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peace one day } global truce 2012 art exhibition
Posted on September 22, 2012 1 Comment
Three weeks ago, I hadn’t heard of Peace One Day. Last night, I found myself on a rare Friday night out, with my dear friend Reem, at the Peace One Day Global Truce Art Exhibition at the CAP warehouse. When normally I’d be tucked in bed at that time, I was in the midst of […]
t-shirts three and four on august 2nd
Posted on August 2, 2012 2 Comments
I’m all out of T-shirts. I have to replenish my supply soon. The exhibition is coming up and I’ve got billions of things to do. But I’m starting to get that feeling that I’m on track rather than lost. And that fills me with renewed excitement for my projects.
t-shirts for my upcoming exhibition
Posted on July 31, 2012 1 Comment
I have finally started work on these t-shirts for my next PrettyGreenBullet exhibition in November. This is one, nineteen to go. Initially I wanted to paint twenty-one but have settled on twenty. I’d love to do more but I have to be realistic about time.
packing for dar.nur } bye-bye, girls
Posted on July 18, 2012 1 Comment
My paintings were finally transported to dar.nur this morning. I have to say I was bubbling with energy, really happy they were going to a better place! Be good, girls. I’ll be visiting every now and then x
dar al-funoon’s 2nd affordable art exhibition
Posted on June 27, 2012 3 Comments
Visit the Dar Al-Funoon gallery for its second Affordable Art Exhibition. On display will be works by some pretty hefty artists, nothing over KD400, so a great chance to acquire a decent work of art. The gallery address is Al-Watiah, Behbehani Compound, House 28 telephone: 2243-3138
museum of manufactured response to absence } intervention at the modern museum of modern art
Posted on June 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Finally. Kuwait’s Museum of Modern Art holds an exhibition befitting its name (don’t get me wrong, the National Council has wonderful works of arts, but is, unfortunately, poorly curated). I heard about the exhibition Museum of Manufactured Response to Absence: Intervention at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMRtA) months ago and have, since then, been guessing at […]
rawiya } the other resurrection
Posted on May 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
I got a sneak peek this morning at CAP’s exhibition The Other Resurrection, a collection of photos by the Rawiya collective, a group of six Arab and Irani female photographers with a story to tell: Dalia Khamissy, Laura Boushnak, Myriam Abdelaziz, Newsha Tobakolian, Tamara Abdel Hadi and Tanya Habjouka. Go to capkuwait.com for details. Like […]
Palestian Culture Exhibition Today
Posted on April 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
I d should have posted this yesterday! Cross the bridge for preview photos. Hopefully they will pique your appetite for gorgeous handicrafts, delicious books and traditional Palestinian culinary staples!
money-box me, money-box you!
Posted on April 21, 2012 4 Comments
I have been volunteering with the Palestinian Cultural Center for over fifteen years now, and a few years ago, we launched an initiative to include children in our efforts to aid Palestinians inside Palestine. And what better way to get the kiddies involved than by having them collect their coins in these money-boxes decorated by […]
Notes & Doodes } Palestinian Cultural Center Spring Exhibition Planning
Posted on March 29, 2012 Leave a Comment
In commemoration of Land Day tomorrow, March 30.
al-arabi exhibition } arab culture in the diaspora
Posted on March 13, 2012 6 Comments
What an exhilarating afternoon. I was like a starstruck fan waddling through Al-Funoon Gallery taking photos of artists I knew and others I suspected were! To me personally, The Arab Culture in the Diaspora exhibition wasn’t just about these quite accomplished artists’ works being exhibited here in Kuwait, but that my work was among theirs. […]
al-arabi exhibition ‘arab culture in the diaspora’
Posted on March 10, 2012 9 Comments
I am very pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting four of my paintings at the Al-Arabi Magazine’s upcoming exhibition Arab Culture in the Diaspora. It honors me to know that my works will be hanging among some of the region’s best: Ali Taleb, Fatima El Hajj, Ahmad Al-Hajari, Jaafar Islah, Sabeeha Bishara, Diaa […]
tonight at dar al-funoon gallery } affordable art show
Posted on March 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
Don’t miss Dar Al-Funoon’s Affordable Art Exhibition tonight! My postcards will be for sale among some amazing work by well-known artists. Everything under KD 300! And just tonight from 4-9 pm.
prettygreenbullet the second exhibition photos } mohammed alkandari
Posted on December 8, 2011 4 Comments
For every one of my exhibitions in the past five years, my brother Mohammed Alkandari has been there for me, snapping away. I always value his ‘eye’ and his point of view, and his photos never cease to surprise me. There was absolutely no editing done on these photos taken with his new Leica (which […]
polka-madness on a chilly december 5th night
Posted on December 6, 2011 12 Comments
The worst thing I could have done to myself after a long week, day and night of exhibition preparation and time was looking at these photos in bed. Whatever exhaustion I felt flew right out of my laughing mouth as I LOLed myself to a state of wakefulness and excitement to get these on the […]
pgb 2 exhibition preps
Posted on December 5, 2011 11 Comments
Wow. For someone who doesn’t like to abbreviate, I just slashed the hell out of my title. Sorry, both busy and still a little under the weather. Just wanted to share some of the preparation photos with you. See you all tonight if you can come. Remember the polkadots!
PrettyGreenBullet | TheSecondExhibition | Invitation
Posted on November 24, 2011 4 Comments
Cross the bridge for details!
pictorial stories from a palestinian cultural center exhibition set-up
Posted on November 13, 2011 1 Comment
My set-up mate and muse Hind and I often begin to enjoy ourselves on the second day of setting up for the Palestinian Cultural Center exhibition. Frankly, the gorgeous merchandise lends itself beautifully to being photographed. And so does Hind. The exhibition opens tomorrow, Monday, November 14th, 10 am at Bayt Lothan in Salmiya (by […]
money boxes for the upcoming palestinian culture center exhibition
Posted on November 7, 2011 4 Comments
At the Palestinian Culture Center we like to encourage the spirit of giving. For a few years now, we’ve been selling these money banks to motivate children and adults alike to collect their change rather than discard it. On the last day of our four-day exhibitions, the money is counted and donated to various Palestinian […]
Dar Al-Funoon } Bader Albassam
Posted on October 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
One of our trips this morning took us to Dar Al-Funoon gallery in Sharq. We were hoping to get a glimpse of tomorrow night’s show by Kuwaiti photographer Bader Albassam. And we did. I really enjoyed gazing at his prints, done with standard film and natural lighting. Taken on his trips to countries such as […]
gallery morning sunday
Posted on October 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
I had a busy morning bouncing from one gallery to another. In all, a friend and I dropped by four exhibitions. Our first stop was the Tareq Boutaihi exhibition at Boushahri Gallery. I didn’t immediately take to Boutaihi’s intimate look at barely clothed women but soon their bodies and expressions won me over. As much […]
Bazaar & Me} Boushahri’s Summer Art Salon 2011
Posted on October 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
I finally picked up my copy of Bazaar this morning and found a lovely surprise inside. Really cool :).
Gallery Tilal|Sami Mohammad
Posted on October 5, 2011 3 Comments
I visited Gallery Tilal for very personal reasons yesterday: the exhibition of my first ever inspiration, Sami Mohammad. I remember my father taking me to the Free Arts Atelier over thirty years ago. When my eyes fell on Mohammad’s shocking sculptures. As scary as they should have been to an eight-year-old, I wasn’t afraid; I […]
Contemporary Art Platform|Opening Tonight
Posted on September 28, 2011 8 Comments
Tonight is the launch of the Contemporary Art Platform at the Life Center in Shuwaikh. For the first time since 2006’s exhibition Unity in Diversity at the Dar Al-Funoon gallery, you can find, in Kuwait, a collection of this caliber under one roof. From Andy Warhol to Shireen Nishat, this is the art lover’s candy […]
Upcoming Exhibition}PrettyGreenBullet|The Second Exhibition
Posted on September 24, 2011 4 Comments
I have finally secured a venue and set a date (well, two tentatively, a week apart) for my upcoming PrettyGreenBullet exhibition. I have decided to have a one-night PGB exhibition at the Dar Al-Funoon gallery on either December 5 or December 12. It’s a bigger and more fulfilling sensation than I thought now that I […]
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