Firstly, Happy 2014! May it be a blessing year for all Al Mahha readers and their loved ones, and as great as 2013 was for this blog! For January’s Top Destination selections I wanted to feature exhibitions and events that give respect to our motivations, I asked myself the first day of this year: I…
Tag: solo exhibition
Top Destinations: Retrospective, Sufism, Artistic Researches & Dangerous Amusement
A retrospective of a pioneer yet forgotten Pop Art artist in UK, Sufism artistic studies in Dubai, contemporary chinese art based on intensive researches to Miami and finally a video installation of destructive explosions and weapons from Hungary to Kuwait… My selections of December’s Top Destinations are anything but “seen that before!” AKA boring, I…
!n-Focus: Towards Photocopies Against Identities
Firstly, I want to apologize for not posting as often and keep track on what’s happening around, I was in Bilbao – Spain for International Leadership Program in Visual Art Management (ILPVAM) a three-module program organized by NYU, Deusto Business School & Guggenheim Museum; I successfully passed module one, the next module will be in…
Mark Your Calendar for October
In addition to the monthly list, I will add “What’s On?!” a link to most active initiative and hubs across the Middle East such as ArtintheCity, AlSerkal Avenue, Ashkal Alwan and more! The list keeps updating throughout the month, so keep passing by to stay in touch with the latest! What’s On?! V&A: Masterpieces of Chinese…
الفنان حسكو: الكم الهائل من العنف الذي نعيشه لا أستطيع مواجهته إلا بالجمال
بقلم: ألينا عامر قبل ذهابي لمقابلة الفنان حسكو حسكو كان عقلي يضج بالأسئلة: اللغة الفنيّة، المدارس المتبعة، من هم الفنانين الذين تأثر بهم، مصدر إلهام العناصر في أعماله… الخ كان لدي تصور مسبق مستقى من الأعمال ولكن كل هذه المواضيع حلت بالمرتبة الثانية بالرغم من تعقيدها وأهميتها! تفاجأت بالبساطة والروح الريفية المتقشّفة التي تجد إلهامها…