Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | February 2024 |

ART EXIBITIONS
ART EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
‘EVERY COLOR IS A SHADE OF
BLACK” BY HAMRA ABBAS
ALSERKAAL AVENUE
8 JANUARY 2024 - 31 AUGUST 2024
Hamra Abbas developed the concept “Every Color
is a Shade of Black” over several years, starting with
‘Kaaba Picture as a Misprint’ (2014). Using cyan, magenta,
and yellow (CMYK) to symbolize the Kaaba’s
identity, she concluded that every color is a shade of
black. This framework connects her work, exploring
color about faith, ideology, race, identity, desire, beauty,
gender, and personal relationships. Abbas, trained
in sculpture and miniature painting, resides between
Boston and Islamabad. Her work has been exhibited
globally, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum
and the Asia Society Triennial.
SHEHER, PRAKRITI, DEVI
ALSERKAAL AVENUE - ISHARA
ART FOUNDATION, WAREHOUSE
3
19 JANUARY 2024 - 1 JUNE 2024
“Sheher, Prakriti, Devi” is a groundbreaking
exhibition curated by artist and
photographer Gauri Gill. Expanding on her
“Rememory” series, the show explores the
interconnectedness of dynamic cities, nature,
and spirituality. Featuring twelve artists
and collectives, the exhibition transcends diverse
contexts, revealing the porous nature
of urban and rural spaces. Gill invites viewers
to perceive ecology as a convergence
of cultural, natural, and spiritual realms. The
curated works, including pieces by Chamba
Rumal, Chiara Camoni, and others,
showcase the beauty and truths found in
the mundane to the transcendental. Gill acknowledges
artists who persist outside traditional
art networks, fostering a dialogue on
dualistic worlds—depleted and regenerative,
colonial and Indigenous, mundane and
magical. The exhibition, supported by ZEISS
and J. Safra Sarasin (Middle East) Ltd., is a
unique celebration of diverse voices in art.
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