This exhibition offers a window into the work on 20th century Arab artists. Modes within which those artists worked extended from naturalistic documentation of people and landscapes, to creating socio-political commentaries, exploring theological matters, and addressing intimate, personal narratives and concerns. Works of Arab Modernists, despite being separated by geography and time, often addressed similar questions, took on similar approaches and displayed a shared ethos.
Madonna and Child, Paul Guiragossian, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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A View from the Citadel, Youssef Kamel, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Colours with Black and Grey, Jafar Islah, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Shakir Hassan Al Said, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Tender Embrace, Suad Al Attar, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Corniche el Nile, Garden City, Shaaban Zaki, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Femme aux Deux Paons Avec Aquarium, Baya, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Abdul Qader Al Rais, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Saliba Douaihy, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Marie Nilus, Adam Henein, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Mohammed Al Mazrouie, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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The High Dam, Effat Nagi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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On Al Khan Beach, Ali Al Abdan, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Abdul Hadi El Gazzar, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Portrait, Abdul Hadi El Gazzar, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Kamel Moustafa, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Nabil Nahas, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Alea, Ahmed Cherkaoui, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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The Birth of the Melody, Ahmad Nashaat Alzuaby, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Sabra Shatila (set of 8), Dia Azzawi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Portrait of a Couple, Seif Wanly, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Permanent Punishment (Eternal Torment), Abdullah Muharraqi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Il nous a dit comment cela s'est passé (He told us how it happened), Kadhim Hayder, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Relief, Chafic Abboud, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Dancing by the Beach, Hamed Nada, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Hommage a Antoni Tapies, Farid Belkahia, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Al Wa7sh Wal Maskeen, Fateh Moudarres, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Tempietto in Rome, Youssef Kamel, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Man, Hassan Sharif, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Sad Tunes, Suleiman Mansour, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Eppur si Muove - No.1, Kamal Boullata, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Ezba’, Inji Efflatoun, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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In the Present, Ibrahim Salahi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Le cafe a Chypre, Mohammed Naghi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Al Asara, Khazaal Awad Qaffas, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Woman Sewing, Louay Kayyali, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled (Bismillah), Mahmoud Hammad, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Ismail Fattah, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Le Canal de Mahmoudieh, Mahmoud Said, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Femme et Mur (Woman and Wall), Mohammed Issiakhem, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Layla Al Attar, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Icons of Moudarres, Fateh Moudarres, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Moon Walkers "Women and the Veil" series, Laila Shawa, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Munira Al-Kazi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Assouan - Les Rochers, Mahmoud Said, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Najat Makki, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Al Deek Al Faseeh (The Articulate Cockerel), Shakir Hassan Al Said, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Paysage d’Italie, Mohammed Naghi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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The Petra Tablets Adonis Collection, Mona Saudi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Untitled, Mohammed Melehi, From the collection of: Barjeel Art Foundation
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Curator: Suheyla Takesh
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