{"id":50566,"date":"2024-01-31T20:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/?p=50566"},"modified":"2024-01-31T20:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:05:15","slug":"third-richard-mille-art-prize-won-by-nabla-yahya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/third-richard-mille-art-prize-won-by-nabla-yahya\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Richard Mille Art Prize won by Nabla Yahya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nabla Yahya <\/strong>as been named as<\/strong> the third winner of the <\/strong>$60,000 <\/strong>Richard Mille Art Prize. <\/strong>The Abu Dhabi born artist’s<\/strong> installation, <\/strong>SoftBank <\/strong><\/em><\/a>(2023), was one of <\/strong>the <\/strong>eight pieces <\/strong>selected for<\/strong> the Art Here 2023 exhibitio<\/strong>n currently running at Louvre Abu Dhabi<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this edition of the exhibition, from which the Richard Mille Art Prize winner was selected, the theme was \u2018Transparencies\u2019. Artists were invited to submit proposals for new sculptures and installations that explore \u201cthe dynamics of transparency \u2013 its material and perceptual significance\u201d. The brief went on: \u201ctransparency is more than just a material quality of lucidity or opacity; it encompasses both the physical act of seeing and the subjective experiences of looking, which can shift in different contexts. Though it implies clarity, therefore simplicity or veracity, it is part of a process that sees meanings shift with movement, understanding and over time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s edition of Art Here, which was curated by Maya El Khalil and opened in November 2023, is sited beneath the museum’s dome, where \u201cthe interplay of shadows, liquid reflections, and flashes of permeating sunlight\u201d provided a starting point for the submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SoftBank<\/em> is based on research into the initial construction of the Suez Canal and uses a 3D cartographic representation of the canal below a rotating line of documentary and photographic documents. Observers are invited to contemplate the role of cultural hegemony in the canal\u2019s construction, especially the bleak lives of the workers who built it; SoftBank<\/em> expands on the disregarded details that were made inconsequential, an interpretation of \u2018Transparencies\u2019 that owes little to \u201cthe interplay of shadows, liquid reflections, and flashes of permeating sunlight\u201d but carries a good deal of perceptual significance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As Nabla Yahya (right, with her prize) said, \u201cSoftBank<\/em> is not just an installation \u2013 it\u2019s a dialogue between the past and the present, a reflection on the Suez Canal\u2019s transformation. This award fuels my commitment to exploring untold stories and challenging perspectives through my work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya El Khalil said all the artists in the exhibition had provided a surprising and novel engagement with the theme, but \u201cthe multidimensionality of Nabla Yahya’s work ultimately made the award a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSoftBank<\/em> approaches the idea of \u2018Transparencies\u2019 indirectly \u2013 interrogating difficult histories that are treated as unseen when they should be confronted. The details of the work shed light on the invisible currents of finance, trade, and labour that structure the region. It is both a brilliant response to the theme and a significant work with the astute complexity that is a hallmark of Nabla\u2019s practice and thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that \u201cwe are all excited to see what she does in future\u201d. It could be that the Richard Mille Prize is a significant springboard for Nabla Yayha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was selected by a jury led by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, art collector, patron and chairman of UAE Unlimited. Joining him were Souraya Noujaim, Director of the Islamic Arts department at Mus\u00e9e du Louvre; Guilhem Andr\u00e9, a seasoned museum professional who replaced Dr Noujaim as Acting Director for Scientific, Curatorial and Collections Management at Louvre Abu Dhabi; Clare Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the selector for Frieze Sculpture in London from 2012 to 22; Mohammed Kazem, the noted Emirati artist; and Maya El Khalil, independent curator and art advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Here, including SoftBank<\/em>, runs to 18 February at Louvre Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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