Abdullah Al Saadi explains how he made his works for the Venice Biennale
Al Saadi’s Biennale exhibition, Sites of Memory, Sites of Amnesia, presents works that chronicle his journeys across the Arabian Peninsula.
Al Saadi’s Biennale exhibition, Sites of Memory, Sites of Amnesia, presents works that chronicle his journeys across the Arabian Peninsula.
“Abdullah Al Saadi: Sites of Memory, Sites of Amnesia”, curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh is now open at Venice Biennale.
With just a few days left until the start of the 60th Venice Biennale, we have taken a look at the UAE Pavilion in the past editions of the Venice Biennale:
Curated by Tarek Abou El-Fetouh, “Abdullah Al-Saadi: Sites of Memory, Sites of Amnesia” proposes to look at his creative process in relation to the practices of Arab poets centuries ago.
ArtDayME: Abdullah Al Saadi was born in 1967 and currently lives and works in Khorfakkan, in the United Arab Emirates. Al Saadi is one of a pioneering generation of Emirati artists working in the United Arab Emirates. His artistic practice, involving drawing, painting, sculpture and, more recently, performed activities, reflects on the relationships between individuals and their natural and social environment. Translation is central to Al Saadi’s work, evident in his elaborately devised…
Abdullah Al Saadi returns to the International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale after three years with a solo exhibition.
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