Farah Al Qasimi: TAILSPIN
About This Event
Farah Al Qasimi: TAILSPIN at Whitney Exhibitions presents new work by the Brooklyn-based photographer born in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. The show brings her transnational perspective to photography, inviting consideration of how migration and urban experience shape contemporary image-making.
About TAILSPIN
Tailspin Tommy was an aviation-adventure comic strip about a youthful pilot, "Tailspin" Tommy Tomkins. Originally illustrated by Hal Forrest and initially distributed by John Neville Wheeler's Bell Syndicate and then by United Feature Syndicate, the strip had a 14-year run from May 21, 1928 to March 15, 1942.
About the Artist
Farah Al Qasimi
Farah Al Qasimi is a photographer based in Brooklyn, with roots in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. Her images move between domestic interiors, street life, and the visual noise of contemporary cities, shaped by a transnational vantage point.