Leila Heller Gallery<\/a> features work in a variety of media including neon, glass and video, but a row of 25 ceramic figures of everyday Cairenes titled \u2018The People,\u2019 stands out. Chief among these is a version of the female protester who was notoriously brutalized by Egyptian soldiers during 2011 demonstrations in Tahrir Square; rendered with the slightly curving forms of a Hummel figurine, the sculpture manages to disturb as much as the original video footage. (Through Dec 23rd).<\/p>\nMoataz Nasr, Elshaab (the people), 25 ceramic characters (detail seen here), 10.6 x 2.4 x 4 in each (approx.), 2012.
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