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13/3/2015

Halim Al Karim

XVA Gallery, Dubai

From Sumerian to American, this chaos is this man.
Halim Al Karim, 2012

Chaos is a multimedia installation including sculpture, video, photography, LED light panels and ‘Sumerian Skin’. The installation will present the point of view of Al Karim about the disorder and madness surrounding our lives through love and war, and the ‘hidden agendas’ of super powers, and their role in this turmoil. The installation will be presented outdoors in the main courtyard of XVA Gallery with the intention of allowing the viewer time and space in which to confront their own chaos on a conscious level.

About the Artist:

Born in Najaf, Iraq in 1963, Halim Al Karim has held many solo exhibitions in Dubai, Paris, Holland, Switzerland, Istanbul, USA, Jordan and Lebanon. The artist was nominated for the 2010 Sovereign Art Prize and was awarded the jury prize in the International Cairo Biennale in Egypt. He is one of the six artists whose work was featured in the Iraqi Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale – the first Iraqi Pavilion in 36 years. His work is in the collections of major museums including the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art in Doha, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Saatchi Collection in London, Darat Al Funun in Amman, L'Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Artron Art Museum in China and Yinchaun MoCA in China. He lives and works in Dubai and Colorado, USA.

Image: Halim Al Karim

Press Contact:
Eleanor Smith, XVA Gallery Manager
E: ellie@xvagallery.com
E: xva@xvagallery.com
M: +97150 1533813

Opening: March 14th 2015

XVA Gallery
Al Fahidi Neighborhood,
Bur Dubai
Sat 10am to 6pm

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