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 and performance art.[1]
Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists whose work was recognized as a group in the 2002 exhibition “5 UAE” at the Ludwig Museum, Aachen.[2] The other artists in the group include the late Hassan Sharif, Hussain Sharif (brother of Hassan Sharif), Abdullah Al Saadi and Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Early life and education[edit]
Kazem was born in 1969 and was the son of a taxicab driver.
At age 14, Kazem decided to drop out from school and join the army. He found art as a mean to escape 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.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
- 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
- 2017 Abu Dhabi Rolls-Royce Art Programme [9]
Collections[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mohammed| 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.
- ^ "ROLLS-ROYCE PREVIEWS EMIRATI ARTIST MOHAMMED KAZEM'S NEW WORK FOR THE ART PROGRAMME IN LONDON". www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09.
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