Mohammed Kazem
Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects andperformance art.[1]
Kazem was five conceptual Emirati artists whose work was recognized as a group in a 2015 exhibit at the Salwa Zeidan Gallery.[2] The other artists in the gallery's group were Hassan Sharif, Hussain Sharif (brother of Hassan Sharif), Abdullah Al Saadi and Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Early career and education
At age 14, Kazem decided to drop out from school and join the army. He found art as a mean to scape his reality and express himself as a teenager, he started to investigate his surrounding environment as a keen artist to explore new methods of art.
In 1984, he was formally introduced to his future mentor and friend, Hassan Sharif, founder of Dubai Art Atelier; the first dedicated centre for young artists, and a pioneer of conceptual art scene in the early 70s in the United Arab Emirates.[3][4]
In 1987, Kazem obtained a degree in painting from Emirates Fine Arts Society, and later joined the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he got his Masters in Fine Arts in 2012.[5]
Kazem is best recognized for his conceptual work Directions (2005-2013) and Autobiography (1997–present).[6]
Selected exhibitions
- 1997 Autobiography 1, UAE[7]
- 2000 Havana Biennial – Havana, Cuba
- 2002 the Dhaka Biennial (2002), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2003 Art Cologne, n 37, cologne, Germany
- 2003 Sharjah Biennial 6, Sharjah, UAE
- 2006 Singapore Biennial, Singapore.
- 2013 Poetics and Meanings, Dubai, UAE
- 2013 UAE Pavilion, Venice Biennial, Italy
- 2013 Emirati Expressions, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE[8]
- 2015 Sharjah Biennial 12, Sharjah, UAE
Collections
Kazem's work is housed in private and public collections including:
- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar.
- the Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE.
- Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE.
- Sittard Art Center, Netherlands.
- JP Morgan Chase Collection, USA.
- Deutsche Bank Collection, Germany.
See also
References
- ^ "Mohammed Kazem | e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ Writer, Martin Fullard, Guides (2015-04-22). "Top 5 art exhibits on display at the Salwa Zeidan Gallery". GulfNews. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The sound of art with Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "In the studio with the Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem | The National". Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "Kazem, Mohammed | ARTISTS | Cuadro". www.cuadroart.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "The UAE at the Venice Biennale". theculturetrip.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "ArtAsiaPacific: You Are Here Mohammed Kazem". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "Emirati Expressions show opens in Abu Dhabi". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.