Rana Begum
No.10
June 19–July 30, 2013
The Third Line
Al Quoz 3, Dubai, UAE
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The Third Line is pleased to present Rana Begum’s third solo show in Dubai, No.10, exhibiting metal sculptures coated with vibrant colours that push the relationship between colour, form and three-dimensional space. Taking inspiration from urban order and disorder, Begum creates surfaces and planes that are luscious and seductive.
The show includes wall-mounted folded metal works that vary in sizes. These are developed out of previous studies in paper and delicately emulate the weightlessness of the original material. Mild steel, mirror finish steel, copper and brass are some of the industrial materials Begum is fascinated with. Careful consideration is given to the folds and angles and colors are scrupulously applied to various facets to create crystalline compositions.
In addition to these works are two benches that take on a more grounded and sculptural interpretation of the theme. The large floor pieces also occupy viewers in much the same way as the airy wall series, inviting them to view the work from all sides, taking in their multiple faces and shifting geometrical planes.
This new body of work follows Begum’s established practice of working with minimalist aesthetic and urban physiognomies, and explores how the slightest shifts in colour, shape, movement and viewing angle can create complex and beautiful new alignments.
About Rana Begum
Rana Begum has held several solo exhibitions in London, Cologne, Mumbai and Dubai. Her works were also featured in international art fairs such as Frieze Art Fair, Fiac, abc, Armoury, Nada, and Dubai Art Fair. Begum’s works has been acquired by international institutions and foundations including Art Museum of Western Virginia, Ernst & Young Collection and Farjam Collection, Dubai and most recently MoNA (Museum of Old and New Art). Begum has recently completed a Public Art Commission for Marcol House, London and currently working on Surbiton Health Centre, London and Hualien Theatre, Taiwan. Begum has also been awarded The Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture at The Royal Academy in London in 2012.
Project Space: Amir H. Fallah, The Arrangement
The Third Line welcomes back Amir H. Fallah, who will be exhibiting in the Project Space, with a solo show to follow in December this year. In The Arrangement, Fallah works with mixed media and collage, presenting works of floral arrangements appropriated from the Dutch/Flemish renaissance tradition of floral still-life painting. Through a starkly different interpretation, this series of paintings not only questions the notion of appropriation throughout art history but also presents a fresh take on one of the most iconic painting motifs throughout history.
About Amir H. Fallah
Amir H. Fallah has exhibited extensively in solo shows both in the United States and in the Middle East. He was featured in several international group exhibitions in venues including University Art Museum at California State University Long Beach; 9th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE; Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, California; and Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina, US. His works are housed in prominent collections such as The Salsali Private Museum Collection.
About The Third Line
The Third Line is a Dubai based art gallery that represents contemporary Middle Eastern artists locally, regionally and internationally. The Third Line also hosts non-profit, alternative programs to increase interest and dialogue in the region.
The Third Line also publishes books by associated artists from the region. Books published to date include Presence by photographer Lamya Gargash (2008), In Absentia by Tarek Al-Ghoussein (2009), Cosmic Geometry, an extensive monograph on Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Karen Marta (2011), and most recently the self-titled treatise Huda Lutfi about the artist’s Cairo-based practice.
Represented artists include Abbas Akhavan, Ala Ebtekar, Amir H. Fallah, Arwa Abouon, Babak Golkar, Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Farhad Moshiri, Fouad Elkoury, Golnaz Fathi, Hassan Hajjaj, Hayv Kahraman, Huda Lutfi, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Laleh Khorramian, Lamya Gargash, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Pouran Jinchi, Rana Begum, Sahand Hesamiyan, Sherin Guirguis, Shirin Aliabadi, Slavs and Tatars, Sophia Al-Maria, Tarek Al-Ghoussein and Youssef Nabil.
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