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Abed Abdi's Online Art Archive

Auction: Qatar / Modern and Contemporary Art

80 Year of Art from the Arab Region Abed Abdi is one of the most important Palestinian artists.Born into a long-standing Haifa family in 1942, his motherand siblings were uprooted from their home in 1948, whilehis father remained in Haifa. After three years of wanderingbetween Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and Syria,they were allowed back...
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Auction: Millon Paris / Contemporary Art of the Middle East

MIDDLE-EAST Art Moderne & Contemporain du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique du nord[Paris, hôtel drouot][vente en préparation, contactez-nous] jeudi 16 décembre 2021 14:30 Salle V.V I 3, rue Rossini i 75009 Paris i 1990 75009 Paris View Catalog
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Group Exhibition – A People by the Sea: Narratives of the Palestinian Coast / The Palestinian Museum

September 2021 – September 2022Guest curator: Inass YassinAssistant curator: Ahmad Al-Aqra’ A People by the Sea: Narratives of the Palestinian Coast sheds light on the history of the Palestinian coast. It considers possible futures by reviewing and reflecting on past experiences. Starting from the mid-18th century and ending in 1948, the exhibition allows for a...
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Memorial Monument at the Grave of Dr. Ramzi As’ad designed by Abed Abdi

This memorial monument was designed in 2022 by artist Abed Abdi and sculpted by Hatem Oweidah of Sajur, in honor of Dr. Ramzi Tufik As’ad—a distinguished Palestinian-American physician born in Nazareth in 1942 and raised in Haifa. Dr. Ramzi As’ad was among the first Arab students admitted to a major medical school in Jerusalem, and...
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Barjeel Art Foundation adds more than 30 artworks to its collection

Another highlight is a 1961 work by Palestinian artist Abed Abdi titled Refugees, a muted painting of displaced figures trekking across a grey landscape. Born in Haifa, Abdi also works in graphic design and sculpture, though he is most known for his depictions of the Palestinian occupation.
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Opinion | Israel’s Moment of Truth Is Approaching – Will It Choose to Be Jewish or Democratic?

Gideon Levy Jun. 27, 2021 12:31 AM HAARETZ NEWSPAPER On Wednesday, we’ll know whether the Knesset wants a state that is Jewish or democratic. The Knesset has no other choice but one of these two. Israel has no other real choice except one – one alone – of these two possibilities. It can’t be both,...
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After Israel’s Jewish-Arab Unrest, Haifa Museum Opens ‘Exhibition of Healing’

Huge new show celebrates museum’s 70th anniversary and includes works of 128 Israeli and Palestinian artists. Palestinian artist Abed Abdi stands in front of his painting “Refugees Waiting for Their Return” (2018) at the Haifa Museum of Art. (Gil Mezuman) (The Media Line) When he first set out to organize a large-scale exhibition of Israeli...
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Group Exhibition: The Haifa Way / Haifa Museum of Art

The Haifa Way: 70th Anniversary of Haifa Museum of Art Opening: Friday, 18.06.21, 10:00 Closing: Saturday, 01.01.22 curator: Dr. Kobi Ben-Meir Haifa Museum of Art, one of the first museums established in Israel, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. A museum’s material heritage is embodied in its collection, in the works it purchased and...
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Solo Exhibition / Balqees Art Gallery

Abed Abdi: Dialogue with the presence of the place Opening June 5, 2021 , Balqees Art Gallery, Arayes street, old town, Nazareth
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Solo Exhibition: Challenging the Pandemic / Art Colony

Abed Abdi solo exhibition International Art Colony Ever since the Covid19 pandemic struck humanity, which has disrupted our lives in so many ways, people all over the world have been looking for answers, trying to understand how and why we got into this mess. Others have been trying to respond to the plague, constructing their...
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