Monday 25 November 2013

@WardCultureArt El Moulid A group exhibition exploring a unique cultural phenomenon 23 November 2013– 8 January 2014

El Moulid
A group exhibition exploring a unique cultural phenomenon
23 November 2013– 8 January 2014

In an authentic Egyptian atmosphere, Gallery Ward opened its third exhibition in the UAE during AL Quoz Happens event. “EL Moulid” showcases work by 15 Contemporary Egyptian artists in  a group exhibition exploring a unique cultural phenomenon.
“El Moulid” opened on Saturday November 23rdas part of the Quoz Happens event and featured authentic and traditional cultural traits inspired by Egyptian festivities.
During the day, The Gallery carried out a children’s workshop. Children aged 5+ enjoyed making their own version of the Whirling Dervish, a staple entertainment in all Moulid festivities in Eygpt.
At the opening, guests engaged their taste buds in authentic Egyptian Food stations
Ehab Ellaban, head curator of Gallery Ward says: “EL Moulid is a happening that is culturally rich, diverse and full of life, it therefore inspires many artists and opens up endless ideas and angles for interpretation and exploration.  I feel that its contradictions and intensity offer the viewer a sort of microcosm of Egypt’s popular culture and social fabric and character in an exaggerated state, it is therefore to me a subject worth revisiting repeatedly and it will undoubtedly allow for original interpretation and dialogue time and time again.”
The aim of the exhibition is not only to display the artists’ works, but to reflect and bring to the fore, a very unique part of Egyptian popular culture. Thus evoking the feel and character of an authentic Moulid and offering audiences a complete multi-sensory experience, spanning music, performance, video, photography, sculpture
and painting. 
‘El-Moulid’, is a distinctive, ever-changing, dynamic event that has been etched into Egyptian history and popular culture alike for hundreds of years.  The diversity of the theme is naturally reflected in the choice of artists and the media they have used in their works. 
The artists showcasing work at “El Moulid” are Ahmed Abdel Fattah, Ahmed Khaled, Atef Ahmed, Ayman Elsemary, Bassam El Zoghby, Essam Darwish, Guirguis Lotfy, Hisham Abdullah, Khaled Sorour, Mohamed Abu El Naga, , Mohamed Ardash,
 Mohamed El Tarawy, Mustafa El Bana, Naglaa Samir and Rida Abdel Rahman.
Ward is located in AL Quoz district St. 6, next to The Courtyard, Al Quoz, interchange 3, Al Manara, Dubai.
The opening hours: Saturday - Thursday
Timings:10am - 6pm.
Tel: +9714 3883204/ www.galleryward.com
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