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Auction: MIDDLE-EAST MODERN & CONTEMPORARY – Paris

Thu 30 Nov16H00 PARIS SALONS DU TROCADERO The upcoming auction of modern and contemporary art from the Middle East presents a diverse collection of artworks spanning various mediums. These remarkable creations originate from established and emerging artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, all sharing ties to the expansive regions of North Africa and the...
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Group Exhibition: “On This Land” @ Alserkal Dubai

Exhibition 19 November 2023–26 November 2023 Alserkal Arts Foundation x Barjeel Art Foundation x The Palestinian Museum Part of Alserkal Art Week Bringing together the digital archive of The Palestinian Museum and works from the Barjeel Art Foundation’s collection. Starts 19 November 2023 Ends 26 November 2023 Venue Concrete On This Land originated with the...
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Albertinum: Revolutionary Romances? Global Art Histories in the GDR

After the opening exhibition, a conference on the topic “The Global GDR. A Transcultural Art History (1949–1990)” as well as academic discussion groups and an accompanying program on the online platform voices in 2022, the “KONTRAPOINTS” project will culminate in the exhibition “Revolutionary Romances? Global Art Histories in the GDR” in the Albertinum. Exhibition Site...
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Restoration of Abed Abdi’s Mural in Haifa

The art piece named “Homage to Saliba Khamis,” an environmental sculpture situated on a street wall in Wadi Nisnas, Haifa, underwent restoration during the spring season. The restoration project was sponsored and led by Beit Hagefen, the Jewish-Arab cultural center in Haifa. Originally crafted by Abed Abdi in 2004 as part of the Holiday of...
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The Unusual Collection: A Journey of Colors

New Online Exhibition We are delighted to present an extraordinary collection of recent but unusual paintings by Abed Abdi, all of which have been created in a remote village. This remarkable showcase unveils captivating works of Abed Abdi, who hails from the vibrant city of Haifa in the Middle East, a place with a starkly...
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PalRead – Country of Words Podcast EP6: Abed Abdi

In this episode of PalRead – Country of Words Podcast, we speak with artist Abed Abdi about his book illustrations and periodical cover designs since the 1960s in Haifa. Abdi collaborated with writers such as Emil Habibi, Samih al-Qasim, and Salman Natour, as well as with periodicals such as al-Ittihad and al-Jadid. Abed Abdi was...
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Abed Abdi sitting in his studio

Memories of Nakba inspire Palestinian artist’s work

Abed Abdi, 81, is a Palestinian visual artist who was expelled from Haifa in 1948 and returned three years later. By Zena Al Tahhan Published On 29 May 2023 / Aljazeera During the Nakba, Zionist militias carried out dozens of massacres and destroyed more than 500 Palestinian villages, while three-quarters of the Palestinian population was expelled...
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Material Imagination: Israeli Art from the Collection of Tel Aviv Museum

Tel Aviv Museum of Art is delighted to announce the launch of our new permanent display of the Israeli art collection. The exhibition will include more than 120 works by leading artists, some well-known, others making their debut here. The exhibition Material Imagination departs from the story of Israeli art as a chronological narrative running...
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Restoration of Abed Abdi’s mural at Dresden Academy of Fine Arts

Testimonies of time in the University of Fine Arts. Restorer Valentin Bauer recounts Object Histories Periods: 1971 15.06.2022 Artists: Abed Abdi Valentin Bauer WATCH VIDEO: Restorer Valentin Bauer talks about his work on incised plaster murals by Abed Abdi and Sami Hakki, who studied mural painting at the HfBK Dresden.The interview with Valentin Bauer took...
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Tel-Aviv Museum of Art Adds 2 Abed Abdi Artworks To Its Collection

2 important works of art by Abed Abdi were recently purchased for the collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art, after voting by the museum’s Art Acquisition Group in September 2022. The special acquisition group had visited Abed Abdi in his studio in the spring of 2022, led by curator Dalit Matityahu from the museum....
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