Hussein Sharif: Re-framing Reality will look at four decades of the artist’s work showcasing his multidisciplinary practice across painting, drawing, collage and sculpture. Born in Dubai, Hussein Sharif is one of the UAE’s key postmodernist artists who is also part of the group of ‘Five’ who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and are considered the founders of contemporary art in the UAE. The ‘Five’ included artists Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi, Mohammed Kazem and Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Hussein Sharif worked with various mediums to respond to his surrounding environment and current realties and used recycled materials as a way of processing the seismic changes of UAE society. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous exhibitions including Russia, Holland, France, Egypt and Germany. This new show extends to the surrounding site of Cultural Foundation featuring different installations that encourage the audience to interact with the work. It is curated by Aysha Al Hemeiri and Zuhoor Al Sayegh.
Hussein Sharif: Re-framing Reality will look at four decades of the artist’s work showcasing his multidisciplinary practice across painting, drawing, collage and sculpture. Born in Dubai, Hussein Sharif is one of the UAE’s key postmodernist artists who is also part of the group of ‘Five’ who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and are considered the founders of contemporary art in the UAE. The ‘Five’ included artists Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi, Mohammed Kazem and Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Hussein Sharif worked with various mediums to respond to his surrounding environment and current realties and used recycled materials as a way of processing the seismic changes of UAE society. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous exhibitions including Russia, Holland, France, Egypt and Germany. This new show extends to the surrounding site of Cultural Foundation featuring different installations that encourage the audience to interact with the work. It is curated by Aysha Al Hemeiri and Zuhoor Al Sayegh.
You may also be interested in the following events coming up at Cultural Foundation
For the first time in the region, the work of world-renowned illustrator and young children’s book author Eric Carle is being celebrated in an exhibition, Through the Seasons with Eric Carle, which showcases the wonders of nature throughout the year. With more than 70 books to his name including the famous The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this exhibition looks at Carle’s brilliant imagery of the seasons, from hibernating bears in winter and hatching chicks in spring to colourful flowers in summer and ripe apple trees in the fall. Curated by Reem AlHashimi, the show features original artworks – including Carle’s painted tissue-paper collages from nine classic picture books – as well as unpublished work. Through the Seasons with Eric Carle is organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Website: <a href="https://carlemuseum.org/">carlemuseum.org</a></p>
Native: Plants in the UAE exhibition explores the life conditions of each plant indigenous to the UAE’s landscape, looking at the surrounding atmosphere that affects its growth and gives it its unique variations of colour, texture, size and behaviour. From the iconic Ghaf tree to the resilient desert grasses, each specimen holds a story of adaptation and survival told through a curated collection of art installations and informative exhibits that shed light on the ecological significance of these plants and trees. Native: Plants in the UAE promises an enriching experience that will resonate with nature enthusiasts, researchers, artists, and curious minds alike. It’s a discovery of life that thrives beneath the desert sun and an exploration of an extraordinary green world of the UAE. The exhibition is curated by Sumayya Al Suwaidi and assistant curators Aysha Al Aseeri and Huda Marzooq.
