"Aesthetic Afterlife" opens at the Haggerty Museum of Art on January 22

Aesthetic Afterlife, an exhibition by the Chipstone Foundation, opens at the Haggerty Museum of Art on January 22 and includes artwork by William Andersen, Niki Johnson, Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Heather McCalla, Jason Ramey, and Hongtao Zhou. Four exhibits will be opening that evening with Brian Ulrich lecturing at 6:00PM as part of the opening.

For more info click here and here.

Global Nomad Chic, 2008-10, traditional Kuwaiti clothing made with faux

Takashi Murakami’s LV cloth, approximately 178 x 163 x 31 cm

Global Nomad Chic, 2008-10, traditional Kuwaiti clothing made with faux

Takashi Murakami’s LV cloth, approximately 178 x 163 x 31 cm

Mierwaqi (Milwaukee in Pinyin Chinese) Electric Chainsaw, 2005-07, acrylic 
and oil enamel on Milwaukee Electric Tool chainsaw, 21 x 77 x 26 cm

Mierwaqi (Milwaukee in Pinyin Chinese) Electric Drill, 2005-07, acrylic 
and oil enamel on Milwaukee Electric Tool drill, 8 x 25 x 20 cm

Mierwaqi (Milwaukee in Pinyin Chinese) Electric Grinder, 2005-07, acrylic 
and oil enamel on Milwaukee Electric Tool grinder, 16 x 57 x 21 cm

Don't miss this!

"Muhawwil" is a four-channel video installation based on Islamic figurative murals painted on electric power stations in Kuwait. These murals mark a transformation in religious discourse within Gulf societies: where once only calligraphic depictions of this nature were allowed, today’s pop-culture and mass-production of images have forced conservative entities to reconsider this tradition and take up a mutated technique to convey moral advice - wall paintings. This project reconstructs these paintings into animation, so as to highlight the dilemma of representation that exists between the ancient and the modern.

This project was produced with the support of The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture (AFAC).

About the artist:

Monira Al Qadiri is a Kuwaiti artist born in Senegal and educated in Japan. In 2010, she received a Ph.D. in inter-media art from Tokyo University of the Arts. Her research is focused on the aesthetics of sadness in the Middle-East, and her works explore the dysfunctional gender roles in Arab societies, as well as the displacement of cultural and religious identities. She has held solo exhibitions in Japan & Kuwait, and participated in collective exhibitions and screenings in Dubai, Beirut, New York, London, Berlin, Paris & Shanghai among others. She is also a member of the artist collective GCC.

For more information please go to:

 www.moniraalqadiri.com 

Gallery opening hours:

Opening 21st January 7-9pm

22nd until 28th January 6-9pm

(closed on Friday & Saturday)

A good review of the art scene in Kuwait for 2012

Abdulaziz Al-Humaidhi's work from “Out of Kuwait” at the Museum of Modern Art

A very good review of the art scene in Kuwait:

Kuwait: Top 10 Art Projects and Exhibitions in 2012 Posted: 29 Dec 2012 01:00 AM PST It is the 2nd annual selection of the best art exhibitions and events in Kuwait (see the previous one). If in 2011 it was important to see and try to feature all art events in Kuwait, in 2012 we had an aim to distinguish the quality of the presented art as well as the idea of the exhibition itself, that’s why less photo coverages were done even if the quantity of art events has increased. From ART KUWAIT

DRESS CODE PROJECT opens Nov. 21, 7-9pm

DRESS CODE PROJECT. 

Group exhibition, curated by Amel Makkawi and Martina Corgnati. 

Exhibition Dates: November 21st - December 21st

Opening reception: 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Artists: Ahmed Al Bahrani, Fadi Yazigi, Fatma Bucak, Ghassan Ghaib, Mahmoud Al Obaidi, Marya Kazoun, Nayza H. Khan, Nermine Hammam, Rachida Azadaou, Samta Benyahia, Sumayyah Al Suwaidi, Zena Assi and Issam Barhouch.

About the exhibition:

"...We must not imagine that “art work in form of dress” has resulted in the production of wearable objects that reflect the pattern of “Dress Code”. This pattern, for the participants, was simply a memory, an empty container, an elastic theme. Their works, indeed, cover all the techniques and forms of expression: from collage to multimedia, from video to photography to installation ... to “dresses”, but not conceived to be wearable. The protagonist of “Dress Code” are twelve: all together they cover a vast area of cultures and countries, extended from Algeria to Pakistan and from Turkey to Egypt to the Emirates, via Syria, Lebanon and Iraq."

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The 3rd Exhibit of PrettyGreenBullet opens tomorrow...

This should be a good show! Here is what the artist says about her new exhibit, "I started PrettyGreenBullet.com four years ago thinking it was merely going to be a blog for posting my works. I'm happy to say that it's become something more consuming than that. It has wrapped itself around my life and been a great help in allowing me to express myself through more ways than simply drawing on paper or painting on canvas. And it has given natural birth to my PGB exhibitions. I invite you to take a bite of my PGB apple by joining me this November. Bon appetit!"

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'Garden of Curious Delights' opening reception September 27, 5:30-8:30pm

Looks like a great show with a lot of inspired work, wish I could be there!!!

lecture: The Role of Landscape in Contemporary Society

Rebecca Close at Contemporary Art Platform (CAP Kuwait), Sunday September 23rd, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Role of Landscape in Contemporary Society

Tomorrow at 7:30pm at Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait

Artist Talk Tonight!

The British Council, Contemporary Art Platform and the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters are pleased to invite you to a talk by David Rayson on the 18th of September at 7pm at The Museum of Modern Art, Kuwait.

In parallel to the Out of Britain exhibition (18 September – 25 October 2012), the British Council in collaboration with CAP Kuwait, will host Landscapes Expanded; a programme of events and lectures that will explore the themes of landscape in different art forms.

We are delighted that David Rasyon, featured artist in Out of Britain, will be the first to present a lecture about his work. Rayson’s work relates directly to the visual potential of the everyday, enabling the ordinary to be realised as fantastic.

David Rayson, from Ashmore Park to Wednesfield : The Jet Bench

1998 © The Artist

David Rayson was appointed professor and head of Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2006. He is a practising artist, tutor and curator and his work has been exhibited widely in the UK and internationally. His work is included in major collections including the Tate, Whitechapel Art Gallery, British Council, Deutsche Bank, Rubell Family Collection and Contemporary Art Society.

To find out more about David Rayson please click here. 

rad installation at Lynden Sculpture Garden

Best installation art that I have seen in a long long time anywhere!  "Gos Sa Mer" by Santiago Cucullu & Ester Partegas now until July 22, 2012 at the Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, WI.

lyndensculpturegarden.org or 414-446-8794

a few posts about my artwork...

radio interview on art exhibit
Click on the words above to hear my interview on the local Madison radio show WORT's 8 o'Clock BUZZ with Jonathon Zarov about my art exhibit titled "veiled ramblings."

Exhibit lifts veil on Middle Eastern tradition
Click on link above or below to read Lindsay Christian's review of my exhibition, "veiled ramblings"...

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  new photos of my work in the 50/20 exhibit!

  "Kuwait 50," acrylic and collage on MDF, 2011, 202 cm x 202 cm ...you might have seen the below Link before but they added some new and c...
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  review of my work in the 50/20 exhibit!

  Exhibition 50/20 Part II|The Sultan Gallery « pretty green bullet
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  last chance to see 'veiled ramblings'

  William Andersen, Global Brands Kids (Kuwait Series #1) , 2010, oil, ink & acrylic on digital print on canvas, 36 x 26 inches. veiled ...
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  my artwork in exhibition TONIGHT!

  Mary Louise Schumacher says, "...MAM will be showcasing some of our community's most important artists, including Liz Smith, Wi...
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  my artwork exhibited at Bayt Al-Othman

  Two of my artworks are on exhibit for the "17th Cultural Festival of Qurayn" at Bayt Al-Othman this January.  They produced a very nice cat...

Haggerty's "Current Tendencies" opens tonight!

Lisa Hecht's awesome installation for "Current Tendenies"

'Current Tendencies' reception tonight - Art City

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A reception for the second iteration of the Haggerty's "Current Tendencies" show will be held tonight with the 10 artists selected for this showcase of local artists.