Saudi Arabian artist and lieutenant colonel
Abdulnasser Gharem | |
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| Born | () 4 June (age&#;51) Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Education | King Abdulaziz Academy, The Leader Institute Riyadh, Al Meftaha Arts Village |
| Known&#;for | Conceptual art, installation art, painting |
| Notable work | Exit Only, Men At Work, Detour, Makkah Road, Concrete, The Path (Siraat), The Stamp |
| Movement | Postmodern art |
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Abdulnasser Gharem (Arabic: عبد الناصر غارم; born 4 June ) is a Saudi Arabian artist[1][2] and also a lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army.[3] In April , his installation Message/Messenger sold for a world record price at auction in Dubai.[4][5][6]
Gharem's work is in the collections of the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information, His artwork is characterized by innovative use of materials,[7] including rubber stamps, a collapsed bridge, and an invasive tree.[8]
Gharem was born in Khamis Mushait. In Gharem graduated from the King Abdulaziz Academy before attending the Leader Institute in Riyadh. He has had no formal art training.[9] In Gharem studied at the Al-Meftaha Arts Village in Abha.
In Gharem and the Al-Meftaha artists staged a group exhibition, Shattah. in Saudi Arabia. Since then Gharem has exhibited in Europe, the Persian Gulf and the United States, including at Martin Gropius-Bau and at the Venice Biennial, Sharjah Biennial and Berlin Biennale.
His first monograph "Abdulnasser Gharem: Art of Survival" was published in London in October [10][11]
In Gharem lives and works in Riyadh. He is the co-founder of the arts initiative Edge of Arabia.[12][13] Gharem donated the proceeds of his sale to Edge of Arabia to foster art education in his native country.[14]
| Hospitable Thoughts, Marc Straus gallery, Grand Street, New York, US. (6 September - 18 December ).[15]
| Smart Obedience Kluger Gehorsam, Galerie Nagel Draxler, Berlin, Germany. (12 Sep - 1 Nov, ).[16]
| THE SAFE, Art Unlimited, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland. (13 Jun - 16 Jun, ).[17]
| Subversive forms of Social Sculpture, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE. (26 Sep - 17 Nov, ).[18]
| Abdulnasser Gharem: Pause, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA (Apr 16 – 16 Jun, ).[19]
| The Awakening, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE. (17 Mar - 30 April ).[20]
| Edge of Arabia, EOA Gallery, London, UK (9 Oct - 8 Nov, ).[21]
| Abdulnasser Gharem, Side by Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany. (25 Apr - 13 Jul, ).[22]
| Restored Behaviour, XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE (17 Jan- 10 Mar, ).
| The Path, King Fahd Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
| The White Tongue Who Speaks Slowly, King Fahad Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
| Who Keeps Watching the Sun (Sunflower field), Death Mattered – Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
| Mute, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
| UN Inspector, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
| Glasstress Boca Raton. Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida, US. (27 Jan - 5 Sep, ).[23]
| Desert to Delta: Contemporary Art in Memphis. Art Museum of the University of Memphis. (8 Oct, - 6 Jan, ).[24]
| Memories of a Journey Hajj – Exhibition . Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE. (20 Sep, - 19 Mar, ).
| Cities of Conviction: Contemporary Saudi Art in Salt Lake City. Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Aug 25, – Jan 6, ).[25]
| Epicenter X: Contemporary Saudi Art in Detroit. Arab American National Museum. Dearborn, MI. (8 Jul - 1 Oct, ).[26]
| Glasstress. Palazzo Franchetti, Venice, Italy. (11 May - 26 Nov, ).[27]
| Phantom Punch: Contemporary Saudi Aret in Lewiston Bates College Museum of Art. (28 Oct, - 18 Mar, ).[28]
| Genera#ion Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA. (11 Aug - 6 Sep, ).[29]
| Gonzo Arabia: Contemporary Saudi Art in Aspen Boogie's Retail, Aspen, Colorado, US. (30 Jun - 1 Sep, ).[30]
| Parallel Kingdom, Station Museum, Houston, Texas (8 Jun - 2 Oct,
| Illumination, New contemporary art at the Louisiana, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark (1 Mar - 11 Sep, ).
| Ricochet - Asia House Gallery, London, UK (12 Oct - 18 Oct, ).
| Saudi Art Contemporary, Chalet Saqqarah, Gstaad, Switzerland (18 Apr, ).[31]
| View from Inside: Contemporary Arab Photography FotoFest, Houston, Texas, USA (14 Mar - 27 Apr, ).[32]
| Word and Illumination Le Meridien Medina Hall, Madinah, Saudi Arabia (10 Feb - 15 Apr, ).
| Arab Contemporary, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark (31 Jan - 4 May ).
| Light from the Middle East: New Photography – Victoria & Albert Museum, London (13 Nov, – 7 April ).[33]
| 25 Years of Arab Creativity Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France (Oct 16, - Feb 3,
| #Cometogether, Edge of Arabia London (07 Oct - 28 Oct, ).[34]
| Voice of Images – Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy (30 Aug, - 13 Jan, ).[35]
| Edge of Arabia: Contemporary Art From Saudi Arabia – Galerie Krinzinger, Seilerstätte, Vienna, Austria (21 Jun - 7 Jul, ).[36]
| Arab Express: The Latest Art From the Arab World – Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (16 Jun – 28 Oct, ).[37]
| Porta dell'Oriente – Roma Contemporary, Italy (25 - 27 May ).
| Bending History – Katara Cultural Village, Doha Qatar (8 Mar – 8 April ).[38]
| Hajj, Journey to the Heart of Islam – British Museum, London (26 Jan Apr, ).
| We Need to Talk – Edge of Arabia - Al Furusia Marina, Jeddah (20 Jan - 26 Feb, ).[39]
| Contemporary Istanbul – Turkey ( Nov, ).
| Political Patterns – ifa-Galerie, Berlin (8 Jul - 3 Oct, ).
| The Future of a Promise: Contemporary Art from the Arab World – Magazzini del Sale, 54th Venice Biennale (3 Jun - 30 Nov ).[40]
| The Bravery of Being Out of Range – Athr Gallery, Jeddah (May 17 – Jun 11, ).[41]
|The New Middle East – Willem Baars Projects, Amsterdam (21 May - 30 Jun, ).[42]
| Edge of Arabia Dubai: Terminal – Building 9, Gate Village, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai (14 Mar - 15 Apr, ).[43]
| Uppers & Downers – Traffic, Dubai (9 Feb - 5 Mar, ).
| Nujoom: Constellations of Arab Art from The Farjam Collection – The Farjam Collection @ DIFC, Dubai (Nov, – Mar, ).[44]
| I Don't Need Your Money Honey All I Need is Love – Traffic, Dubai (5 Jan –27 Jan, ).
| Edge of Arabia Istanbul: Transition – Sanat Limani, Antrepo 5 (10 Nov - 11 Dec, ).[45]
| Opening the Doors: Collecting Middle Eastern Art,Abu Dhabi Art (3 Nov - 7 Nov, ).
| CAVE: Contemporary Arab Video Encounter – Maraya Arts Centre, Sharjah (2 Nov - 11 Dec, ).[46]
| Emerging Asian Artists, Gwangju Biennale (3 Sep - 7 Nov, [47]
| Edge of Arabia Berlin: Grey Borders/Grey Frontiers – Soho House, Berlin (10 Jun - 18 Jul, ).[48]
| Fuck Ups, Fables and Fiascos – Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin (8 Jun Sep, ).
| Edge of Arabia World Tour Launch – Global Competitiveness Forum, Riyadh (23 Jan Jan, ).[49]
| Taswir: Pictorial Mappings of Islam and Modernity – Martin Gropius-Bau, Berlin (5 Nov, - 18 Jan, ).[50]
| The 28th Annual Exhibition – Gulf Fine Arts Society, Sharjah (10 Mar, ).
| Edge of Arabia Venice – Palazzo Polignac, 53rd Venice Biennale (5 Jun - 2 Aug, ).[51]
| Edge of Arabia London: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia – SOAS Brunei Gallery, University of London (5 Jun - 2 Aug, ).[52]
| Still Life: Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change – Sharjah Biennial 8 (4 Apr - 4 Jun, ).[53]
| Son of Aseer – Al-Meftaha Arts Village, Abha (10 Oct - 30 Oct, ).
| Shattah – Atelier Gallery, Jeddah (27 Apr - 14 May ).