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Review of the Land Day Monument

Lucy Gellman | May 17th, 2021 Art Council of Greater New Haven Excerpt from Article covering Palestine Cultural Week at the Palestine Museum USA: Abed Abdi and Gershon Knispel’s Memorial Sarcophagus for the Six Martyrs To The Day of The Land rises from the ground in aluminum and grey cement, heavy from the moment a viewer...

May 17, 2021ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInScholarly Reflections About Abed Abdi

Group Exhibition: Reflections, Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa / The British Museum

Exhibition / 11 Feb 2021 – 15 Aug 2021, London, British Museum, Room 90 Supported by The Contemporary and Modern Middle Eastern Art (CaMMEA) acquisitions group This display weaves together a rich tapestry of artistic expression from artists born in, or connected to, countries from Iran to Morocco. With drawings by artists trained everywhere from...

February 25, 2021ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInExhibitions, Group Exhibitions

Book: British Museum / Reflections, Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa

Included in the book: Abed Abdi’s Artwork “Refugees” A richly illustrated book of contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa drawn from the British Museum’s permanent collection Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa brings together an extraordinary collection of work from the British Museum for the first time. The contemporary art of...

February 6, 2021ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInReviews, Scholarly Reflections About Abed Abdi

Abed Abdi and Hungarian President Árpád Göncz: A Gift That Endures

In the 1990s, Palestinian artist Abed Abdi had the honor of meeting Hungary’s first democratically elected president, Árpád Göncz (in office 1990–2000) gonczarpad.hu+11en.wikipedia.org+11teraz.sk+11. During Göncz’s presidency, Abdi gifted him a special limited-edition silk-screen print, which was installed in the presidential residence as a lasting token of their cultural exchange. Following the passing of President Göncz...

November 21, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInAbed Abdi News

Auction: Sotheby’s / London: 20th Century Art / Middle East (2020 October)

The 20th Century Art / Middle East sale (20- 27 October 2020) will feature a stunning selection of works from the most sought after artists from the modern era to the contemporary period. We are thrilled to present a carefully selected and diverse cohort of masterworks from the region, including works by formidable Iranian Masters,...

October 21, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInExhibitions, Group Exhibitions

Selections / The Diary of An Artist in Interesting Times

Abed Abdi interviewed by Selections art magazine Taking up this issue’s theme of ‘The Diary of an Artist in Confinement Interesting Times’, Selections invited artists to share their thoughts on work, art and life in general since the beginning of the year. We guided them with the following questions: What image(s) illustrate(s) 2020 for you...

October 8, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInAbed Abdi press archive, Reviews

Sotheby’s first online-only auction for 20th century Middle Eastern art defies COVID-19 to net $2.6m

Success of auction house’s category sale signals hope for sector, confidence in ME art amid virus pandemic DUBAI: A month ago, no one would have imagined that their existence would soon be relegated to the place that they call home. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The world has had to learn...

April 4, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInAbed Abdi News

Abed Abdi in Sotheby’s first online-only auction for 20th century Middle Eastern art defies COVID-19

Success of auction house’s category sale signals hope for sector, confidence in ME art amid virus pandemic Updated 02 April 2020, Arab News DUBAI: A month ago, no one would have imagined that their existence would soon be relegated to the place that they call home. The world has had to learn a lot, and...

April 2, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInAbed Abdi News, Reviews

Auction: Sotheby’s / London: 20th Century Art / Middle East (2020 March)

Taking place alongside the Modern & Contemporary African Art sale, the 20th Century Art / Middle East sale will feature the rarest and most sought-after artists from the modern era to the contemporary period. We are delighted to present a cohort of works spanning an array of countries and regions rarely seen, including paintings by...

February 27, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInExhibitions, Group Exhibitions

Everything you need to know about Art Dubai 2020

The upcoming art festival is training its lens on maestros of modernism from the MENASA regionBy Nolan LewisPhotography by Art Dubai24 February 2020(Left) MF Husain, untitled, 1969, Mixed Media on paper laid on board, 20 x 25 in, Courtesy: Eye For Art Houston. (Right) Bedri Rahmi Eyüboglu, Pomfred Kemenche Player, 1970, 104x67cm, Courtesy: Anna LaudelIn...

February 26, 2020ByAbed Abdi's Online Art ArchiveInExhibitions, Group Exhibitions

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