[minna|منا]of us
Curated by RIDIKKULUZ
Text by Edwin Nasr
February 1 – March 22, 2026
Opening reception, Sunday, February 1, 6-8pm
Co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA
Xaytun Ennasr, Falyakon, Anka Kassabji, Alex Khalifa, André & Evan Lenox-Samour, Elias Rischmawi, Fares Rizk a.k.a. Sultana, Basyma Saad
[minna|منا]of us is a group exhibition co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA for both spaces, curated by Palestinian–Egyptian–Jordanian artist RIDIKKULUZ. The Arabic word منّا (minna) comes from the saying “minna wa finna” and is a preposition meaning “of us” or “from us.” To be minna is to be claimed by a group or community as a member, understood as part of an atmosphere of queer belonging.
Across the exhibition, artists pay homage to their lineages through acts of transmission, craft, and continuity of tradition — treating practice as both inheritance and offering. The artists’ work shares undercurrents of decolonizing archives, safeguarding endangered art forms, acknowledging a revolutionary landscape; and together posits a futurism that embraces identity as expansive and forever-forming
Public Programs:
[mother | أم ] tongue, Hamed Sinno, Hussein Omar, rand, Adam HajYahia
March 8, 7:30pm
[mother | أم ] of the house, Sultana, Rawya El Chab, Anya Kneez
March 15, 7:30pm
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, installation view, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: André & Evan Lenox-Samour, The Sky's Assault on the Reality of Men, 2026, mother-of-pearl (pearl oyster, abalone, and mussel shells), pigmented paper pulp, Anka Kassabji, Sandstorm, 2017, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Anka Kassabji, Sandstorm, 2017, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Anka Kassabji, Sandstorm, 2017, acrylic on canvas, Elias Rischmawi, Azooma, Beit Sahour, Palestine, 2019, digital print, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Anka Kassabji, Sandstorm, 2017, acrylic on canvas, Elias Rischmawi, Azooma, Beit Sahour, Palestine, 2019, digital print, Elias Rischmawi, Guardians of The Flock, San Fernando, Chile (1987), 2024, reproduction photography digital print, Elias Rischmawi, Shepperd’s Field, Beit Sahour, Palestine, (c.1910) reproduction photography digital print, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Elias Rischmawi, Azooma, Beit Sahour, Palestine, 2019, digital print, Elias Rischmawi, Guardians of The Flock, San Fernando, Chile (1987), 2024, reproduction photography digital print, Elias Rischmawi, Shepperd’s Field, Beit Sahour, Palestine, (c.1910) reproduction photography digital print, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, installation view, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, pictured: Alex Khalifa, Bust, 2023-2026, alabaster, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, pictured: Alex Khalifa, Bust, 2023-2026, alabaster, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Alex Khalifa, Bust, 2023-2026, alabaster, Anka Kassabji, Polluted, 2019, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, installation view, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: André & Evan Lenox-Samour, The Salmon’s Return (Awdat Al-Samak), 2019-2024, mother-of-pearl (pearl oyster and abalone shells), acrylic rods, bleached birch wood, André & Evan Lenox-Samour, The Sky's Assault on the Reality of Men, 2026, mother-of-pearl (pearl oyster, abalone, and mussel shells), pigmented paper pulp, Anka Kassabji, Sandstorm, 2017, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: André & Evan Lenox-Samour, The Salmon’s Return (Awdat Al-Samak), 2019-2024, mother-of-pearl (pearl oyster and abalone shells), acrylic rods, bleached birch wood, André & Evan Lenox-Samour, The Sky's Assault on the Reality of Men, 2026, mother-of-pearl (pearl oyster, abalone, and mussel shells), pigmented paper pulp, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, installation view, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Xaytun Ennasr, I Want the Land, Not the Sky, 2026, installation including plants, 6 colored pencil, watercolor, ink on paper drawings,
offset-printed poster on paper, ceramics, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, pictured: Xaytun Ennasr, Long Shadow, 2025, underglazed ceramic, 4 3⁄4 x 3 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄4 inches ceramics, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Xaytun Ennasr, I Want the Land, Not the Sky, 2026, installation including plants, 6 colored pencil, watercolor, ink on paper drawings,
offset-printed poster on paper, ceramics, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, pictured: Xaytun Ennasr, I Want the Land, Not the Sky, 2026, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, installation view, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, pictured: Anka Kassabji, Syrienne Delamer, 2026, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, installation view, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Fares Rizk a.k.a. Sultana, Date Night, 2018, acrylic on canvas, Fares Rizk a.k.a. Sultana, Knafeh, 2026, acrylic on canvas, Fares Rizk a.k.a. Sultana, Rêverie, 2026, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, pictured: Fares Rizk a.k.a. Sultana, Date Night, 2018, acrylic on canvas, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Basyma Saad, Congress of Idling Persons, 2021, 4K UHD video, 36 min, Photos by Studio Kukla
[minna | منا] of us, curated by RIDIKKULUZ, 2026, co-organized by PARTICIPANT INC and SALMA, NYC, installation view, pictured: Basyma Saad, Congress of Idling Persons, 2021, 4K UHD video, 36 min, Photos by Studio Kukla