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Yallay Gallery presents COME ON, LET’S GO!, an exhibition on the diverse practice of contemporary art from China and the Middle East to to mark the culmination of its four-year tenancy in Hong Kong. Featuring the work of Mohammed Elbaz, Rokni Haerizadeh, Khosrow Hassanzedeh, Mustafa Horsan, Halim Al Karim, Li Shurui, MetalKlinik, Abdullah Murad, Mahmudi Al Obaidi, Mouneer al Sharaani, Ebru Uygun, Xu Qu and Fadi Yazigi, the exhibition’s title translates the gallery’s name—Yallay—from Arabic, meaning ‘come on’ or 'let’s go'. Yallay Gallery opened in 2013 under the directive to spotlight the unsung artistic talent from China and the Middle East—regions under-represenested in the global market—from Hong Kong, the de facto centre of Asian–Western art exchange.
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LI Shurui
Polar Light No.3 2010 Acrylic on canvas 240 x 180 cm 
Halim Al Karim
Hidden Love 1 (green) 2009 Photograph Lambda print 170 x 120 cm Ed. of 5 + 2 AP 
Rokni Haerizadeh
Faun’s Head / In the foliage a green jewel box spotted with gold / In the uncertain foliage covered / With magnificent flowers where sleeps the kiss, / Alive and breaking through the exquisite tapestry, / A terrified faun shows his two eyes / And bites the red flowers with his white teeth: / Stained and reddened like old wine / His lips burst in laughter under the branches. / And when he has fled—like a squirrel— / His laughter still trembles on each leaf / And we can see frightened by a bullfinch / The Golden Kiss of the Wood, as it meditates 2015-16 Gouache, watercolour and gesso on paper 29.7 x 42 cm 
Rokni Haerizadeh
Faun’s Head / In the foliage a green jewel box spotted with gold / In the uncertain foliage covered / With magnificent flowers where sleeps the kiss, / Alive and breaking through the exquisite tapestry, / A terrified faun shows his two eyes / And bites the red flowers with his white teeth: / Stained and reddened like old wine / His lips burst in laughter under the branches. / And when he has fled—like a squirrel— / His laughter still trembles on each leaf / And we can see frightened by a bullfinch / The Golden Kiss of the Wood, as it meditates 2015-16 Gouache, watercolour and gesso on paper 29.7 x 42 cm 
XU Qu
Currency War Series Oman 100 (New) 2014 Acrylic on canvas 158 x 150 cm 
Khosrow Hassanzedeh
Ya Ali Madad 2008 - 09 Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas 180 x 225 cm 
Abdullah Murad
Untitled 2007 Mixed media on canvas 108 x 99 cm 
Nobuaki Takekawa
Modern Cavity 2013 Watercolor, joss paper on paper 61 x 50 cm |
Ebru Uygun
Untitled 2013 Acrylic and mix media on canvas 160 x 130 cm 
Halim Al Karim
Hidden Love 1 (blue) 2009 Photograph Lambda print 170 x 120 cm Ed. of 5 + 2 AP 
Rokni Haerizadeh
Faun’s Head / In the foliage a green jewel box spotted with gold / In the uncertain foliage covered / With magnificent flowers where sleeps the kiss, / Alive and breaking through the exquisite tapestry, / A terrified faun shows his two eyes / And bites the red flowers with his white teeth: / Stained and reddened like old wine / His lips burst in laughter under the branches. / And when he has fled—like a squirrel— / His laughter still trembles on each leaf / And we can see frightened by a bullfinch / The Golden Kiss of the Wood, as it meditates 2015-16 Gouache, watercolour and gesso on paper 29.7 x 42 cm 
Rokni Haerizadeh
Artist Book ‘Reign of Winter’ Embossed case with hand-painted cover, including ten paintings on paper, essay by Negar Azimi and certificate signed by the artist. Example pages illustrated, each book contains a unique set of ten paintings 
Mouneer al Sharaani
Calligraphy 2009 Gouache on paper 103 x 73 cm 
Rokni Haerizadeh
A Surfer and Two Octopus Ballad Chanters 2008 Oil on canvas 150 x 200 cm 
Mahmud Al Obaidi
Title (Thus has been Censored) 2009 - 10 Acrylic on canvas 150 x 150 cm 
:mentalKlinik
Liar (DUO) - 1103 Glass, micro-layered polyester films, anodized aluminium, liquid polymer resin 2011 Each 123 x 123 cm |
Fadi Yazigi
Floating Figures 2005 Acrylic on canvas 200 x 140 cm 
Mustafa Horasan
Labyrinth of the Icelandic Love Corporation 2012 Oil on canvas 200 x 170 cm 
Rokni Haerizadeh
Faun’s Head / In the foliage a green jewel box spotted with gold / In the uncertain foliage covered / With magnificent flowers where sleeps the kiss, / Alive and breaking through the exquisite tapestry, / A terrified faun shows his two eyes / And bites the red flowers with his white teeth: / Stained and reddened like old wine / His lips burst in laughter under the branches. / And when he has fled—like a squirrel— / His laughter still trembles on each leaf / And we can see frightened by a bullfinch / The Golden Kiss of the Wood, as it meditates 2015-16 Gouache, watercolour and gesso on paper 29.7 x 42 cm 
XU Qu
Currency War Series Oman 100 (Old) 2014 Acrylic on canvas 158 x 150 cm 
Mouneer al Sharaani
Calligraphy 2009 Gouache on paper 103 x 73 cm 
Abdullah Murad
Abstract Composition 2010 Oil on canvas 150 x 200 cm 
Mohammed Elbaz
Love Sculpture Bricoler l’incurable 2011 Photograph on plexiglass 120 x 120 cm Ed. of 2 |