Venue:
Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo Polignac
Dorsoduro 870
Access:
Vaporetto station Accademia - 1 minute walk
Edge of Arabia
Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia
5 June - 2 August 2009
Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm
Closed on Monday
Press Preview: 5 June, 4 pm
VIP Opening: 5 June, 8 pm
Head Curator: Stephen Stapleton
Director, Offscreen Education Programme
Co-Curators:
Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri,
Abdulnasser Gharem
Artists:
Shadia & Raja Alem
* Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Sisters, live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Paris, France.
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Manal Al-Dowayan
* 1973 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; lives there.
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Abdulnasser Gharem
* 1973 Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; lives there.
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Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri
* 1979 Tabouk, Saudi Arabia. Lives in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
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Maha Malluh
* Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; lives there.
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Faisal Samra
* 1956 Bahrain; familiy of Saudi Arabian origin. Lives in Bahrain.
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Ayman Yossri Daydban
* 1966 Palestinian with Jordanian nationality. Lives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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The works of the Saudi contemporary artists featured in Edge of Arabia in Venice explore the complex and diverse reality of 21st century life in Saudi Arabia, combining installation, performance and a variety of other media with a multidisciplinary approach to artistic practice. In its outlook and range, the works are as much personal or domestic as they are geopolitical.
The exhibition deconstructs misconceptions concerning Saudi Arabia, by presenting a series of reflections on local identity, the environment, individual (re)constructions of the past, and our 21st century engagement with the future. Edge of Arabia in Venice provides a unique and unpredictable perspective on the hitherto little-known contemporary art culture of Saudi Arabia.
More information, contacts, sponsors:
>> Press release
Website: www.edgeofarabia.com
Organizer:
Offscreen Education Programme
See also on this website:
The Future of a Promise. Venice Biennale 2011
Pan-Arab exhibition of contemporary art, including works by 21 artists. Curator: Lina Lazaar. Magazzini del Sale, No. 262. Collateral event of the 54th Venice Biennale.
Edge of Arabia: Terminal, 2011
Art from Saudi Arabia, curated in Dubai by Bashar Al Shroogi, guiding the viewer through a real-life airport experience.
Edge of Arabia
Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia. Nafas Art Magazine, November 2008
Abdulnasser Gharem
Performances and installations in Saudi Arabia with social, ecological and political concerns. By Henry Hemming. In: Nafas Art Magazine, Nov. 2008
Ahmed Mater
The artist and curator is a key figure in the emerging experimental art scene in Saudi Arabia. By Henry Hemming. In: Nafas Art Magazine, Nov. 2008
Saudi Arabia in Nafas
Articles on the contemporary arts of Saudi Arabia in the Nafas Art Magazine, including exhibitions, artists & artwork, events, etc.
Saudi Arabia - Artist's Index
All the artists from Saudi Arabia in Universes in Universe and Nafas Art Magazine.
