Ein Dialog zwischen dem Modernen
und dem Zeitgenössischen

Eine der drei Eröffnungsausstellungen des Mathaf: Arabisches Museum Moderner Kunst

30. Dezember 2010 - 28. Mai 2011

Ort: Al-Riwaq Kunstraum,
Ausstellungshalle auf dem Gelände des Museums Islamischer Kunst

Kuratorin: Nada Shabout

Künstler:

Dia Azzawi
* 1939 Bagdad, Irak. Lebt in London, Vereinigtes Königreich.
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Farid Belkahia
* 1934 Marrakesch, Marokko; lebt dort.
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Ahmed Nawar
* 1945 Gharbiya, Ägypten. Lebt in Kairo, Ägypten.
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Ibrahim el-Salahi
* 1930 Omdurman, Sudan. Lebt in Oxford, Vereinigtes Königreich.
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Hassan Sharif
* 1951 Dubai, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; lebt dort.
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The exhibition presents five major artists whose careers have spanned the years from modern to contemporary art. From each of these artists, there is also a new work commissioned by Mathaf shown in the context of existing works by the artists from the Museum's collection.

The exhibition honors the lives and careers of these artists, who have forged and promoted modern art in their respective countries and remain influential today. Because Arabism was a major factor in the maturation of modern art from the Arab world when they came of age, their work has sometimes manifested a search for cultural identity and a desire to preserve cultural distinctiveness. At the same time, these artists have never sacrificed aesthetic growth, or abandoned the existential quest for understanding the modern self.

In speaking of the artists, Shabout said, "All five have challenged many social conventions and on various occasions pushed the envelope of what was permitted publicly. We hope that Interventions will be the first of a number of exhibitions that will recognize key achievements in constructing the history of modern art from the Arab world, and that will provide spaces for writing this history."

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