Abdullah Al Saadi (born 1967) is an Emirati artist and one of the Pioneer "Five" original
conceptual art
Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called insta ...
ists from the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
including
Hassan Sharif,
Hussain Sharif,
Mohammed Kazem Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects and performance art.
Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists whose ...
, and
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Exhibitions
* 2013 Emirati Expressions at
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
* 2013 Body Art and Performance in the Gulf Area: 16 artists at New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
* 2011
Sharjah Biennial 10, Sharjah, UAE
* 2011 54th International Art Exhibition of the
Venice Biennale
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, Venice, Italy
* 2009 53rd International Art Exhibition of the
Venice Biennale
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, Venice, Italy
* 2005 Languages of the Desert at Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
* 2004 the 26th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil
* 2003
Sharjah Biennial 5, Sharjah, UAE
* 2002 The Art of the Five from the United Arab Emirates at the Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen, Germany.
See also
*
Hassan Sharif
*
Mohammed Kazem Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects and performance art.
Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists whose ...
*
Hussain Sharif
References
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Emirati conceptual artists
Emirati male artists
1967 births
Living people
known for
Abdullah alsaadi was known for being"the artist that sees but in everything"