Salwa Zeidan Gallery has officially announced that the
opening of the solo exhibition for the famous poet and artist Adonis –
“Muallaqat”, will be held on the 19th of May at 6pm. “We have received this amazing
opportunity to host some of the newest works by Adonis and open the exhibition
in his presence, under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahyan -
Minister of Culture, Youth and Community development. We are confident that the show will be a
wonderful experience for all art lovers. Some of his artworks were never displayed
before in this format, so I believe this will put the exhibition in the
cultural spotlight even more”, notices Salwa Zeidan, director of the gallery.
This gallery, that is now celebrating 20 years of existence, was proud to announce
that the exhibition opening will be held in the presence of the artist.
Considered the Arab world’s greatest living poet, Adonis is
primarily renowned as a poet and philosopher, having written numerous books and lectured Arab
literature and culture at many prestigious universities such as Sorbonne and
Princeton. Writing poetry for 70 years, he has won the most prestigious awards
from all around the world, been named a commander of France's Order of Arts,
became the first Arab writer to win the Goethe prize in Germany and been
nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in literature. The central role of
this exhibition will be his newest work – Muallaqat, consisted of 10
calligraphy drawings of big format (150x50cm), where Adonis combines the
poetics of text with the poetics of visual language, to create a world of
intimate and wonderfully whimsical narratives. These Muallaqat are carrying
names of the most influential Arab poets: Umroua Al Kais, Zuhair, Turfa,
Hares Bin Halza, Amro Ibn Kultoom, Antara Bin Chaddad,
Labeed, Obeid Ibn Al Abrass, Al Aasha and Al Nabegha. “His newest work,
Muallaqat, will be on display for the first time, which will further contribute
to the show’s exclusivity”, concludes Salwa Zeidan. The exhibition will be on
display until 15th of June.
Be sure not to miss this new interesting exhibition in the
Salwa Zeidan gallery’s new space on Saadiyat Island. For more information,
visit www.salwazeidangallery.com
For further information please contact us:
02/666 96 56
info@salwazeidangallery.com
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