Il
Padiglione Nazionale degli Emirati Arabi Uniti ha scelto Mohammed Kazem,
artista, e Reem Fadda, curatore, per rappresentare il paese alla 55 Esposizione
Internazionale della Biennale di Venezia.
Mohammed
Kazem è un artista concettuale di primo piano nella scena artistica
contemporanea degli Emirati Arabi Uniti ed è conosciuto per la sua integrazione
dei nuovi media e del linguaggio espressivo.
Comunicato
stampa in lingua inglese
The
National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates announces Mohammed Kazem as
featured artist and Reem Fadda as curator for the 55th International Art
Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia.
Mohammed
Kazem is a leading conceptual artist in the UAE contemporary art scene and is
known for his incorporation of new media and his sophisticated formalist
language. His interest in conceptual art and progressive attitude towards form
and context is especially highlighted by his ongoing series “Directions.” Kazem
first studied Fine Arts at the Emirates Fine Art Society and subsequently
studied music at the Al Rayat Music Institute of Dubai and painting at the
Edinburgh College of Art. He was a Painting Instructor at the Dubai Art Atelier
for ten years. Widely known through numerous solo and group exhibitions in the
UAE and abroad, Kazem’s participation includes the Havana Biennial (2000),
Singapore Biennale (2006), Dhaka Biennial–Bangladesh (2002), and the Sharjah
Biennale (1993–2007). Most recently he exhibited at the University of the Arts,
Philadelphia (2010); and at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2012). His works have
been collected by private collectors and institutions such as Deutsche Bank as
well as museums in Doha, Sharjah, JP Morgan Chase Bank (USA), and Sittard
(Holland).
From
her curatorial concept, Fadda stated; “Mohammed Kazem, a pioneering
contemporary artist and thinker from the UAE, represents a generation that
emerged from an avant-garde legacy of arts and artists in the UAE and the
surrounding region, one that has thrived since the mid-’70s with advocates such
as his mentor artist Hassan Sharif. The curatorial research for our pavilions
presentation in Venice will see Kazem as the key individual artist and thinker
he is and highlight his contribution to the local artistic heritage.”
Artisti
: Mohammed Kazem
Indirizzo:
Arsenale
Web:
http://www.uaepavilion.org/
Foto di Haupt & Binder
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