Moataz Nasr
Cairo Walk
2006
Photograph mounted on aluminum
40 x 40cm (each)
Rula Halawani
Intimacy
2004
Reem Al GhaithDubai: What's Left of Her Land?2008
11Mixed media installationDimensions variable
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji
The House that My Father Built, (once upon a time) 2010
Multimedia installation (painting, photograph, clothes, animation film)
Atfal Ahdath
Take me to this place: I want to do the memories
2010-11
Photography, sound, video, mixed media
Maha Mustafa
Black Fountain
2008-
Mixed media installation
Ahmed Mater
Magnetism
2012
Meera Huraiz
Gladiator
2010
Tarek Al-Ghoussein
Untitled 23 (D Series)
2008-09
Osama Esid
Pepsi and Coca Cola (from the Cairo Street Workers series)
2006
Digital print
Pepsi and Coca Cola (from the Cairo Street Workers series)
2006
Digital print
Mounira Al Solh
Rawane's Song
2006
Video
7 min.
Rawane's Song
2006
Video
7 min.
Adel Abidin
I'm Sorry
2008
Sound installation (light box, plexiglass, wood, light bulb, wiring)
I'm Sorry
2008
Sound installation (light box, plexiglass, wood, light bulb, wiring)
Akram Zaatari
Saida June 6, 1982 -showing camera movements
2006-09
Composite image, C-print
112 x 210cm
Saida June 6, 1982 -showing camera movements
2006-09
Composite image, C-print
112 x 210cm
Zena el Khalil
Peace Will Guide the Planets and Love Will Steer the Stars
2010
Acrylic paint on canvas, fabric, glitter, kuffiyeh cloth, bead, sequin, feather, photocopy, insulation board in gold leaf frame
183 x 215 x 19 cm
Peace Will Guide the Planets and Love Will Steer the Stars
2010
Acrylic paint on canvas, fabric, glitter, kuffiyeh cloth, bead, sequin, feather, photocopy, insulation board in gold leaf frame
183 x 215 x 19 cm
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
Postcards of war (from the Wonder Beirut series)
1997/2012
Postcard
10.5 x 14.8 cm (each, set of 18)
Ebtisam Abdulaziz
Re-Mapping
2010
White acrylic shape, LED light, aluminum sheet, white wooden base
Re-Mapping
2010
White acrylic shape, LED light, aluminum sheet, white wooden base
Mohammed Kazem
Window 2003-2005
2003-05
Digital print on light box (set of 14), engraved acrylic plate, video
Dimensions variable
Window 2003-2005
2003-05
Digital print on light box (set of 14), engraved acrylic plate, video
Dimensions variable
All eyes are now on the contemporary artists of the Arab world
From lifestyles to identity, the rapidly transforming Arab world possesses a diversity of cultures that cannot be overstated. And the traditions, religion, customs and aesthetics that constitute that diversity are vividly reflected in the work of the region's artists.
In the last few years, many exhibitions of contemporary art from the Arab world have been held globally, and within the region itself there are indications that the art industry is maturing, with Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art opening in Doha (Qatar) in 2010, and branches of the Louvre and the Guggenheim Museum now under construction in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). "Arab Express" introducing the artworks by 34 artists from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding Arab countries, is the first exhibition of its kind ever to be held in Japan.
In the last few years, many exhibitions of contemporary art from the Arab world have been held globally, and within the region itself there are indications that the art industry is maturing, with Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art opening in Doha (Qatar) in 2010, and branches of the Louvre and the Guggenheim Museum now under construction in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). "Arab Express" introducing the artworks by 34 artists from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding Arab countries, is the first exhibition of its kind ever to be held in Japan.
This exhibition commemorates the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Kingdom of Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates; as well as the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
| Curated by: | Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum) Kondo Kenichi (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum) |
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PARTICIPATING ARTISTS * in an alphabetical order
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