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Wael Shawky: Al Araba Al Madfuna

Past exhibition
November 29, 2019 - January 31, 2020
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Wael Shawky: Al Araba Al Madfuna

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

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Works
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna III, 2016 B&W film, sound, subtitles Dimensions variable 27 minutes 2 seconds
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna III, 2016
    B&W film, sound, subtitles
    Dimensions variable
    27 minutes 2 seconds
  • 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
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (4/12), 2019 Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper 50.5 x 70.2 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (4/12), 2019
    Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper
    50.5 x 70.2 cm
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/7), 2019 Oil on canvas 150 x 120 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/7), 2019
    Oil on canvas
    150 x 120 cm
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (7/7), 2019 oil on canvas 150 x 180 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (7/7), 2019
    oil on canvas
    150 x 180 cm
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (5/7), 2019 Oil on canvas 150 x 120 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (5/7), 2019
    Oil on canvas
    150 x 120 cm
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (8/12), 2019 Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper 70.2 x 50.5 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (8/12), 2019
    Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper
    70.2 x 50.5 cm
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/12), 2019 Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper 70.2 x 50.5 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (1/12), 2019
    Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper
    70.2 x 50.5 cm
  • Wael Shawky Al Araba Al Madfuna (9/12), 2019 Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper 70.2 x 50.5 cm
    Wael Shawky
    Al Araba Al Madfuna (9/12), 2019
    Graphite, ink, oil, mixed media on cotton paper
    70.2 x 50.5 cm
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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
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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