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Monday, December 19, 2022
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Art from MENA: the affirmation of a promising market
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unparalleled fair, Menart Fair presents the best of modern and
contemporary creation in this geographically localized scene, including
the countries of North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf and Iran. |
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Bahaa Amer, August 10th, 2020, mixed media on Japanese Paper on board, 70 x 107 cm,
Le LAB (Cairo, Egypt).
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Through the sharp selection of 23 participating galleries from 13 countries, presenting around 80 artists for more than 200 pieces, Menart Fair in Brussels highlights the fertility, singularity and originality of the MENA art scene!
Now supported by a number of renowned museums and institutions, this
vast region has benefited - geographically and historically - from rich
experiences, conducive to artistic creation and thought.
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| Focus on the art of North Africa |
| Arab-Muslim and Western, Mediterranean and African culture |
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Farid Belkahia, Aube, lithography, edition XXIX / XXXV (29/35), 60 x 60 cm
Galerie Dar D’art (Tangier, Morocco)
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| Georges Hanna Sabbagh, Portrait de femme, circa 1930, oil on board, 46 x 33 cm - Françoise Livinec (Paris, France).
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Aïcha Snoussi, Ossement, 2021, engraved bone on cellular concrete
Galerie La La Lande (Paris, France)
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art of North Africa is marked by an openness to various
Euro-Mediterranean, African and Arab cultural influences that can be
found in all forms of modern and contemporary art. The artists' desire
for emancipation from the former colonial powers encouraged them to
create a more broad-minded art. Often rich in colour, figurative or
abstract, what they have in common is the constant look at their
cultures of origin, exile, the Mediterranean, and no longer a solely
local identity.
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Focus on the art of the Near East
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| The extraordinary fertility of this troubled land |
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Nabil Anani, Sabastiya, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 91 cm - Zawyeh Gallery (Dubai, UAE / Ramallah, Palestine)
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Simone Fattal, The House with a Hole in the Ceiling, 2006, stoneware fired in a wood kiln, 20 x 50 x 44 cm.
Galerie Tanit (Beirut, Lebanon - Munich, Germany)
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Middle East is a region where both modern and contemporary artists have
reappropriated their chaotic and unstable daily lives and integrated
them into their art.
Contemporary art in these regions is experiencing a strong development,
driven by the Arab uprisings. Confronted with a duty to remember, the
artists denounce the silences, the occultations and the unspoken, just
as they proclaim their hopes.
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| Focus on the art of the Gulf States |
| A young art scene in full swing |
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Talin Hazbar, Flow, 2018, Local rocks, sand, glass, 25 x 15 x 20 cm.
Hunna Art (Dubai, UAE)
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Amani Al Thuwaini, Elibelinde, 2017, Tufted wool stretched on MDF, embroidered fabric and plexiglass, 270 x 230 cm.
Hunna Art (Dubai, UAE)
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Zayn Qahtani, Ritual At The Dilmun Temple, 2021, Earth pigments, watercolour, coloured pencil, ink on recycled cotton paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Hunna Art (Dubai, UAE) |
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market for modern and contemporary art has existed locally for some
forty years and plays an important role for regional art. The
development is extremely rapid; the place has become globally
established in less than fifteen years. Local contemporary art tends to
occupy a predominant place (photo, video, digital, installations). As
for modern art, it is all the more sought after because of its rarity.
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| Focus on the art of Iran |
| The fertility of the inexhaustible Persian dream |
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Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Madame Tussauds (Her Majesty), 2020-2022, Diptych, collage and acrylic on canvas, 167 x 182 x 5 cm, unique piece - In Situ - fabienne leclerc (Romainville, France)
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Shahpour Pouyan, Untitled, 2021, glazed ceramic and skull made of moulded resin, painted in acrylic, 33 x 36,5 x 36 cm
Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Brussels, Belgium - Paris, France)
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Reza Derakshani, Every Maroon Day and Every Golden Day, 2022, turkish coffee powder, gold paste, enamel and handmade paint on canvas, Diptych, 130 x 400 cm - Amenor Contemporary (Stavenger, Norway) x Simine Paris (Paris, France)
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Art
has always been part of the Persian DNA, much to the chagrin of those
involved in the revolution. Art collecting has always been a favourite
activity of the Iranian elite. The place is renowned for its liveliness
and quality, so much so, that production continues to grow strongly.
Despite the harshness of the regime, the production and market of art
in Iran is growing steadily.
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The 23 participating galleries
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Amenor Contemporary (Stavanger) x Simine Paris (Paris), Atelier Nadeen x jihad khairallah architects (Beirut), Ayn Gallery (Paris), Baronian (Brussels), Galerie Bessières (Chatou), Galerie Dar D'art (Tangier), Everything I Want (Venice), Fann À Porter (Amman / Dubai), Galerie Françoise Livinec (Paris), Gaya Art (Paris / Algier), Gery Art Gallery (Namur), Hunna Art (Dubai), In Situ – fabienne leclerc (Romainville), Galerie La La Lande (Paris), Le Lab (Cairo), Musk and Amber Gallery (Tunis), Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Paris / Brussels), Saleh Barakat Gallery (Beirut), Galerie Tanit (Munich / Beirut), The Great Design Disaster (Milan), Zalfa Halabi Art Gallery (Beirut), Zawyeh Gallery (Dubai / Ramallah)
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Unprecedented in the West, this Brussels premiere will showcase the best of the MENA art scene.
It reveals a dialogue between the different cultures of these regions,
which are as rich as they are distinct from one another. |
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| Practical Information |
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MENART FAIR
Middle-East & North African Art
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Dates: Friday, February 3rd to Sunday 5th, 2023, from 11am to 7pm
Venue: Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 67
1050- Brussels, Belgium. |
Press preview: Thursday, February 2nd, 2023, from 4pm to 6pm
VIP Inauguration: Thursday, February 2nd, 2023, from 6pm to 10pm |
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