PIONEERS AND COLLECTIVES IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA

Khaleej Modern

Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula

Curated by Dr. Aisha Stoby

Exhibition of Rare Works from Key GCC Institutions Chronicles Nearly a Century of Visual Art in the Arabian Peninsula

● The exhibition, Khaleej Modern: Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula, is curated by Dr. Aisha Stoby, who helmed the inaugural Oman Pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year.
● Prominent art organizations from across the GCC have collaborated on this project, including ADMAF, Bahrain National Museum, Barjeel Art Foundation, Hafez Gallery, Mathaf: Arab Museum for Modern Art, Sharjah Art Foundation, Stal Gallery & Studio, and The Sultan Gallery.
● 57 artworks in this show were loaned from across the GCC, from early and mid-20th century through 2007, many of which have not been shown in decades, and rarely in the context of a history of modern art in the Gulf.