A Tour of Spectral Imprints, ACAP 2012 with Curator Nat Muller
Abraaj Capital recently posted this private tour video of the exhibition with curator Nat Muller. Spectral Imprints refers to history, and how it takes us from the past, to the present, and into the future. All of these works deal in one way or another with historical narrative. Hit play to learn more!
The Great Reveal: Spectral Imprints Pt 1, Raed Yassin and Taysir Batniji
The projects from the 2012 Abraaj Capital Art Prize winners have been revealed at Art Dubai. Since I couldn’t make it, I’m reliant upon what’s coming up online to feed my curiosity. Thankfully, there are some great resources this year and I have been able to find some information and images. I will be sharing [...]
Thought Leaders on Contemporary Art from the Middle East: Nat Muller
If you are looking for a guide to enrich your understanding of artistic production in the Middle East, look no further than Nat Muller. She is an independent curator, critic, organizer, and cultural adviser in the EU. She is the author of countless articles and publications, her work informed by years of [...]
Abraaj Capital Art Prize Winner: Taysir Batniji
Born in Gaza in 1966, Taysir Batniji studied art at Al-Najah University in Nablus on the West Bank from 1985-92. In 1994 he was awarded a fellowship to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Bourges, France, where in 1997 he graduated with a DNSEP (Higher National Diploma in Plastic Expression). Since then he has divided [...]
Abraaj Capital Art Prize Winner: Risham Syed
Risham Syed’s practice critically focuses on the remains of cultural/historical inheritance and its perceived authenticity in present-day Pakistan. She received a BFA in Painting from the National College of Art, Lahore (1993) and an MA from the Royal College of Art, London (1996). Solo shows include: Lahore 2010, Rohtas Gallery, Lahore (2010), And the Rest [...]
Abraaj Capital Art Prize Winners: Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
The Doha Film Institute produced this video portrait of Joana and Khalil as part of I AM FILM. This is a great introduction to the duo, their projects, and raison d’être. Below, their full bio provided by Abraaj Capital Art Prize: Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige are Lebanese artists and filmmakers. For the last [...]
Dreams: My Art Dubai 2011 in Pictures
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” Yoko Ono My Art Dubai 2011 by C Donley Allababedi from christine donley on Vimeo. If you have any questions about the art, artists, or galleries, please leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer.
2012 Abraaj Capital Art Prize Winner: Raed Yassin Audio/Visual/Fantasmical
Images from Yassin’s My Space Page, where you can hear samples of his solo music projects. Raed Yassin is a solo artist and part of an art collective, he is also a musician with several projects, runs a record label, organizes a music festival, and god only knows what else. According to Kaelen Wilson-Goldie [...]
2012 Abraaj Capital Art Prize Winner: Wael Shawky
This is the first in a series of posts about the winners of the 2012 Abraaj Capital Art Prize, to be unveiled at Art Dubai in March. For an introduction to the Art Prize, please see the tab Abraaj Art Prize on the menu. There you will find in addition to the introduction, links to [...]
New Artists, New Ideas, Art Dubai 2012
Every January, my thoughts turn to shimmering sands, 74 galleries from around the globe, an exciting line up of art events happening across Dubai and the Gulf region, and a super-swank meeting of art luvahs from every corner of the planet, looking for their fix of art and ideas from the Middle East, North Africa, [...]