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RAMALLAH ART FAIR

RAMALLAH ART FAIR  06 DECEMBER 2021 - 15 FEBRUARY 2022 After the success of the first edition last year, Zawyeh Gallery launches 6 December 2021 the second edition of Ramallah Art Fair. This year the show is organized with wider participation amongst artists. The art fair includes over 150 artworks; some were created recently or...
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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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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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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Recent Works

A Closed Horizon by Abed Abdi, showing two shadows standing before a territory enclosed by barbed wire.
A Fragile Shelter by Abed Abdi, showing a mother holding her three children inside a refugee tent amid destruction in Gaza.
A Cry Without Words by Abed Abdi, depicting a young man in a Gaza refugee camp with wide-open eyes and mouth expressing shock amid destruction.
Original acrylic painting by Abed Abdi depicting photographic negatives with the faces of people from Gaza against a background of destruction.
wounded figure with red background in Abed Abdi A Wounded Silence
Humanist art by Abed Abdi - A mother and her children hide in a fragile shelter during wartime, capturing fear, vulnerability, and resilience.

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