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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/omar-offendum-live-arab-pop-art-clo
 sing-night/
SUMMARY:Omar Offendum Live: Arab Pop Art Closing Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing celebration of MEI’s Arab Pop Art e
 xhibition\, featuring a live performance by Syrian-American rapper\, spo
 ken word poet\, and storyteller Omar Offendum. This special evening of po
 etry and music draws inspiration from the hakawati storytelling traditio
 ns of Damascus\, while staying firmly rooted in the stories\, rhythms\, an
 d streets of Offendum’s hometown\, New York City.\nThrough spoken word a
 nd music\, the program bridges East and West\, echoing the spirit of the e
 xhibition itself\, which unites these worlds through the works of 13 visio
 nary artists.\nThis is your final opportunity to see the exhibition and en
 joy a live performance by Omar Offendum\, who features in an artwork in t
 he exhibition by renowned Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj.\nRecent press r
 eviews include Vogue Arabia and Architectural Digest.\n\n\n\n\n​​Om
 ar Offendum is a Syrian-American rapper\, spoken word poet\, and theat
 rical storyteller known for his signature blend of hip-hop and Arabic poet
 ry. Over the course of his 20-year career\, he was named a Kennedy Center 
 Citizen Artist Fellow\, an Arab America Foundation “40 Under 40” award
  recipient\, and toured the world to promote his ground-breaking music w
 hile helping to raise millions of dollars for various humanitarian relief 
 groups. His recent foray into theater with the off-Broadway hit production
  “Little Syria” has earned him a spot in The Public Theater’s distin
 guished “New York Voices” commission program\, while selling out multi
 ple runs at iconic venues across the country – including BAM\, The Old T
 own School in Chicago\, The Center for Artistic Performance at UCLA\, HERE
  Arts Center in SoHo\, and Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in NYC. After
  spending 17 beautiful years in Los Angeles\, Offendum currently reside
 s in New York with his wife and two young children\, whilst forever daydr
 eaming about the jasmine tree-lined streets of Damascus.\n\nImage: Omar Of
 fendum besides his portrait by Hassan Hajjaj\, Omar Offendum\, 2013. Cour
 tesy of the artist and Yossi Milo Gallery\, New York.\n\n\n\nLead sponsors
 hip by the Open Mind Project\, additional support provided by the Embassy 
 of the Kingdom of Morocco in Washington\, D.C.\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;
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LOCATION:The MEI Art Gallery\, 1763 N St. NW \, Washington DC\, Washington 
 DC\, 20036\, United States
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