Hazem Harb – On this earth what makes life worth living
At a time of great change and uncertainty for the Arab world, Arts Canteen presents the exhibition Resilience and Light: Contemporary Palestinian Art which opens on Thursday 11 April 2013 at Studio 3 Gallery, University of Kent. “The exhibition has been organised in partnership with Arts Canteen whose director, Aser El Saqqa, has curated a distinguished group of Palestinian artists for this exhibition including such leading figures in contemporary Arab artas: Laila Shawa, who exhibited at ICA’s AKA Peace exhibition; Abraaj CapitalArt Prize winner 2012, Taysir Batniji; Hani Zurob, who was tipped by The Huffington Post as one of ten ‘international artists to watch in 2013’; Hazem Harb who recently participated at the inaugural ART13 in London with his solo exhibition, "Impossible Travel, Me and the Other Half & Inside-Outside", and Mohammed Joha who launched his ambitious project, “The Jasmine and Bread Revolution” in 2012 at The Courtyard Gallery, Dubai.
While diverse in approach and style, the artists included in this exhibitionare working within a shared set of circumstances that define the reception of contemporary art, within and beyond the Arab world. Resilience and Light willexplore a number of themes arising from their specific situations, including howart is interpreted within and out of its historical, social and political context.
Among the artists exhibiting are Taysir Batniji, Hazem Harb, Mohammed Joha, Laila Shawa and Hani Zurob. Ben Thomas, curator of Studio 3 Gallery, said: ‘it is very exciting to be able tobring to Canterbury such compelling work by Palestinian artists.’ Aser El Saqqa added that ‘’Curating this exhibition has been an enormous challenge. This collection has come to Canterbury from Gaza, London, Venice, Paris and Dubai.Our aim is to show work of outstanding creativity, innovation and inspiration tonew audiences."
Laila Shawa, one of the artists who will be present at the private view alongside Hani Zurob, said “my work proffers a synthesis of past and present ideas, formal,personal and political, into a powerful contemporary vision of Arabic popular culture.”
RESILIENCE AND LIGHT: CONTEMPORARY PALESTINIAN ART
11 April – 18 May 2013
Monday – Friday, 9am -5pm
Open also Saturday 18 May, 9am – 5pm
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