[Ahs-grads] Amir Zaki Solo Exhibition

[Mark Tankersley]

Hello Everyone,

Please see the flyer below for an exhibition put together by Amir Zaki.
[image: AMIR ZAKI logo] <https://amirzaki.net/>

Hello Friends!
No Dust to Settle

*Opening reception 4-6 pm, Saturday, April 4, 2026*

Diane Rosenstein is pleased to announce *No Dust to Settle*,  a solo
exhibition of new photographs by artist Amir Zaki (USA, b. 1974). This is
my third solo exhibition with the gallery, and it will inaugurate their *new
space in Hollywood* <https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHotRnaV9j2RzNmy9> at 1504 N
Gardner St., Los Angeles, CA 90046.

The conceptual territory here closely connects to the architecture of
public knowledge, cultural memory, and the indexical nature of the
photographic medium, now in a contested space with the rise of AI.

I have selected 15 black-and-white photographs from this recent body of
work: an alternative archive of the postwar architectural history of
modernist libraries in Southern California. Here, I have photographed the
interiors and exteriors of post–WWII public libraries in Orange County,
including buildings by Richard Neutra and William Pereira, while removing
all legible text, a difficult technical and conceptual constraint when
dealing with a space whose purpose is to house and disseminate language.
These libraries have shifted dramatically in meaning and function within my
lifetime, and continue to do so, and the resulting images explore that
evolution through reflection, architecture, and absence.

*The exhibition will be on view until May 9*
Looking forward to seeing you!
<https://dianerosenstein.com/exhibitions/120-amir-zaki-no-dust-to-settle-april-2026/>
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