Posts tagged Arab Art

The film Sanctity tells the story of Areej, a young, pregnant Saudi widow, who will do anything to protect her unborn child. Kamel not only wrote and directed the film, she also played the leading role. It was shot on location in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is her second film. Igal Avidan met her in Berlin and asked her about women’s rights and film-making in a country that has no cinemas.

The film Sanctity tells the story of Areej, a young, pregnant Saudi widow, who will do anything to protect her unborn child. Kamel not only wrote and directed the film, she also played the leading role. It was shot on location in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is her second film. Igal Avidan met her in Berlin and asked her about women’s rights and film-making in a country that has no cinemas.

A New Middle Eastern Art Centre for London Middle Eastern art is gathering momentum in the capital. Tate’s acquisition committee, and the numerous exhibitions dedicated to artists from the region, are but a few signs of the trend. Now Edge of Arabia, a staunch promoter of the Middle East’s artistic production, and its sister education charity Crossway Foundation, are moving up a gear. After four years under the roof of London’s Arab British Centre, they will inaugurate their new venue at TESTBED 1, in Battersea, on March 7. The 4000 sq. ft, Will Alsop-designed premises feature a 4000 sq. ft gallery, as well as a research library and space to host screenings, workshops, and performances. It will be inaugurated by “It’s a project,” a multi-media exhibition showcasing the organization’s activities since Stapleton’s first meeting with the future co-founders. In the next few months, collaborations with guest curators are not excluded. “We want to reach out to London audiences, invite them to engage with the emerging Middle East art scene,” said Stapleton. by Coline Milliard Testbed 1, a cavernous studio and exhibition space for artists, inventors and scientists - creative space co-run by the architect, Will Alsop

A New Middle Eastern Art Centre for London

Middle Eastern art is gathering momentum in the capital. Tate’s acquisition committee, and the numerous exhibitions dedicated to artists from the region, are but a few signs of the trend. Now Edge of Arabia, a staunch promoter of the Middle East’s artistic production, and its sister education charity Crossway Foundation, are moving up a gear. After four years under the roof of London’s Arab British Centre, they will inaugurate their new venue at TESTBED 1, in Battersea, on March 7.

The 4000 sq. ft, Will Alsop-designed premises feature a 4000 sq. ft gallery, as well as a research library and space to host screenings, workshops, and performances. It will be inaugurated by “It’s a project,” a multi-media exhibition showcasing the organization’s activities since Stapleton’s first meeting with the future co-founders. In the next few months, collaborations with guest curators are not excluded. “We want to reach out to London audiences, invite them to engage with the emerging Middle East art scene,” said Stapleton.

by Coline Milliard

Testbed 1, a cavernous studio and exhibition space for artists, inventors and scientists - creative space co-run by the architect, Will Alsop

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“Arabic Graffiti” brings together artists, graffiti writers and typographers from the Middle East and around the world who merge Arabic calligraphy with the art of graffiti writing, street art and urban culture. In addition to a rich assortment of photos featuring Arabic graffiti and street art styles, it includes essays by distinguished authors and scene experts, in which they explore the traditional elements, modern approaches, and the socio-political and cultural backgrounds which have shaped Arabic graffiti movements in the Middle East. “Arabic Graffiti” curated and authored by Lebanese typographer Pascal Zoghbi and graffiti writer and publisher Stone aka Don Karl, is an extensive and valuable reference on contemporary graffiti, urban calligraphy and type design in the realm of Arabic letters.

“Arabic Graffiti” brings together artists, graffiti writers and typographers from the Middle East and around the world who merge Arabic calligraphy with the art of graffiti writing, street art and urban culture. In addition to a rich assortment of photos featuring Arabic graffiti and street art styles, it includes essays by distinguished authors and scene experts, in which they explore the traditional elements, modern approaches, and the socio-political and cultural backgrounds which have shaped Arabic graffiti movements in the Middle East. “Arabic Graffiti” curated and authored by Lebanese typographer Pascal Zoghbi and graffiti writer and publisher Stone aka Don Karl, is an extensive and valuable reference on contemporary graffiti, urban calligraphy and type design in the realm of Arabic letters.

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Sajjil means‘Act of Recording’ and it brings together over 200 artworks from Mathaf’s extensive collection. Here you will find turning-points in artistic thought as it evolved in the Arab world during the century leading up to the 1990s.

Sajjil means‘Act of Recording’ and it brings together over 200 artworks from Mathaf’s extensive collection. Here you will find turning-points in artistic thought as it evolved in the Arab world during the century leading up to the 1990s.

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Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, this is an extensive look over some of the names who have shaped the contemporary Arab art scene in the past 10 years. Each of the works featured were commissioned specifically for the exhibition, and Told, Untold Retold, for this, is certainly an ambitious collection.

Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, this is an extensive look over some of the names who have shaped the contemporary Arab art scene in the past 10 years. Each of the works featured were commissioned specifically for the exhibition, and Told, Untold Retold, for this, is certainly an ambitious collection.

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