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Silk Highway 21C
8th November - 30th November 2013 An exhibition curated by Brahim Alaoui Worklist “21st C – SILK HIGHWAY” recalls trade along the ancient Silk Road that, since ancient times, has linked China and the Middle East and thereby fostered an intense movement of people, material and ideas. The "21st C - SILK HIGHWAY" curated by Brahim Allaoui, presents a selection of contemporary Arab artists including : Halim Al Karim (Irak), Mahmud Al Obaidi (Irak), Zoulikha Bouabdellah (Algeria), Ali Chirri (Lebanon), Mohamed El Baz (Morocco), Mounir Fatmi (Morocco), Youssef Nabil (Egypt) et Faisal Samra (Saudi Arabia). The changes that have occurred in Asia and the Middle East since the coming of the era of globalization have contributed to the emergence of vibrant arts scenes that have changed the geography of art and which today are trying to create new bridges between each other. Contemporary Arab artists are participating in this by taking up an aesthetic of communication or through practicing cultural nomadism. Together, they are exploring new territories, confronting alterity and participating in the emergence of a modernity of multiple and universal resonances. The "21st C - SILK HIGHWAY" exhibition will offer a selection of this recent artistic output including paintings, sculptures, photographs and installations. As many works echoing the artists’ cultural interferences, their evolving world and their creative potential. ABOUT BRAHIM ALAOUI Brahim Alaoui, art historian and curator. Both his writing and the exhibitions he organized, Brahim Alaoui is one of the few mediators establishing a connection between a living contemporary art in the Arab world and the European and international art scene. YALLAY Gallery Unit 3C Yally Building 6 Yip Fat Street Wong Chuk Hang Hong Kong +852 3575 9417 info@yallay.net PRESS CONTACTS Sylvia Beder +33 1 42 18 09 42 sylvia@sylviabeder.com www.sylviabeder.com |
MOHAMMED ELBAZ MOROCCO
Love Supreme Bricoler l'incurable 2011 Photograph on plexiglass 120 x 120 cm, Ed. of 2 |
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