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 Sept.
- Oct.
,2001
Traditional
Costumes from Jordan and Palestine"
The
Private Collection of Widad Kawar
Silk-Embroidered dresses on display, showcase a dying tradition By
Hada Sarhan, Jordan Times; Monday, October 22, 2001. Amman- Tradition
dresses with tribal embroidery, once the proud possession of every
Jordanian and Palestinian, are becoming a rarity. But for local costume
collector Widad Kawar, "these dresses are part of our rich cultural
heritage". "The Memory of Silk," a distinguished exhibition of more
than 100 dresses from KawarÕs collection originating from Jordanian
and Palestinian villages and towns, in addition to womenÕs jewelry,
are currently on display at Darat Al Funun in Jabal Al Weibdeh.."
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Summer
,2001
Darat
Al Funun Summer Academy
International
Exhibition Paints a Sophisticated Picture
By Hada Sarhan
Amman - Darat Al Funun is currently organizing a joint art exhibition
by Marwan Qassab of Syria and Angelika von Schwedes of German as
part of its fall season. The exhibition features portraits by Qassab,
born in 1934 in Damascus who studied fine arts in Berlin. Qassab
is one of the most important Arab artists working today, and enjoys
great fame in Europe. He is considered one of the leading visual
artists of Germany, and many of his works can be found in European
museums.."
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June,2001
100 Shaheed - 100 Lives
This project was conceptualized in mid October 2000. With the project's
initial ideas, the memorial exhibit and accompanying catalogue were
envisioned to be life-affirming, minimalist in nature, and to primarily
address the visual and emotional senses. Further, since one of the
project's goals was to give back each Shaheed his/her individuality,
a few governing principles for the realization of the exhibit were
set from the start.. ..."
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September,2000
Exhibition of works by participants in "Darat Al Funun Summer Academy
2000 "
With a keen eye on Amman, a group of young Arab artists gathered
at Darat Al Funun to capture the magic of the capital on canvas.
Twenty-three young artists from different Arab countries (Jordan,
Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria) were invited by the Abdul
Hameed Shoman Foundation to participate in the second annual "September
Summer Academy" under the supervision of the Berlin-based Syrian
artist Marwan Kassab Bashi; professor at the Berlin Fine Art Institute.
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May,
2000,
Excerpts
from Mai Muzzaffer's article
"Contemporary Artists from Mesopotamia".
"...It was not until the 1940's that the modern vision found
its way to the core of artistic work wherein it was conceived by its
two prominent pioneers, namely Faiq Hassan and Jawad Selim with their
adherents following suit. Working in unison , the two creative masters
labored painstakingly not only to pave a distinctly manifest path
for succeeding generations to pursue, but to bring about the concept
of artistic groupings representing various Iraqi artist trends..."
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Shaker Hassan Al Said (Iraq) |
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April,
3, 2000 (Jordan Times)
Excerpt
from Farah Beisha's article
"Art from the Nile".
"The Met, the MOMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum . These are
the images of institutions that one conjures up upon hearing the word
museum. Although Darat Al Funun "little house of arts" is small in
scale, it is just as important an art institution.
Since its inception in 1993, the non-profit making Darat Al Funun
, with Suha Shoman at its helm, has been fostering numerous art exhibitions
and artists in its quest for "the promotion of the fine arts, through
the creation of cultural and creative dialogue amongst the people
of the Arab world, thereby, strengthening the vitality and appreciation
of contemporary Arab artists, through the use of today's visual expression,
in order for the Arab arts to take its deserved place as a corner
stone in the building of contemporary Arab culture"
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Sha'aban Zaki (Egypt) |
Feb.,
27, 2000 (Al Ahram" newspaper "Egypt")
An Important Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Artists from
Egypt in Jordan
"An Important exhibition of modern and contemporary art from
Egypt will open on Tuesday 7th of March, as a part of a series of
exhibits held on the occasion of the third millenium and the 70th
Anniversary of the Arab Bank entitled " Journey through the Contemporary
Arts of the Arab World'- Artists from the valley of the Nile- This
show was preceded by an exhibition of the best artists from the
Arabian Peninsula and Saudi Arabia..."
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Feb.,
28, 2000, (Jordan Times),
"Art from the Arabian Peninsula",
"During February, Darat Al Funun featured art from the Arabian
Peninsula. The four artists displaying oil paintings - Sheikh Rashid
Al Khalifa, Abdul Raheem Shareef and Ibrahim Bou Saad of Bahrain,
plus Yousef Ahmad of Qatar - opted for an abstract mode of expression
in bold colours on large canvases. Alongside these, the graphics by
Sami Mohammad of Kuwait appeared as a radical departure..."
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Fouad Al-Futaih (Yemen) |
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Rapha
Bint Mahmoud (Oman) |
Jan.,17,
2000 (Jordan times)
6 Books and culture
"70th anniversary of Arab Bank celebrated with series Of exhibitions
of Arab art"
"Amman - Darat Al Funun is celebrating the 70th anniversary of
the establishment of the Arab Bank through a series of exhibitions,
lectures, films and poetry readings. The main event is a series of
exhibitions featuring the works of contemporary artists from the Arab
World. Art critic Mazen Asfour said Darat Al Funun is aiming to acquaint
the Jordanian audience with the best Arab artists and create an open
dialogue among the Arabs on fine arts..."
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Nov.,
16, 1999 "Labyrinth" - Salah
Sawli
"The "Labyrinth" by Salah Sawli is composed of a variety
of transparent panels that, hanging in different angles from the
ceiling, become carriers of separate images. These sheets are printed
with fragmented and mutually overlapping texts, city maps, drawings,
owned or collected photographs - a material that transforms itself
into an open system of images offering continuously new visions
and interpretations to the visitors, as they enter the iconographical
labyrinth and wander on its pathways. However,..." more..
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Sep.,
1999 "Darat al Funun Summer Academy" , From Darat Al Funun
Summer 99 brochure
"With the participation of 16 young artists from Jordan , Palestine,
Syria, and Lebanon, the first year of Darat Al Funun Summer Academy
which lasted for four weeks was launched . At the end the participants'
works were exhibited and certificates were handed out to them in a
celebration held on the occasion..."more.. |
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August
- September, 1999 (Gotenberg Meeting Point),
"Curiosity", by Mr., Svenrobert Lundquist, director of
The Konsthallen - Goteborg, Sweden.
"You can sit at home and be content all you can venture
out into the world, but be forewarned, there maybe some risking
in leaving. You can encounter things that my disturb you, mentally
and or physically. You may even lose your orientation, but you might
also gain a plethora of new ideas. Your mind grows and you begin
to ask more questions. In the field of art, you must take those
risks. You must walk out on the plank of life and jump off..."
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April,
8-9, 1999 Pioneers of Jordan: MAHMOUD TAHA. Ceramist, Exhibits at
Darat El Funun
"Darat Al Funun houses today an exhibition of the ceramic
works of Mahmoud Taha, a leading Jordanian ceramist and connoisseur
in the art of Arab calligraphy who is renowned in the Arab world
and abroad. The exhibition includes murals, flasks, glazed pottery
and ceramic sculpture, all bearing calligraphy as well as regional
motifs derived from architecture and crafts..." more..
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Nov.,
24, 1998 Darat Al Funun: Celebrating the tenth anniversary exhibition
of contemporary Arab artists
"Some came out of curiosity, others homage; many just to
learn. Most came to celebrate, and a few even came to purchase.
On November 24, they lit up the Darat Al Funun with their enthusiasm,
their curiosity and their appreciation. In turn, Darat Al Funun
revealed its treasures, opened its galleries and shared its cultural
achievements with the people of Amman..." more..
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April,
17, 1998 MARWAN KASSAB BASHI
A SPIRITUAL BRIDGE TO THE ARAB WORLD
"Perhaps the most famous and successful artist of
the Arab Diaspora, Germany-based Syrian artist Marwan Kassab
Bashi is the protagonist of a special cultural event that
has taken place simultaneously in two Palestinian cities and
Amman. His donation of 75 etching and watercolors to Palestine,
currently exhibited at Bir Zeit University and Khalil Sakakini
Cultural Center in Ramallah. was also celebrated in Amman
on April 17 at Darat Al Funun by inaugurating his etching
exhibition titled "A Suite of Heads." The opening was followed
by Palestinian Tania Tamari Nasir's rendition of the cycle
"The Miracle of Life" by Palestinian poet Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
set to music by Agnes Bashir..." more..
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March,
25-26, 1998 Darat Al Funun opens its new season with...
(Amman Meeting Point)
"A taste of Swedish Abstract
Art...
Darat Al Funun has opened wide its doors to welcome two Swedish
artists, Hakan Rehnberg and Ann Edholm, great
supporters of abstraction. Both artists fight to reach an
absolute state of abstraction, one using a private vocabulary
of forms, the other studying the physical reaction of the
eye as it faces the work of art; yet both reach out to life
experience which finally adds some Lyricism to their work..."
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Nov.,
22, 1997 "A Nation in Exile"
Exhibition Opening and Book Signing Ceremony
"Years after the initiation of this project, concieved
by the Algerian artist Rachid
Koraichi and Palestinian
poet Mahmoud Darwish an exceptional exhibition of zinc etchings
by Koraichi, calligraphy by Iraqi artist Hassan Massoudi, inspired
by the poems of Darwish, is once again brought to life at Darat
al Funun.
As a result of this creative effort, Darat al Funun published
"A Nation in Exile" the text of which was written by Morrocan
writter Abdel Kabir al Khatibi..."
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Collective
exhibition of 5O Arab artists
Keeping
admiration alive By Mahmoud Mufti
When
the foremost 5O Arab artists from 10 Arab countries exhibit
their work in a single exhibition, under one roof.
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Contemporary
Arab Art By
Ibrahim Alaoui
In
the Arab world today, the visual arts occupy an important place in
the field of creativity and artistic and intellectual exploration.
They therefore have a major contribution to make to any study of the
roots of creativity in contemporary Arab societies. more.. |
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