Al Mahha took part of a 2 days photography workshop by Contemporary Art Platform CAP and Rawiya ‘s “The Other Resurrection” by photographers Laura Boushnak and Tamara Abdul Hadi. The first day of the workshop was an outdoor photography in Kuwait’s old and traditional open-air market “Souk Al Mubarkiya” where we were asked to…
Author: Mashaael Basheer
Journalist and writer
Let “Rawiya” Tell You A Story!
“Rawiya” means “She who tells a story” , a story of hope, determination, challenge, differences and stereotype breaking. 6 women shared different stories from reality scenes in the Middle East in a collective photography exhibition (The Other Resurrection) at Contemporary Art Platform CAP – Kuwait, the photographers are: Myriam Abdelaziz, Tamara Abdul Hadi, Laura Boushnak,Tanya…
We Are Talking $550,000 Sales in Ayyam Young Collectors Auction Sale!
Held at Ayyam Art Center in Alserkal Avenue on May 15, Ayyam Auctions held its seventh edition of The Young Collectors Auction in Dubai with sales reaching $550,000 higher than the 6th Young Collectors Auction last January. This only proves that Ayyam Auctions has established a strong ground and base for both collectors and artists around the region!…
Comparative Reading on Mohannad Orabi’s “It’s No Longer About Me”
“It’s No Longer About Me” is the title of Syrian artist Mohannad Orabi latest solo exhibition currently hosted by Ayyam Gallery (DIFC), Dubai, which caught my attention and made me wonder what is no longer about the artist?! To understand this statement, I had to look into Mohannad’s previous artworks and that gave me the answer. Comparing between latest and old…
Oussama Diab Presents The “New Pieta”
Is it an endless fight?! An endless suffering for the innocents?! When was it a crime to fight for your land?! Why is it forgivable to violate humanity?! On May 15, 2012 marks the 64th anniversary of 1948 Palestinian exodus, known in Arabic as the Nakba (disaster) and someone asked yesterday: will our kids live another years of Nakba…
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