17 Bahraini artists set to showcase work in Paris

Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women, Art Bahrain across Borders (ArtBAB) has announced the first edition of the Bahrain Art Week in Paris, France.

Curated by ArtBAB Fairs and Programme Director, Kaneka Subberwal and Paris-based art consultant Corinne Timsit, the group show at the Grand Palais is titled “Legacies and The Contemporary Memory” and showcases 17 Bahraini artists, both established as well as emerging.

Bahrain Art Week in Paris will be held from September 13 to 22. “ArtBAB’s first-ever Bahrain Art Week in Paris, France will take contemporary Bahraini artists and their works to the celebrated centre of the global art movement and we are proud that ArtBAB has grown from strength to strength to achieve this momentum,” said Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, Director of the Office of HRH, Wife of the King of Bahrain.

“ArtBAB and its supplementary programme Artists Across Borders have been significant catalysts for promoting contemporary Bahraini art. We are confident that ArtBAB will continue to be the platform of conversation between Bahrain and the world for matters of art and creativity.”

The 17 participating artists are Aysha Almoayyed, Dr Ahmed Ahmed, Balqees Fakhro, Faiqa Al Hasan, Hala Kaiksow, Jamal Abdulrahim, Mayasa Alsowaidi, Mohammed Al Mahdi, Nabeela Al Khayar, Omar Al Rashid, Othman Khunji, Rawan Al Hosani, Salman Najem, Shaikha Lulwa Al Khalifa, Shaikha Marwa Al Khalifa, Somaya Abdulghani and Sayed Hasan Al Asari. While the exhibition will open at the Grand Palais, there will be an additional public exhibition at the Galerie Rabouan Moussion in the French capital’s Le Marais district, which is the leading art and cultural hub of Paris.