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'''Sabah Naim''' (born 1967) is a [[Contemporary art in Egypt|contemporary]] Egyptian [[Multimedia|multimedia artist]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Sabah Naim|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG159541|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=The British Museum}}</ref> Her work focuses on documenting people and scenes in [[Cairo|Cairo, Egypt]], and incorporates [[street photography]], [[painting]], [[collage]], [[embroidery]], and [[video art]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Nicole Georgette|title=Sabah Naim|url=http://hundredheroines.org/heroine/sabah-naim/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Hundred Heroines|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Citation|last=Winegar|first=Jessica|title=A Hometown Artist of the World: Sabah Naim (Visual Artist in Egypt)|date=2008|url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611924_12|work=Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World|pages=149–161|editor-last=Trix|editor-first=Frances|place=New York|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan US|language=en|doi=10.1057/9780230611924_12|isbn=978-0-230-61192-4|access-date=2021-10-26|editor2-last=Walbridge|editor2-first=John|editor3-last=Walbridge|editor3-first=Linda}}</ref>
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'''Sabah Naim''' (born 1967) is a [[Contemporary art in Egypt|contemporary]] Egyptian [[Multimedia|multimedia artist]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sabah Naim|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG159541|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=The British Museum}}</ref> Her work focuses on documenting people and scenes in [[Cairo|Cairo, Egypt]], and incorporates [[street photography]], [[painting]], [[collage]], and [[embroidery]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Nicole Georgette|title=Sabah Naim|url=http://hundredheroines.org/heroine/sabah-naim/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Hundred Heroines|language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Naim received a bachelor of fine arts (1990), master of fine arts (1996), and PhD in [[contemporary art]] (2003) from the College of Art Education, Cairo, where she was a student of [[Contemporary art in Egypt|Mohammed Abla]].
Naim received a bachelor of fine arts (1990), master of fine arts (1996), and PhD in [[contemporary art]] (2003) from the College of Art Education, Cairo, where she was a student of [[Contemporary art in Egypt|Mohammed Abla]]. She was the first person in her family to receive an advanced degree, and used proceeds from sales of her art to support her parents and brothers.<ref name=":3" /> Naim has served on the faculty of art education at both Helwan University and her alma mater.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=el Dahan|first=Ahmed|date=2014-03-01|title=Safar Khan Art Gallery: ‘Sounds’ by Sabah Naim|url=https://www.cairo360.com/article/arts-culture/safar-khan-art-gallery-sounds-by-sabah-naim/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Cairo 360|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sabah Naim|url=https://ubuntuartgallery.com/artists/sabah-naim/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Ubuntu Art Gallery}}</ref>


== Process and work ==
Taking inspiration from the anonymity of Cairo's busy streets, Naim's primary artistic process begins with photographing people in public settings.<ref name=":0" /> She typically enlarges these figures to life-size or greater when printing her work in black-and-white on paper or canvas.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Viola|first=Eugenio|date=2007|others=Translated from Italian by Marguerite Shore|title=Sabah Naim at Lia Rumma, Naples|url=https://www.artforum.com/picks/sabah-naim-15194|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Artforum Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> These prints are sometimes hand-colored or adorned with rolled-up newspapers or hand-painted motifs of flowers, arabesques, and other symbols typical of traditional Egyptian art.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2003|title=Special Report on the 50th Venice Biennale {{!}} Fault Lines: Sabah Naim|url=http://universes-in-universe.de/car/venezia/bien50/fault-lines/e-naim.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art}}</ref> Installed in a gallery setting, these decontextualized portraits suggest reconfigured street scenes for the viewer to navigate.<ref name=":1" />
Taking inspiration from the anonymous environment of Cairo's busy streets, Naim's primary artistic process begins with photographing or filming people in public settings.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> She typically enlarges these figures to life-size or greater when printing her work in black-and-white on paper or canvas.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Viola|first=Eugenio|date=2007|others=Translated from Italian by Marguerite Shore|title=Sabah Naim at Lia Rumma, Naples|url=https://www.artforum.com/picks/sabah-naim-15194|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Artforum Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Installed in a gallery setting, Naim's decontextualized portraits may also suggest reconfigured street scenes for the viewer to navigate.<ref name=":1" /> These photographic prints are sometimes hand-colored, collaged with rolled-up newspapers, or adorned with hand-painted motifs of circles, dots, [[Arabesque|arabesques]], and other symbols.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2003|title=Special Report on the 50th Venice Biennale {{!}} Fault Lines: Sabah Naim|url=http://universes-in-universe.de/car/venezia/bien50/fault-lines/e-naim.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art}}</ref> In addition, Naim has exhibited both drawings and paintings entirely composed of repeating shapes and colors, with a focus on naturalistic forms like flowers, stars, and trees.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 3, 2016|title=Art Alert: Gazing At the Sky of Egyptian artist Sabah Naim in Zamalek|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/25/190085/Arts--Culture/Visual-Art/Art-Alert-Gazing-At-the-Sky-of-Egyptian-artist-Sab.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Ahram Online}}</ref> The repetitiveness of these common symbols in her work, which are found in both modern and traditional artistic traditions around the world, is meant to highlight shared experiences in the human condition.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> Furthermore, critics have noted that Naim's work reflects themes of modernization and globalization in urban Egypt, as well as raises questions about cultural [[Binary opposition|binaries]], such as [[Masculinity|masculine]] and [[Femininity|feminine]], contemporary and traditional, [[Religion in Egypt|religious]] and [[Secularity|secular]], and [[Fine art|fine arts]] and [[Handicraft|handicrafts]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" />


== Exhibitions ==
Naim's works are located in the permanent collections of the [[British Museum]] in London, the [[Egyptian Ministry of Culture]] and in the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, both in Cairo.<ref name="Ahram Online 2016">{{cite web | title=Art Alert: Gazing At the Sky of Egyptian artist Sabah Naim in Zamalek - Visual Art - Arts & Culture | website=Ahram Online | date=May 22, 2016 | url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/25/190085/Arts--Culture/Visual-Art/Art-Alert-Gazing-At-the-Sky-of-Egyptian-artist-Sab.aspx | accessdate=May 22, 2016}}</ref>
Naim has exhibited internationally, including the fiftieth [[Venice Biennale]] (2003), the [[Havana Biennial]] (2003); and the touring exhibition [https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/africa-remix-contemporary-art-of-a-continent-hayward-gallery/dQLiD5tY39LYJw?hl=en Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent] (2004).<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Reilly|first=Sally|date=2003-09-10|title=50th Venice Biennale|language=en|work=Frieze|issue=77|url=https://www.frieze.com/article/50th-venice-biennale-19|access-date=2021-10-26|issn=0962-0672}}</ref> Her works are also located in the permanent collections of the [[British Museum]] in London as well as the [[Egyptian Ministry of Culture]] and in the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, both in Cairo.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Haupt 2003" />


==Solo exhibitions==
===Solo exhibitions===
*B21 Gallery Dubai 2008
*B21 Gallery Dubai 2008
*Lia Rumma Gallery, Naples, Italy 2007
*Lia Rumma Gallery, Naples, Italy 2007
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*Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt 1998
*Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt 1998


==Group exhibitions==
===Group exhibitions===
*''Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo'' 2014 Colby College Museum of Art, (anniversary of the first protests in ([[Tahrir Square]])
*''Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo'' 2014 Colby College Museum of Art, (anniversary of the first protests in ([[Tahrir Square]])
*''Art Basel Miami Beach'' 2009 Art Basel
*''Art Basel Miami Beach'' 2009 Art Basel

Revision as of 16:56, 26 October 2021

Sabah Naim (born 1967) is a contemporary Egyptian multimedia artist.[1] Her work focuses on documenting people and scenes in Cairo, Egypt, and incorporates street photography, painting, collage, embroidery, and video art.[2][3]

Biography

Naim received a bachelor of fine arts (1990), master of fine arts (1996), and PhD in contemporary art (2003) from the College of Art Education, Cairo, where she was a student of Mohammed Abla. She was the first person in her family to receive an advanced degree, and used proceeds from sales of her art to support her parents and brothers.[3] Naim has served on the faculty of art education at both Helwan University and her alma mater.[4][5]

Process and work

Taking inspiration from the anonymous environment of Cairo's busy streets, Naim's primary artistic process begins with photographing or filming people in public settings.[2][3] She typically enlarges these figures to life-size or greater when printing her work in black-and-white on paper or canvas.[2][6] Installed in a gallery setting, Naim's decontextualized portraits may also suggest reconfigured street scenes for the viewer to navigate.[6] These photographic prints are sometimes hand-colored, collaged with rolled-up newspapers, or adorned with hand-painted motifs of circles, dots, arabesques, and other symbols.[2][6][7] In addition, Naim has exhibited both drawings and paintings entirely composed of repeating shapes and colors, with a focus on naturalistic forms like flowers, stars, and trees.[4][8] The repetitiveness of these common symbols in her work, which are found in both modern and traditional artistic traditions around the world, is meant to highlight shared experiences in the human condition.[2][3] Furthermore, critics have noted that Naim's work reflects themes of modernization and globalization in urban Egypt, as well as raises questions about cultural binaries, such as masculine and feminine, contemporary and traditional, religious and secular, and fine arts and handicrafts.[2][3][6]

Exhibitions

Naim has exhibited internationally, including the fiftieth Venice Biennale (2003), the Havana Biennial (2003); and the touring exhibition Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent (2004).[1][9] Her works are also located in the permanent collections of the British Museum in London as well as the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and in the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, both in Cairo.[2][10]

Solo exhibitions

  • B21 Gallery Dubai 2008
  • Lia Rumma Gallery, Naples, Italy 2007
  • Karin Francis, Cairo, Egypt 2006
  • Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt. 2004
  • Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan, Italy. 2004
  • 8th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba 2003[10]
  • Part of Cairo Modern Art in Holland Circus theater, The Hague, Holland. 2001
  • The Institute, Cairo, Egypt. 2001
  • Gezira Arts Center, Cairo, Egypt 2000
  • Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt 2000
  • Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt 1998

Group exhibitions

  • Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo 2014 Colby College Museum of Art, (anniversary of the first protests in (Tahrir Square)
  • Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 Art Basel
  • Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East 2006 The British Museum
  • 50th International Venice Biennale 2003 The Venice Biennale

References

  1. ^ a b "Sabah Naim". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Osei, Nicole Georgette. "Sabah Naim". Hundred Heroines. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e Winegar, Jessica (2008), Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John; Walbridge, Linda (eds.), "A Hometown Artist of the World: Sabah Naim (Visual Artist in Egypt)", Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 149–161, doi:10.1057/9780230611924_12, ISBN 978-0-230-61192-4, retrieved 2021-10-26
  4. ^ a b el Dahan, Ahmed (2014-03-01). "Safar Khan Art Gallery: 'Sounds' by Sabah Naim". Cairo 360. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Sabah Naim". Ubuntu Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c d Viola, Eugenio (2007). "Sabah Naim at Lia Rumma, Naples". Artforum Magazine. Translated from Italian by Marguerite Shore. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Special Report on the 50th Venice Biennale | Fault Lines: Sabah Naim". Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art. 2003. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Art Alert: Gazing At the Sky of Egyptian artist Sabah Naim in Zamalek". Ahram Online. March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ O'Reilly, Sally (2003-09-10). "50th Venice Biennale". Frieze. No. 77. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  10. ^ a b Haupt, Gerhard (December 15, 2003). "8th Havana Biennial, 2003: Sabah Naim". Universes in Universe (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2016.


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