History Otherwise: Women Modernists from the Arab World

Curated by Suheyla Takesh and Rémi Homs, this exhibition features works from the Barjeel Art Foundation collection, including pieces by Inji Efflatoun, Samia Halaby and Mona Saudi; it also has some archival exhibition posters dating from the 1940s to the 1990s, highlighting the often-overlooked presence and influence of women artists in the region.

The works move across painting, sculpture, textiles and other media, and the exhibition has four interconnected sections. ‘Introspecting’ examines portraiture as a way of seeing individuals and the relationships around them. ‘Documenting’ considers artistic responses to social life and political change. ‘Abstracting’ turns to experiments in form and visual language. And ‘Crafting’ places material knowledge and methods of making within the development of modern art.

The exhibition forms a central part of Alserkal Art Week (15 to 22 November) alongside gallery exhibitions, guest projects and cultural programmes across the Avenue.

Image: Meriem Meziane, Women’s Orchestra from Rif (1969)

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