Title & Author:

Before history : the Abraaj Group Art Prize, 2015.

Publication:

Berlin : Sternberg Press ; Dubai : Abraaj Group, 2015.

Description:

2 volumes (111, 119 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23-27 cm

Notes:
Biogs.
Edited and guest curated by Omar Kholeif.
Winner: Yto Barrada; Short-listed artists: Sarnath Banerjee, Setareh Shahbazi and Mounira Al Solh.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the 2015 Abraaj Group Art Prize (AGAP) at Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 17-21 March, 2015.
V. 1. Before history / Omar Kholeif ; Artist Q&A's ; Sarnath Banerjee ; Setareh Shahbazi ; Mounira Al Solh ; Biographies -- v. 2. Yto Barrada.
Published on the occasion of the Abraaj Group Art Prize (AGAP) at Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 17 - 21 Mar. 2015.
Texts in English and Arabic.
Vol. 1 in English; vol. 2 in English with translation in Arabic.
Text of volume 1 in English; text of volume 2 in English with translation in Arabic.

Summary:

Before history' catalogues the exhibition for the Abraaj Group Art Prize 2015, which includes a new body of work by Yto Barrada, the winner of the prize, and existing work by shortlisted artists Sarnath Banerjee, Setareh Shahbazi, and Mounira Al Solh. The exhibition explores the layering of time through historical artifice. History here is considered as a constructed sphere, constantly in flux, simultaneously being buried and excavated.00In a world of hyper-mediation, how can one construct a sense of an individual history? How does it relate to the sediments of culture? A film at the heart of Yto Barrada#x92;s new work, Faux départ (False Start) (2015), questions the veracity of artifacts in the context of modern-day museology. Through a study of paleontology in Morocco, the artist asks: How does one fabricate a history? 00This special catalogue consists of two artist books, one by Yto Barrada and the other devised in collaboration with the shortlisted artists. Together they function as a sculptural object, layering on top of each other. 0Exhibition: Art Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (18-21.03.2015).

ISBN:

9783956791215 (paperback)
3956791215 (paperback)

Subject:

Barrada, Yto, 1971- Exhibitions.
Banerjee, Sarnath Exhibitions.
Shahbazi, Setareh, 1978- Exhibitions.
Al Solh, Mounira, 1978- Exhibitions.
Barrada, Yto, 1971-
Banerjee, Sarnath, 1972-
Shahbazi, Setareh.
Al Solh, Mounira, 1978-
Shahbazi, Setareh, 1978-
Barrada, Yto 1971-
Abraaj Group Art Prize.
Abraaj Group Art Prize Exhibitions.
Art Awards Middle East.
Art Awards
Kunstpreis
History in art Exhibitions.
Middle East

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs

Added entries:

Kholeif, Omar.
Kholeif, Omar. editor
Barrada, Yto, 1971- artist
Art Dubai (Dubai)
Art Dubai (Fair)

Abraaj Group Art Prize 2015

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292254
Call No.: BIB 236432
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 292255
Call No.: BIB 236432
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available