Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World

  • Event date 20 July – 23 August 2023
  • Event location 伦敦

Highlights

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Highlights

Special features

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi with (left) Two Diagonals, 1968, by Samia A. Halaby (Palestine, b. 1936) and (right) Vertical Rhythm, 1971-72, by Nadia Saikali (Lebanon, b. 1936). Courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation. Photo: Amir Hazim

Interview

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi of the Barjeel Art Foundation: ‘My aim is to have Arab art taught on a par with other art histories’

As Christie’s hosts London’s largest exhibition of modern and contemporary Arab art, we speak to the founder of the UAE-based Barjeel Art Foundation, whose unique collection is finding new audiences for Middle Eastern artists past and present

Hassan Sharif in 1981. Photo: Estate of Hassan Sharif

Artists

A window onto ‘the vast horizons’ of Hassan Sharif

With the Emirati artist’s works offered for sale — and on display within a wider exhibition at Christie’s, titled Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World — the show’s curator explains why Sharif was a key figure in the region’s emerging art scene

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi of the Barjeel Art Foundation

Panel discussion

Christie’s in conversation with founder of Barjeel Art Foundation

Christie’s invited the founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, to join our deputy chairman of the Middle East and North Africa, Dr Ridha Moumni, for a panel discussion in our King Street galleries

Virtual tour: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World at Christie’s London

Discover the largest exhibition of modern and contemporary Arab art in London