Barjeel Art Foundation Collection Imperfect Chronology: Arab Art from the Modern to the Contemporary At The Whitechapel Gallery, London
Debating Modernism I
Location: The Whitechapel Gallery, London
Date: September 8 – December 6, 2015
Curated by: Omar Kholeif
Imperfect Chronology – Debating Modernism I explored the emergence and subsequent development of an Arab art aesthetic through drawings and paintings from the early twentieth century to 1967, an important historical period in the region.
Debating Modernism II
Location: The Whitechapel Gallery, London
Date: December 15, 2015 – April 17, 2016
Curated by: Omar Kholeif
Imperfect Chronology – Debating Modernism II focused on figurative works of art in the Barjeel Art Collection produced between 1968 and 1987.
