ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 1 Under the patronage of HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS SABEEKA BINT IBRAHIM AL KHALIFA Wife of the King of Bahrain, President of the Supreme Council for Women Strategic Partner: Art Bahrain Across Borders Would like to thank Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa )MVIGXSVSJXLI4ǽGISJ-IV7S]EP-MKLRIWW For her outstanding contribution And unwavering support to the project. About ArtBAB Art Bahrain Across Borders (ArtBAB), is Bahrain’s premiere international art fair that serves as a platform for Bahraini artists as well as to attract leading international galleries to XLI0MRKHSQ.RHSMRKWSSYVNSYVRI]SJXLVIIIHMXMSRWSJXLMW TVIWXMKMSYWGSRXIQTSVEV]EVXWWLS[GEWILEW[VMXXIRERI[ narrative of modern Bahrain, exploring the Kingdom’s ancient and rich cultural heritage through the interpretations of Bahraini artists and sculptors. 8LIXLIQIJSVXLMW]IEVƶW&VX'&'MW(SPPEFSVEXMSRERH*HYGEXMSR ;MXLKEPPIVMIWEVXMWXWERHFY]IVWGSQMRKXSKIXLIVSYVQMWWMSR MWXSLIPTXSEVXMGYPEXIXLMWORS[PIHKIEXEPPPIZIPWXSXLIFY]IVW about what kind of art is available, to the artists about who are XLITSXIRXMEPFY]IVWERHMRZIWXSVWEVI&VXMWXWRIIHXSVIGSKRM^I XLEXFY]IVWEVIRSXPMQMXIHXSEGIVXEMRGEXIKSV]SJTISTPIƴ IZIV]FSH][LSETTVIGMEXIWEVXMWEGSRRSMWWIYVSJEVX;I[ERX XSEPWSHIQ]WXMJ]EVXF]QEOMRKMXWIRNS]QIRXERSWXVMRKW attached experience. Our ArtBAB fairs are free for the public, we have embedded an exciting series of talks and interactive Kaneka Subberwal WIWWMSRWEFSYXEVXXVIRHWF]EVXMWXW[LSEVIXVYP]GYXXMRKIHKI Founder and Programme Director MRXLIMVXIGLRMUYIWERHGVIEXMZMX];IEVIEPWSJSGYWMRKEPSX Art Bahrain Across Borders SRGSPPEFSVEXMSRƴ[LMGLMWEOI]XLIQIFIGEYWI.XLMROMXNYWX WXVIRKXLIRWER]FEWI XLIQSVI]SYGSPPEFSVEXIXLIQSVI ]SYMRXIVEGXXLIQSVI]SYGSQFMRIXLIWXVIRKXLWSJMRHMZMHYEP EVXMWXWKEPPIVMIW ]SYVIEGLEPEVKIVEYHMIRGISJTISTPI;I EVIFVMRKMRKMRHMǺIVIRXIPIQIRXWSJEVXIHYGEXMSR XLVSYKL Conversations at ArtBAB, Kids at ArtBAB and the special TIVJSVQERGIWEW[IPPEWHMǺIVIRXTIVWTIGXMZIWSJEVXMRXSXLI JEMVXLMW]IEV']WSHSMRK.LSTIXLEX&78'&'[MPPWXERHEW EFIEGSRSJTVSKVIWWMZIXLSYKLXMREVXMRXLI,((ERHFI]SRH Kaneka Subberwal Founder and Programme Director Art Bahrain Across Borders -ERER-EWWER&P0LEPMJE LEPQER'MR-EQEH&P0LEPMJE-SYWI Photograph Printed On Fine Art Paper & 7 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 8 BAAB Pavilion Artists About BAAB Pavilion Ghassan Muhsen '&&'5EZMPMSRMWLSWXXS'ELVEMRMEVXMWXW[LS[MPPWLS[GEWI 7EWLMH&P4VEMǻ SZIV[SVOWSJEVX8LMWWTIGMEPTEZMPMSREMQWXSWLS[GEWI Ahmed Al Asad local talent within the context of an international art fair. Ahmed Anan Ali Mubarak A special Tribute section examines the life and works of two &]QER/EEJEV TVSPMǻGERHTVSQMRIRX'ELVEMRMEVXMWXW,LEWWER2YLWIRERH &]WLE&PQSE]]IH 7EWLMH&P4VEMǻ8LIWIX[SQEWXIVWLEZIGSRXVMFYXIHQYGLXS )E[M]E&P&PE[M]EX 'ELVEMRMEVXXLSYKLXERHGYPXYVIXLEXMXMWSRP]ǻXXMRKXSLSRSV Fatema Aljameaa them with a retrospective of their works. -EWER&PEVM -IWLEQ&FHYPVELMQLEVMJ (YVEXIHF]Kaneka Subberwal -MRH&PM +SYRHIV(*4&VXIPIGX Karina Al Zu’bi Linda Mattar &WWMWXERGIMR(YVEXMSRF]Tasneem Al Shurougi 2E]EWE&PS[EMHM ,EPPIV]2EREKIV&VXIPIGX Mohammed Al Mahdi Mohammed Taha Nada Alaradi Noof Alrefaei 4QEV&P7EWLMH 7E[ER&PLSWERM 7IIQ/ERELM Sahar Ahmadi Sana Al Borshaid Sara Alfadhala Sarah Aradi YQE]E&FHYPKLERM Taiba Faraj Zain Al Kooheji >EOI]E>EHE 1 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 2 TRIBUTE ARTIST 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 4 BAAB Pavilion Artists | Tribute Ghassan Muhsen A career diplomat, Ambassador Ghassan Muhsen I\GIPWEWEREVXMWX[MXLSZIVWSPSI\LMFMXMSRWERH SZIVNSMRXWLS[WMRJSYVGSRXMRIRXWVERKMRKJVSQ New Delhi to New York, from Dubai to Tunis. 'SVRMR3EWWMVM]EL.VEUMR2YLWIRƶWIEVP]PMJI [EWXLEXSJGSRWXERXGLERKISJWGIRIV]8LIWSR SJEREVQ]SǽGIVLMWIEVP]PMJI[EWWTIRXXVEZIPMRK XSHMǺIVIRXTEVXWSJ.VEUI\TSWMRKXLIEVXMWXXS XLIHMǺIVIRXKISKVETLMIWTISTPIWGSPSVWERH architecture of Iraq. /SMRMRKXLI2MRMWXV]SJ+SVIMKR&ǺEMVW2YLWIR[EW EFPIXS[SVO[MXLMREǻIPHXLEXJIHLMWPSZISJXVEZIP and learning of other countries and cultures. While TSWXIHMR3I[=SVOMRXLIƶWLMWEVXMWXMGWTMVMX surfaced. New York’s vibrant cultural scene, art world, QYWIYQWTISTPIERHEVGLMXIGXYVIMRǼYIRGIHLMQ to the point where he took up oil paints and canvas ERHWXEVXIHTEMRXMRKMREJSVQEPJEWLMSR-MWGVIEXMZMX] [EWLIEZMP]MRǼYIRGIHF]LMWWYVVSYRHMRKWWSMRLMW RI\XTSWXMRKXS5EOMWXERLI[EWMRXVSHYGIHXSǼSVEP MRǼYIRGIWEW[IPPEWXLIXVEHMXMSREPEVXSJXLI.RHMER YF(SRXMRIRX Ƹ-EVQSR]SJ1IXXIVWƹ &GV]PMGSR(ERZEW -MWEVXLEWFIIREGGUYMVIHERHHMWTPE]IHEPPSZIVXLI \GQ globe, is used to decorate public spaces and is part of WSQIGSVTSVEXIGSPPIGXMSRW-ITEWWIHE[E]MR but his message and art live on. 5 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 6 TRIBUTE ARTIST 7 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 8 BAAB Pavilion Artists | Tribute 7EWLMH&P4VEMǻ 7EWLMH&P4VEMǻ[EWSRISJXLIǻVWXTISTPIXSIWXEFPMWL XLITSWMXMSRSJƸ(SPPIGXSVƹSJQEXIVMEPJSVXLI+SPOPSVI -IVMXEKI2YWIYQ-ISTIRIHLMWS[RQYWIYQ MR2YLEVVEU'ELVEMR HIHMGEXIHXSLMW)MPQYR EVXMWXMGWX]PI-I[EWXLI+SYRHIVSJXLI'ELVEMR (SRXIQTSVEV]&VXSGMIX]QIQFIVSJXLI&VEF&VXMWXW 9RMSRERH[EWXLIǻVWX'ELVEMRM&VXMWXXSTEVXMGMTEXIMR the Prince Charles contest exhibition in Monte Carlo. 4ZIVETIVMSHSJJSVX]]IEVWLILEWGSRXVMFYXIHXS the world of art through his paintings, writings and PIGXYVIW-ILEWTVSHYGIHZEVMSYWWGYPTXYVIWJSV TYFPMGHMWTPE]MR'ELVEMRMRGPYHMRKXLI)MPQYRƶW 'YPP-IEHMR&HLEVM5EVO)MPQYR2ERSR0MRK+EMWEP -MKL[E])MPQYRIE,YPPRIEVXLI,SZIVRQIRX 'YMPHMRKERH0I]XS)MPQYRSR'YHEM]E-MKL[E] .RLI[EWE[EVHIHF]XLI2MRMWXV]SJ Information, the Dilmun award for his writings on -IVMXEKISJ'ELVEMRF]XLI9RMSRSJ&VEF-MWXSVMERW.R LI[EWEPWSTVIWIRXIH[MXLXLILMKLIWX'ELVEMR Government Award “The State Merit & Incentive &[EVHƹ2SVISZIVLI[SRXLIQIHEPJSV&VXMWXMG *\GIPPIRGIMRF]-MW2ENIWX]0MRK-EQEH'MR Ƹ)MPQYR.RXIKVEXMSRƹ Isa Al Khalifa. Oil Paint with Texture on Canvas. \GQ -ITEWWIHE[E]SR2EVGLƴEREVXPIKIRH and folk hero. 9 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 10 BAAB PAVILION -ERER-EWWER&P0LEPMJE LEPQER-SYWI Photograph Printed On Fine Art Paper & ARTIST 11 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 12 BAAB Pavilion Artists BAAB Pavilion Artists Ahmed Al Asad Ahmed Anan Ahmed Alasad has been in love with art since he Ahmed Anan has participated in four solo exhibitions [EWEGLMPHWE]MRKƸMXƶWXLISRP]TPEGI.JIIPJVIIƹ& MR'ELVEMRERHEYHM&VEFMEEW[IPPEWQER]KVSYT PMXIVEXYVIWXYHIRXEXXLI9RMZIVWMX]SJ'ELVEMRLI I\LMFMXMSRWPSGEPP]ERHMRXIVREXMSREPP]-MWEVXMWXMG has participated in several exhibitions in Bahrain WX]PIGSRRIGXWPSGEPLIVMXEKI[MXL;IWXIVRXVEHMXMSRW including The Imago Mundi Project Bahrain Chapter. -I[SRWXTVM^IMRXLI'ELVEMR(SRXIQTSVEV]&VX -ILEWTVIWIRXIHWIZIVEP[SVOWLSTWJSVXLI2MRMWXV] &WWSGMEXMSR*\LMFMXMSRMR&RERLEWXEYKLXXLIEVX SJ=SYXLERHTSVXW&ǺEMVWMRXLI=SYXL(MX] of printing and collage in various workshops. 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Mixed Media on Canvas. \GQ \GQ 13 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 14 BAAB Pavilion Artists BAAB Pavilion Artists Ali Mubarak &]QER/EEJEV &PM2YFEVEOKVEHYEXIHJVSQXLI9RMZIVWMX]SJ 'ELVEMRM[VMXIVERHEVXMWX&]QER/EEJEVMW-IEHSJXLI Bahrain with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Division of Professional Activities at the Deanship of (SQQYRMGEXMSR.RWTMVIHF]XLI)IPQSRMERIVE XYHIRX&ǺEMVWƴ9RMZIVWMX]SJ'ELVEMR-ILEWLIPH and Delmonian inscriptions, his work ranges from XLVIIWSPSI\LMFMXMSRWƸ&]E1MPEGƹEX.RWGVMTXMSR,EPPIV] TEMRXMRKTSXXIV]ERH[SSHWGYPTXYVIW8LITVIWMHIRX Ƹ(SRRMI-IEVX)IPQSYREƹEXXLI'ELVEMR SJXLI9RMZIVWMX]SJ'ELVEMR+MRI&VXW(PYFLILEW 3EXMSREP2YWIYQ ERHƸ2ERMJIWXEXMSRWƹEXXLI participated in several exhibitions such as The Imago .WE(YPXYVEP(IRXIV -ILEWEPWSTEVXMGMTEXIH Mundi Project Bahrain Chapter and the Khaleej Alnoor in numerous group exhibitions inside and outside exhibition in Kuwait. In addition, he has delivered 'ELVEMRMRGPYHMRK&VX'ELVEMR&GVSWW'SVHIVW WIZIVEP[SVOWLSTWEXXLI2MRMWXV]SJ=SYXLERHTSVXW &ǺEMVWERHXLI9RMZIVWMX]SJ'ELVEMR&VXW(PYF Ƹ.RXLI2MHHPISJMPIRGIƹ Ƹ8S[EVHWXS)ITXLWƹ (LEVGSEPERH&GV]PMGSR;SSHIR'SEVH &GV]PMGSR(ERZEW \GQ \GQ 15 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 ARTBAB2018 EDITION 3 16 BAAB Pavilion Artists BAAB Pavilion Artists &]WLE&PQSE]]IH )E[M]E&P&PE[M]EX &]WLE&PQSE]]IHMWTEVXSJXLI:MWE(SPPIGXMZI[LMGL )E[M]E&P&PE[M]EXMWE1E[KVEHYEXIEXXLI9RMZIVWMX] MWGSQTIPPIHF][SQIRƶWVMKLXWERHXLIQSZIQIRX of Alexandria. She has held two solo exhibitions: of people across societal and national borders. 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