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Wael Shawky: Al Araba Al Madfuna

Past exhibition
November 29, 2019 - January 31, 2020
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Overview
Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (6/12), 2019 Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper 50.5 x 70.2 cm
Wael Shawky
Al Araba Al Madfuna (6/12), 2019
Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper
50.5 x 70.2 cm

        Barakat Contemporary presents Al Araba Al Madfuna, an exhibition by Egyptian artist Wael Shawky, from November 29, 2019, to January 31, 2020.

 

        Considered one of the most important artists in the Middle East, Wael Shawky attempts to reinterpret established historical narratives through film and a range of other media using storytelling that mixes truth with fiction. Holding history to be not a record of facts but the translation and interpretation of its writer, he draws upon in-depth investigations and research to create elaborate works that pose questions about the given historicity. In addition to a film based on the mythology of an Egyptian region “Al Araba Al Madfuna,” this exhibition will also be presenting works of drawings and paintings by Shawky for the first time anywhere.

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Installation Views
  • Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

Works
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna III, 2016
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna III, 2016
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (6/12), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (6/12), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (4/12), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (4/12), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/7), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/7), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (7/7), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (7/7), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (5/7), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (5/7), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (8/12), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (8/12), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/12), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/12), 2019
  • Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (9/12), 2019
    Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna (9/12), 2019
Press
  • KOR | Middle Eastern Art Come to Korea...Fall Into Refreshing Foreignness

    MK News, Jihyun Jeon, January 7, 2020
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  • KOR | When two worlds meet, Wael Shawky

    Style Chosun, Sungyeon Ko, January 1, 2020
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  • KOR | Western Frameworks in Confrontation with Middle Eastern Art

    Donga Ilbo, Min Kim, December 25, 2019
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  • Wael Shawky reconstructs Arab history through art

    Korea Herald, Woohyun Sim, December 8, 2019
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  • KOR | The Essence of Contemporary Middle Eastern Art in Seoul

    Yunhap News, Jonghoon Kang, November 28, 2019
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Videos
  • Wael Shawky—Al Araba Al Madfuna

    Wael Shawky—Al Araba Al Madfuna

    Interview Read more
  • Wael Shawky—Al Araba Al Madfuna

    Wael Shawky—Al Araba Al Madfuna

    Artist Talk Read more

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