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Abdulnasser Gharem (born 4 June 1973) is a Saudi Arabian artist[1][2] and also a lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army.[3] In April 2011, his installation Message/Messenger sold for a world record price at auction in Dubai.[4][5][6]

Abdulnasser Gharem
Born (1973-06-04) 4 June 1973 (age 49)
Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi
EducationKing Abdulaziz Academy, The Leader Institute Riyadh, Al Meftaha Arts Village
Known forConceptual art, installation art, painting
Notable work
Exit Only, Men At Work, Detour, Makkah Road, Concrete, The Path (Siraat), The Stamp
MovementPostmodern art
Websitehttp://abdulnassergharem.com/

Gharem's work is in the collections of the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information, His artwork is characterized by innovative use of materials,[7] including rubber stamps, a collapsed bridge, and an invasive tree.[8]


Early life and education


Gharem was born in Khamis Mushait. In 1992 Gharem graduated from the King Abdulaziz Academy before attending The Leader Institute in Riyadh. He has had no formal art training.[9] In 2003 Gharem studied at the Al-Meftaha Arts Village in Abha.


Career


In 2004 Gharem and the Al-Meftaha artists staged a group exhibition, Shattah. in Saudi Arabia. Since then Gharem has exhibited in Europe, the Persian Gulf and the United States, including at Martin Gropius-Bau and at the Venice Biennial, Sharjah Biennial and Berlin Biennale.

His first monograph ‘Abdulnasser Gharem: Art of Survival’ was published in London in October 2011.[10][11]

In 2014 Gharem lives and works in Riyadh. He is the co-founder of the arts initiative Edge of Arabia.[12][13] Gharem donated the proceeds of his sale to Edge of Arabia to foster art education in his native country.[14]


Selected group shows



2004 - 2009



2010



2011



2012



Collections



Publications



References


  1. "Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem’s unusual double life". Financial Times By Gareth Harris
  2. Alison Gee. "Abdulnasser Gharem - the Saudi soldier who moonlights as a conceptual artist". BBC News
  3. Patel, Schwetal. "Contemporary Artists Rock the Boat Gently in Saudi Arabia", Dazed Digital, July 2012. Retrieved on 1 August 2012
  4. "Saudi soldier as artist: Abdulnasser Gharem’s message, ‘Peace, but with security’" Archived 21 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Al Arabiya News, 28 November 2011.
  5. CNN, 29 December 2011, CNN's Becky Anderson talks to artist Abdulnasser Gharem Archived 25 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Anderson, Brooke. "Is the time ripe to buy Middle Eastern art?". BBC.com. BBC News.
  7. Bharadwaj, Vinita. "Contemporary Artists Rock the Boat Gently in Saudi Arabia", The New York Times, 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 23 July 2012
  8. New Statesman. New Statesman Limited. 2007. p. 40.
  9. Vijay Mahajan (13 July 2012). The Arab World Unbound: Tapping into the Power of 350 Million Consumers. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-1-118-23642-0.
  10. Buali, Sheyma. "Art of Survival", Arab News, London, 19 October 2011. Retrieved on 23 July 2012.
  11. Lord, Christopher. "The sum of Abdulnasser Gharem, soldier artist", The National, 4 November 2011. Retrieved on 2 August 2012.
  12. Grundey, Adam. "Art of War", Rolling Stone, 3 March 2011. Retrieved on 2 August 2012.
  13. Martin J. Gannon; Rajnandini Pillai (3 March 2015). Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity. SAGE Publications. pp. 129–. ISBN 978-1-4833-4005-0.
  14. Milner, Catherine. "Old Customs, New Directions", Financial Times News, 9 March 2012
  15. Akbar, Arifa. "Pilgrim's progress: Journey to the Heart of Islam" The Independent, 30 January 2012. Retrieved on 23 July 2012.
  16. "The picture is changing" The Economist, 28 January 2012. Retrieved on 23 July 2012
  17. Hemming, Henry "Contemporary art show in Saudi Arabia could herald a new movement" Archived 18 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Art Newspaper, 30 January 2012
  18. "La voce delle immagini - Palazzo Grassi", Venice Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Greenbox Museum, dictionary of Saudi Arabian artists



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[de] Abdulnasser Gharem

Abdulnasser Gharem (* 4. Juni 1973 in Chamis Muschait) ist ein saudi-arabischer Künstler. Werke von ihm sind im Britischen Museum, dem Victoria & Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art und dem saudi-arabischen Ministerium für Kultur und Information zu sehen. Seine moderne Kunst bindet arabische Muster und Motive ein.
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