Abdulnasser Gharem Solo Exhibition - EOA Gallery, London

09 Oct 2013 - 08 Nov 2013
EDGE OF ARABIA
40 ELCHO STREET
LONDON, SW11 4AU

The first major international solo exhibition of work by Abdulnasser Gharem one of the most significant Saudi artists of his generation. A pioneering conceptual artist and Lieutenant Colonel in the Saudi army, Abdulnasser has consistently challenged existing modes of artistic practice in the isolated, rapidly changing Saudi cultural landscape. This immersive exhibition draws together the different strands of his practice – photography, video, painting, sculpture and performance – giving audiences the first opportunity to experience the full scope of the artist’s work.

Included in the exhibition were presentations of several of Abdulnasser's iconic performances including Flora & Fauna and Manzoa (both works 2007). The former saw Abdulnasser wrap one of the trees lining Abha’s main street in a sheet of plastic, within which he remained all day, surviving on the oxygen produced by the tree. Though unlike anything local people had seen before, he found an audience receptive and keen to understand what he was doing; subsequent performances have been increasingly collaborative, involving the community directly within the performed actions.

A founding member of Edge of Arabia, Abdulnasser is a fierce advocate of arts education and is among a handful of influential figures who have worked to promote art in the Gulf.

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