Exhibitions

Hamza Bounoua

23 Nov - 14 Dec 2008 Hamza Bounoua's work displays a particularly unique approach to the use of the Arabic letter in contemporary art as he uses plexiglas in the execution of works. Inspired by the North African glass-painting technique Mareedeen, originally practised in Tunisia and Morocco as window painting, Bounoua paints and etches onto the... Read more

Arab Print

20 Oct - 20 Nov 2008 This exhibition presents a collection of prints by modern Arab artists Mona Saudi, Nja Mahdaoui, Ali Omar Ermes, Laila Shawa and Jamal Abdul Rahim. The exhibition includes the complete sereis of Mona Saudi's well known Petra Tablets series, the prints from the Red Square series by Mahdaoui, Shawa's Walls of... Read more

Abdullah Al Muharraqi

30 Apr - 12 Jun 2008 Abdulla Al Muharraqi is recognized as being the founding father of modern Arab art in the Gulf. Born in Bahrain, his work is held in the highest esteem by the leading collectors throughout the GCC. His work embodies the Arabian Peninsula like no other - chronicling the movement in time... Read more

Naseem

Nja Mahdaoui & Ali Omar Ermes 2 - 25 Apr 2008 Meem Gallery brings together the work of Ali Omar Ermes and Nja Mahdaoui in a joint exhibition that celebrates each artist's exploration of the Arabic letter. In 2006, the British Museum presented the exhibition Word into Art in London, launched in Dubai in 2008, a show which displayed contemporary works... Read more

Ismail Acar

28 Jan - 26 Mar 2008 Ismail Acar's paintings draw in the wandering eye and then capture it in scenes where the East meets the West. History seems to find a contemporary place where modernized paintings capture culture and religion taking care to be most expressive. Known for his generosity as much as his artistic talent,... Read more