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Art Dubai 2020

Hailing from Haifa, Palestinian artist Abed Abdi (b. 1942 / Gallery One, Ramallah) is a leading voice of his generation, and will be included with a concentrated collection of significant paintings, etchings, and works on paper mostly from the 1950s and 1960s that showcase his profound engagement with the Palestinian plight. source: Spotlight on Art Dubai...
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Group Exhibition: Masters of Palestinian Art / Bartók 1 Gallery Budapest

International Art Colony and Bartók 1 Gallery are proud to present: 15 Masters of Contemporary Palestinian Art A selection of 40 artworks, all created in Hungary at the International Art Colony, during the special focus art residencies “ 7 Masters of Palestinian Art” (season 1, 2 and 3). (i.e., between the years 2016 and today)....
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Sotheby’s London

Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts / Mittlerer Osten Exhibition Times: London Fri, 26 Apr 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST Sun, 28 Apr 19 | 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM BST Mon, 29 Apr 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST Tue, 30 Apr 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST 34-35...
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Zugehörigkeit / Dubai

March 19 – 27 2019 / Building 5/ Dubai Design District Curators: Rula Alami and Nadine Khoury In the wake of the study of modern Arab culture and the development of visual arts in the Middle East, Palestinian art is being (re)discovered and given back its legitimacy as a full-fledged culture. The challenge is high...
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Group Exhibition: “Belonging” / Dubai Design District

March 19 – 27 2019 / Building 5/ Dubai Design District Curators: Rula Alami and Nadine Khoury In the wake of the study of modern Arab culture and the development of visual arts in the Middle East, Palestinian art is being (re)discovered and given back its legitimacy as a full-fledged culture. The challenge is high...
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Auction: Sotheby’s London / 20th Century Art – Middle East (2019)

Exhibition Times: London Fri, 26 Apr 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST Sun, 28 Apr 19 | 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM BST Mon, 29 Apr 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST Tue, 30 Apr 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST 34-35 New Bond StreetLondon W1A 2AAUK +44 20...
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Group Exhibition: “Third Identity” @ Contemporary Art Platform / Kuwait

Six emerging and established artists of Al Dakhel, meaning Palestinians of the Interior. Al Dakhel sub-groups include Muslim Arabs, Christian Arabs and Druze, all whose roots are traced to historic Palestine and who live today on / close to their land, as both Palestinians and citizens of Israel. It is the first time that Al...
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Solo Exhibition: “Memory Drawers” @ Cabri

On Saturday, November 24, a solo exhibition by Abed Abdi, one of the leading Palestinian-Israeli artists, opens at the Arab-Jewish cooperative gallery in Kabri. Abdi is known as an artist and print artist who combines Arabic-local iconography and lyrical abstraction. During the 1970s and ’80s, Abdi was a social activist and member of the Communist...
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Group Exhibition: “1948”@ Haifa City Museum

Opening: 01 December 2018Closing: 28 April 2019 The dramatic change undergone by Haifa in the 1948 war still resonates in the city’s urban space, its buildings, residents, and cultural-historic climate. This exhibition seeks to present the many aspects of that fateful year. In an attempt to avoid imposing one single narrative, we sought to search...
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In Controversial New Exhibit ‘1948,’ Fusing Palestinian and Jewish Narratives

A Haifa art show presents work by both Jews and Palestinians depicting the ongoing trauma of the 1948 war Naama Riba, Haaretz The festive decorations adorning Ben-Gurion Boulevard outside the Haifa City Museum stand in contrast to the deep wound at the heart of the new art exhibition within. “1948” is a display of works...
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