Celebrated
artists from the Middle East and North Africa represented at JAMM’s inaugural
exhibition in Kuwait
Strategic art advisory JAMM to hold an
exhibition in Kuwait of 40 artworks by Contemporary Arab and Iranian artists
JAMM, an
independent art advisory, will host its inaugural exhibition in Kuwait at the
Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) warehouse located next door to the Life Center
in industrial Shuwaikh (block 2, street 28). Curated by Ali Bakhtiari, the
exhibition, entitled How I Learned to Stop
Fearing and Love Exotic Art, will open on 20th November 2011. The show will end on 10th
December 2011.
Highlighting
the use of writing in the field of contemporary Arab and Iranian art, JAMM”s
exhibition will feature artworks that incorporate text in its various forms-
calligraphy, graffiti, quotations, poems and sometimes just a single letter.
Featuring works by both emerging and established Middle Eastern artists, the
participating artists include Parviz Tanavoli, Hassan Hajjaj, Farideh Lashai,
Katya Traboulsi, Fareed Abdal, Amira Behbehani, Shezad Dawood, Nargess Hashemi,
Susan Hefuna and Farhad Moshiri.
“This is a
wonderful opportunity to present the works of contemporary Arab and Iranian
artists and to showcase works in various artistic media that incorporate text.
The use of writing is familiar theme in the field of contemporary Arab and
Iranian art. We want to highlight and celebrate that.”
–
Sheikha
Lulu Al-Sabah, co-founder of JAMM
About JAMM:
JAMM was founded by Kuwait based
art-journalist and former Middle East Director for Philips de Pury, Lulu M.
Al-Sabah and former head of Christie’s, Middle East, Lydia Limerick. Their
mission is to create cultural projects without geographical boundary.
Projects range from large-scale exhibitions and events to
small-scale activities focuses on the development of the art market in the
Middle East and other key regional markets. For more information on JAMM,
please visit www.jamm-art.com
For more information on JAMM, please contact
Gazala Shaikh: gazalashaikh@jamm-art.com
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