The Days Go On: 20 Years of Ayyam Gallery

This is sure to be one of the shows of the year, and not just because of its scale. Ayyam’s 20th-anniversary exhibition seeks to honour a journey defined by continuity, resilience, and artistic exchange, says the gallery; and, “much like the gallery’s programming, the exhibition is conceived as a visceral experience, a story that has withstood the test of time …”

Alongside co-curators Safwan Dahoul and Ali Kaaf, director Maya Samawi aims to bring together works by all the artists who have shaped Ayyam over the past twenty years. Each of the curators represents a continuous artistic timeline in which the past and present remain undeniably connected; “Ayyam’s twenty years are not merely a measure of time. They constitute a living history – one that continues to unfold”.

The exhibition will feature works by an extraordinary roster of contemporary Middle Eastern artists:

2006:
Youssef Abdelke
Safwan Dahoul
Mounzer Kamnakache
Fadi Yazigi
Abdullah Murad

2007:
Assad Arabi
Nassouh Zaghlouleh
Mouneer Al Shaarani
Walid El Masri
Kais Salman
Nihad Al Turk
Mouteea Murad
Mohannad Orabi
Omran Younes
Abdul Karim Majdal Al-Beik

2008:
Ammar Al-Beik
Asma Fayoumi
Samia Halaby
Tammam Azzam
Leila Nseir
Moustafa Fathi

2009:
Othman Moussa
Oussama Diab
Khaled Takreti
Thaier Helal
Nadim Karam

2010:
Rima Salamoun
Elias Izoli

2011:
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji
Mohamad Badr
Lara Zankoul
Lara Attallah

2012:
Ammar Abd Rabbo

2013:
Farzad Kohan Mousawi
Afshin Pirhashemi
Faisal Samra
Abdulnasser Gharem

2014:
Fathallah Zamroud
Shurooq Amin
Mohammad Bozorgi

2015:
Sama Alshaibi
Noor Bahjat

2016:
Rula Halawani
Khaled Jarrar
Rashed Al Shashai

2017:
Roshanak Aminelahi
Abdalla Al Omari

2018:
Rashid Al Khalifa

2022:
Muatasim Alkubaisy

2024:
Khaled Akil

2025:
Athar Jaber
Ali Kaaf

To 1 January.

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