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taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s explores mid20thcentury abstract artom north ica west asia and the arab diasporaa vast geographic expanse that epasses diverse cultural ethnic linguistic and religious backgrounds. comprising nearly 90 works by artistsom countries including algeria egypt iraq jordan kuwait lebanon morocco palestine qatar sudan syria tunisia and the united arab emirates uae the exhibition is drawnom the .
taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s explores midtwentiethcentury abstract artom north ica west asia and the arab diasporaa vast geographic expanse that epasses diverse cultures ethnicities languages and religions. comprising nearly ny works by artistsom countries including algeria egypt iraq jordan kuwait lebanon morocco palestine qatar sudan syria tunisia and the united arab emirates uae the exhibition is drawnom the .

taking shape abstraction from the arab world 1950s taking shape abstraction from the arab world 1950s1980s review a history of flux and formation running through the exhibition is a vibrant interplay among numerous sources and voices.

taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s. feb 2020. by sahar khraibani. saloua raouda choucair interform 1960. wood 23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches. collection of the barjeel art foundation sharjah uae. in the spring of 1964 the beirutbased panarab cultural journal hiwar featured a portfolio of abstract paintings m between 1959 to 1964 by egyptian artist fouad kamel.

taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s writing in 1964 the algerian painter mohammed khadda 19301991 ntified that day in 1910 when the russian artist wassily kandinsky created the first nonrepresentational work as marking the birth of nonfigurative or abstract painting. note for the sake of consistency i have used the exhibition curators transliteration of artists names. published in rvolution .

taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s taking shape traces the emergence andvelopment of abstraction in the arab world through paintings and sculpture datingom the 1950s through the 1980s. drawnom the collection of the barjeel art foundation in sharjah united arab emirates this book features nearly ny works by a

taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s explores thevelopment of abstraction in the arab world via paintings sculpture and works on paper datingom the 1950s through the 1980s.

taking shape barjeel art foundation taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s explores mid20thcentury abstract artom north ica west asia and the arab diasporaa vast geographic expanse that epasses diverse cultural ethnic linguistic and religious backgrounds.

taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s explores thevelopment of abstraction in the arab world via paintings sculpture and works on paper datingom the 1950s through the 1980s. by looking critically at the history and historiography of mid20th century abstraction the exhibition consrs artom north ica and west asia as integral to the discourse on global mrnism.

home grey art gallery taking shape abstractionom the arab world 1950s1980s january 14march 13 2020. programs. program calendar. stay tuned for uing programs. collections. the grey art gallery guardian to the new york university art collection was foud in 1975 and incls approximately 5000 objects.