for these artists they don't see it on the news, they live it everyday.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Various of 'Qalandia' by Wafa Hourani \u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of gallery\u003cbr/\u003e14. Zoom into 'Collective Cut' by Hayv Kahraman\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of 'Carrying on Shoulder 1' and 'Carrying on Shoulder 2', by Hayv Kahraman\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patricia Ellis, Independent Art Critic:\u003cbr/\u003e\"They are much more intimate. They are much more approachable. And also too there's not so much of a focus on trying to necessarily trying to drive home themes of being overly sophisticated in the concept. A lot of the work in this show is very relatable just to everyday, ordinary people. A lot of the inspiration of which the work is being made from is actually just the artists' ordinary lives, their ordinary experiences.\" \u003cbr/\u003e17. Tilt up of 'Beirut Caoutchouc' by Marwan Rechmaoui; 'spectre' in the background \u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid of Rechmaoui's 'spectre'\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide pan across 'Beirut Caoutchouc' \u003cbr/\u003e12 February 2009\u003cbr/\u003e20. Various exteriors of Sotherby's \u003cbr/\u003e21. Various set up shots of Lina Lazaar, Specialist in contemporary art, Sotherby's\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lina Lazaar, Specialist in contemporary art, Sotherby's:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Middle East has lacked historically institutional support and patrons and museums obviously. This (saatchi galley) is a very interesting show because it's the first one, I'd say the second one after the Barbican show in '97 which was dedicated to Middle Eastern emerging artists.\" \u003cbr/\u003e6 February 2009\u003cbr/\u003e23. Various of 'The Tower of Infinite Problems' by Diana al-Hadid \u003cbr/\u003e12 February 2009\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lina Lazaar, Specialist in contemporary art, Sotherby's:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think that the most interesting part about this is to try and pinpoint the talented artists who try and express their ideas in the best possible way which creates at the end of the day a quality work and that's really what matters.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6 February 2009\u003cbr/\u003e25. Pan to 'Where Spirit And Semen Met' by Barbad Golshiri\u003cbr/\u003e26. Woman walks past 'Where Spirit And Semen Met' \u003cbr/\u003eAn exhibition of Middle Eastern art by emerging Arab artists is being hailed as a break through event in London.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite a rich and visual tradition dating back hundreds of years, new artists from the Middle East have struggled to gain exposure as geo-political struggles dominate headlines.\u003cbr/\u003eThose struggles are represented in the artistic interpretation of events, as well as the reality of everyday living that challenges the traditional roles of men and women in the Middle East.\u003cbr/\u003eNineteen Middle Eastern artists are being exhibited at the Saatchi gallery in London, showing their unique perceptions of life to a Western audience.\u003cbr/\u003eMany play on taboo themes such as 'Tehran Prostitutes' by Shirin Fakhim to social critiques as seen in 'Men of Allah' by Ramin Haerizadeh, which  reworks the roles of men and women in Iranian society.\u003cbr/\u003eIn 'Ghost,' Kader Attia's use of tin foil figurines of Muslim women at prayer questions modern ideologies - from religion and nationalism to consumerism.\u003cbr/\u003eHowever, the hollow figurines invoke a different response to some viewers: \"I think is really quite haunting and bring home to me how much the women are repressed,\" says Biddy Rychanovsky, who is also an artist \u003cbr/\u003eAnd that theme of repression can be seen in Shadi Ghadirian's 'Like Everyday' series. It ironically portrays a one dimensional interpretation of housewives, reducing their identities to cleaners and cooks.\u003cbr/\u003ePatricia Ellis, an independent art critic, says the art is from a very considered standpoint, and somes from real-life experiences.\u003cbr/\u003e'Collective Cut' by Iraqi artist Hayv Kahraman explores issues surrounding the female identity in her homeland, and how women are subservient to men and the how they suffer in war.\u003cbr/\u003e\"A lot of the work in this show is very relatable just to everyday to ordinary people,\" says Ellis. \"A lot of the inspiration of which the work is being made from is actually just the artists ordinary lives, their ordinary experiences.\" \u003cbr/\u003e'Beirut Caoutchouc' by Lebanese artist Marwan Rechmaoui deals with urban development and social history in the context of conflict, and 'spectre' represents his former apartment building that was evacuated during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.\u003cbr/\u003eThe 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