Past
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Hala Aljaafari: Unchained Memories
11 Sep - 26 Oct 2024 In her first solo show with Wusum Gallery Damascus-born painter Hala Aljaafari (b. 1988) delves into the relationship between memories and imagination at the cusp of reality and fantasy. Unchained Memories presents 16 oil paintings continuing Aljaafari’s exploration of the human psyche, particularly examining humans’ reactions to memories–whether those that... Read more -
Ibi Ibrahim: And I Bathe in Your Nacreous Gaze
11 Sep - 26 Oct 2024 In And I Bathe in Your Nacreous Gaze, the act of seeing becomes more than mere observation, it turns into an intimate exchange where the gaze is not only transferred but rather transformed— integrating the singular with the collective, the playful with the profound. Ibi Ibrahim’s art examines this interplay,... Read more -
Ameni Abida: Un été à Hammamet
7 Aug - 5 Sep 2024 Un été à Hammamet presents an ode to Ameni Abida's native Tunisia, inviting the viewers to experience the essence of a Tunisian summer with its blue skies and azure seas, the scent of jasmine hanging heavy in the air, and the familiar rhythm of family rituals. Depicting intimate scenes of... Read more -
Fatima Mohammed: It's a Petro World
7 Aug - 5 Sep 2024 In It's a Petro World Fatima Mohammed continues her inquiry into Petroculture and Petro-colonialism. The visitors are guided by her character 3naj, a part Arab and part American bald eagle. In this new body of work, Fatima reflects on the social and political dimensions of petroleum politics, examining the... Read more
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Hana Al-Saadi: Home Economics
24 Apr - 5 Jun 2024 Home Economics brings together the work of Hana Al-Saadi, spanning sculpture, painting, sound, and installation. Conceived as a domestic space, the exhibition fragments its segments and dissects forecasted identities casted within Khaleeji culture. Hana also reflects on the wake of camera-equipped phones and how they altered our privacy and collective... Read more -
A Home Without Dates Will Starve - بيتٌ لا تمرَ فيهِ ، جياعٌ أهلُهُ
6 Mar - 13 Apr 2024 This group exhibition delves into the profound and interdependent relationship between human life and the land, recognising that the two are inextricably linked for mutual growth and survival. Titled A Home Without Dates Will Starve, the exhibition draws inspiration from a Hadith in which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) emphasises the paramount... Read more -
Revolving Rooms
17 Jan - 28 Feb 2024 Revolving Rooms is an exhibition that celebrates the individual voices and artistic expressions of contemporary artists in Qatar. The title of the exhibition, دار المدار (Revolving Rooms), reflects the curatorial ethos of Wusum Gallery’s inaugural exhibition. 'دار,' meaning room in Arabic, represents the unique spaces that artists are given and... Read more
