[minna|منا]^{of us}
Curated by RIDIKKULUZ
Text by Edwin Nasr
February 1 – March 15, 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