DHAHRAN: Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj, who recently won an Emerging Artists’ Medal at the Art Basel Awards in Switzerland, launches his first institutional solo exhibition this month at Jameel Arts Center in Dubai.
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“Mohammad Alfaraj is part of a new generation of fast-rising artists from the region, deeply attuned to their landscapes, communities and traditions,” Art Jameel’s deputy director and head of exhibitions and programs Nora Razian said in a statement. “His is a practice that is both poetic and critical, and we are incredibly thrilled to host his first institutional solo exhibition, which offers a profound and intimate glimpse into the ways cities, communities and even languages experience change.”
Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj. (Supplied)
“Seas Are Sweet, Fish Tears Are Salty,” which runs until January, consists of multimedia works that often incorporate found objects as well as organic materials indigenous to Alfaraj’s hometown of Al-Ahsa, such as palm fronds and dates.
