Common Grounds
Athr Gallery, Makkah, Jeddah, 02/12/2015 - 05/17/2015
ABOUT
The rising cities of the Gulf region on the one hand and conflicts in the Middle East that are carried out in the public arena on the other are ever-recurring themes of media coverage. Both in terms of their content and through their manipulative aesthetic the often extreme images shape our western view of the region.
The exhibition counters these images with artistic works that show a different, more multifarious approach to reflecting on social conditions. For it is also possible to perceive the change in this region as a re-structuring of the global order. Ultramodern urban construction and mass demonstrations are subjects that point to tradition and global aspirations. There is a noticeable expansion of artistic image-making to include overriding themes: that is, space itself and the features and possibilities of public space, as the individual positions him- or herself within society which sets limits and defines maneuvering room, both literally and figuratively.
Featuring Artists: Abbas Akhavan, Parastou Forouhar, Babak Golkar, Dor Guez, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Hazem Harb, Susan Hefuna, Bouchra Khalili, Sophia Al Maria, Ahmed Materand Nasser Al Salem.
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The rising cities of the Gulf region on the one hand and conflicts in the Middle East that are carried out in the public arena on the other are ever-recurring themes of media coverage. Both in terms of their content and through their manipulative aesthetic the often extreme images shape our western view of the region.
The exhibition counters these images with artistic works that show a different, more multifarious approach to reflecting on social conditions. For it is also possible to perceive the change in this region as a re-structuring of the global order. Ultramodern urban construction and mass demonstrations are subjects that point to tradition and global aspirations. There is a noticeable expansion of artistic image-making to include overriding themes: that is, space itself and the features and possibilities of public space, as the individual positions him- or herself within society which sets limits and defines maneuvering room, both literally and figuratively.
Featuring Artists: Abbas Akhavan, Parastou Forouhar, Babak Golkar, Dor Guez, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Hazem Harb, Susan Hefuna, Bouchra Khalili, Sophia Al Maria, Ahmed Materand Nasser Al Salem.
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