AZIZ ARt Mohammad Ali Taraghijah
Competition
Ahmed Mater
September 2018
1-The Unknown Fallen 7-Competition 9-Mohammad Ali Taraghijah 17-Ahmed Mater 21-Competition
Director: Aziz Anzabi Editor : Nafiseh Yaghoubi Translator : Asra Yaghoubi Research: Zohreh Nazari
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Forgotten Heroes project “The Unknown Fallen” is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations and striking authentic pictures. It features not only historical aspects of the First World War but also unveils forgotten stories and testimonies backed up with breath-taking photos from Muslim soldiers from all continents fighting with the Allied forces in battlefields far away from their homes. It highlights the mutual historical and cultural interest of all these brothers-in-arms and many more fascinating facts associated with every region of our planet. Discover six years of war, unrestricted by the constraints of physical space with more than 200 unique pictures accompanied by lively, informative text, offering hours of jaw dropping moments – highlighting that Muslims from around the world contributed to the history of Europe, thus affirming that Muslim diaspora communities are stakeholders in Europe.
See the world in a whole new way guided by images paired with thought-provoking quotes that encourage curiosity and hopefully inspire you to look more closely at an unknown world of interfaith in and behind the trenches of the cruel war that was World War 1. Through the coffee table book our project brings to attention the contribution of Muslims in World War 1, and the opportunities to use this part of history to build bridges of peace and understanding between people of all faith and none, to our audience of teenagers and adults. Coffee table books are fantastic windows into worlds that most people don’t have the ability to experience on their own. While picture books often present big, lush illustrated landscapes – coffee table books present a completely different experience. Coffee table books are all about curation.
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They’re about collecting perspectives on the real world, gathering together that material, showing the connections between that material, and then presenting those collections in the most visually appealing way possible. If those curated collections are attractive to adult audiences, how powerful will they be for a younger audience? For a teenager whose experience with the outside world begins and ends with TV or maybe a trip to the battlefields in Europe, “The Unknown Fallen” is an annotated guidebook to the outside world. “The Unknown Fallen” is a big book and, as you might guess, it’s packed end-to-end with an incredible amount of information. It’s attractive to look at, as something from National Geographic. On your table, it will confirm that you are smart, interested in history, religion and peace building initiatives. But its real value lies in what it can do for our children to whom the future belongs.
“The Unknown Fallen” is a big book and, as you might guess, it’s packed end-to-end with an incredible amount of information. It’s attractive to look at, as something from National Geographic. On your table, it will confirm that you are smart, interested in history, religion and peace building initiatives. But its real value lies in what it can do for our children to whom the future belongs. Teenagers have accumulated enough facts from school to allow them familiarity with the “The Unknown Fallen” timelines. But how those events and discoveries fit together will still be an entirely new world for them. This book could totally change a preteen’s life. Present “The Unknown Fallen” to a younger group and, suddenly, the ho-hum parts become shiny new, and the not-quite-deep-enough explanations become intriguing jumping-off points— offering just enough information that they can feel smarter than their teachers, and just enough
mystery that together you and your youngster feel the need to explore the subject further. A coffee table book on “The Unknown Fallen” is magic for sure. This project is being exhibited along with “the unknown falling “ book and works of young people about war and conflict
AWARDS: Between 7 and 10 artists exhibiting exemplary work in their respective fields will receive a cash awards ranging from $250 - $500 at CraftBoston Holiday. An independent juror will select the award recipients from varying media categories. Each award winner will be granted automatic entry into the following year’s shows. One artist will also be selected to join the Fuller Craft Museum’s permanent collection. There is only one application, deadline, and fee to apply to both CraftBoston Spring 2019 and CraftBoston Holiday 2019. 7 More info at www.craftboston.org
Mohammad Ali Taraghijah
1943 – August 12, 2010 was an Iranian painter, his work often featured rural, Iranian, landscape imagery. Born 1943 in Tehran, Iran. He graduated from the College of Science & Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, yet his heart was set on creating art. He participated in the Iran National Art Competition in 1968 and he won the Golden Award that year. In 1970 he returned to Tehran and decided to take up painting professionally.
In 1994, the Teheran Museum of Contemporary Arts selected some of his works for the museum collection and printed a collection of these works. In 1998, UNICEF selected two of his paintings for their Christmas cards. His beautiful works have been exhibited in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, United States and Japan. His paintings were selected by the International Museum of 20th Century Arts (TIMOTCA) to present Iran’s art.
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Exhibitions 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998,1996 Galerie Arcade Chausse-Coqs, Genève, Switzerland. 2009 CHRISTIE'S Auction, Dubai, UEA (International Modern and Contemporary Art) 2009 The First Fadjr International Visual Arts Festival (TMCA). 2008 CHRISTIE'S Auction, Dubai, UEA (International Modern and Contemporary Art) 2008 Bonhams auction Royal Mirage Hotel Dubai (Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani Art). 2008 The 7th National Biennial of Iranian Contemporary Painting Saba cultural Center. 2007 CHRISTIE'S Auction, Dubai, UEA (International Modern and Contemporary Art) 2007 The First Iranian Biennial of Printmaking, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. 2007 Persian spring's exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA). 2006-2004-2002-2000 the International Painting Biennial of the Islamic World (TMCA). 2006 International visual Arts Festival of Resistance, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. 2006 Gallery Artefiz, Zurich, Switzerland. 2006 Beijing International Art Expo 2006, China. 2005 Museu da Agua, Lisbon Portugal + Palácio da Bolsa Porto Portugal. 2005 X-Cathédrale Sacré Coeur, Casablanca, Morocco. 2005 Modern Art Movement, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. 2004 Capua, Chiosto di San Domenico, Italy. 2004 Villa Dutoite, Genève, Switzerland. 2003 Museum of Art & Science, Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. 2003 Al Bidda Gallery, Doha, Qatar. 2003 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, U.S. 2003 Spiritual Vision Exhibition, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art.
2003,2000,1997,1995,1993,1991 Iranian Painting Biennial, TMCA. 2002 Los Angeles (Central) Public Library, U.S. 2002 Christie's, London, UK. 2001 Meredian International Center,Washington D.C., U.S. 2001 Sharjeh Art Biennial, U.A.E. 2001 Queens Library Gallery, New York, U.S. 2001 United Nation, Genève, Switzerland. 2001 Barbican Art Galleries, London, U.K. 2001 Galerie Amber, Leiden, Netherlands. 2000 Gallery Azteca, Madrid, Spain. 2000 The International Contemporary Arts Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2000 Symbolic Expression in Iranian Modernist Painting, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art. 2000 Art Expo New York, New York, U.S. 2000 International Trade Center, Washington DC. 2000 1st. Drawing Biennial, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA). 1999 Islamic Cultural Centre, London, U.K. 1998 Art Triennal of India, Dehli, India. 1998 Expo 98 Lisbon, Portugal. 1997 China Art Expo 97, Beijing, China. 1997 Maison de l'Iran,Paris, France. 1997,1993,1990 Rathaus Pavillon Pforzheim, Germany. 1996 Feria Internacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico. 1995 27e Festival International de Peinture, Canges-sur-Mer, France. 1995 Galerie Reindle, Innsbruck, Austria. 1994 Fortezza de Basso, Florance, Italy. 1994,1988 Galerie Galeothek, Innsbruck, Austria. 1993,1991 Gallery Seyhoon, Teheran, Iran. 1992 Galerie Art & Decor, Wien, Austria. 1992,1989,1988,1986, 1986 Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA), Iran.
1991,1989 Galerie im Ried, ZĂźrich, Switzerland. 1988 Galerie Modus-Vivendi, ZĂźrich, Switzerland. 1988 Gallery Taichi, Tokyo, Japan. 1986 Galerie 8, Yverdon, Switzerland. 1986 Galerie d'Art du vieux Montreux, Switzerland. 1986, 1984 Galerie 8, Yverdon, Switzerland. 1985 Corsh Gallery, Chicago, U.S. 1985 Galerie Milton, Yverdon, Switzerland. 1983 Solo show Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) 1984 Galerie Shaller, Stuttgart, Germany. 1983 2nd Asian Art Bienniale, Bangladesh. 1983 Galerie Migros, St.-Croix, Switzerland. 1978 Art 9'78, The International Art Fair Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 1976 Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran. 1974 First Tehran International Art Expo Iran. 1967 Winner of the Gold medal in the Art Competition of the Universities in Iran.
Aziz Anzabi
Ahmed Mater Born 1979, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia is a Saudi artist and physician. His mediums are photography, calligraphy, painting, installation, performance and video. His work, which explores history, the narratives and aesthetics of Islamic culture, and addresses consumerism and transformation taking place in the region and its effects on geopolitics, has attracted an international audience. In 2003, he cofounded "Edge of Arabia", an independent arts initiative dedicated to promoting the appreciation of contemporary Arab art and culture, with a focus on Saudi Arabia. Life and career Ahmed Mater was born in 1979 in Tabuk in the north west of Saudi Arabia on the Jordanian border. He is the first child of Mater Ahmed Al-Ziad, a sergeant in the Saudi Arabian Army, and Fatimah Hassan Abdullah Aseeri, a calligrapher and painter of
traditional Aseeri houses. Ahmed has two brothers, Bandar
and Mohamed, and four sisters, Aicha, Jawaher, Jamila and Reem. In the 1990s Mater was given a studio space in Abha at the alMeftaha artists' village. He splits his time between the Saudi Arabian cities of Abha, Jeddah and Makkah. Mater's wife, Arwa Alneami, is also an artist. Together they run pharan.studio – a salon, artists' studios and "cultural mining project" in Jeddah. Work Mater's work has been exhibited internationally and acquired by major international museums. Illuminations, acquired by The British Museum, is a series that combines explicit notes from his medical education with images of the Kaaba and a mosque, distributed as a collage around blue and black x-ray images. 17
The work seems to ask the viewer if documenting the changes taking humanity is more than just the place in Islam's holiest city. Mater structure of the body. considers the unprecedented In 2006, Mater mounted an redevelopment of the Masjid Alinstallation titled Haram, including a multibillionThe Yellow Cow products, dollar complex of luxury hotels, a work that address ecological malls and apartments. challenges of modern urbanized society. According to the artist, Magnetism is a black cuboid "The cow with the magnet surrounded by iron filings yellow color was used as an to represent Hajj, Muslim's annual expression of religious heritage." pilgrimage which includes the circumambulation of the Kaaba. His Desert of Pharan series features photographs and films gathered over five-years,
Exhibitions 2001 Landing on the Earth's Surface, Al-Maseef Culture Club, Abha, KSA 2003 X-Ray Project - 6th Saudi Malwan Contest Tour, Jeddah, Beirut, Sidon and Manama (Jun10 – Sept 25) 2004 Standing in Front of You, King Khaled University, Abha, KSA. 2004 Chewing (Mudgah), Almiftaha Arts Village, Abha, KSA. 2004 The End - Al Meftaha Arts Village, Abha (Dec15 – Dec30) 2006 Ahmed Mater Al Ziad Aseeri -Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, London (May 12)
2006 Son of Aseer- Al Meftaha Arts Village, Abha (Oct10 – Oct30) 2009 Illumination, Art Space, Dubai (Mar15-Apr 15) 2010 Ahmed Mater, The Vinyl Factory Gallery, London (Oct 11 – Oct 31)
2013 100 Found Objects, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE 2016 Symbolic Cities: The Work of Ahmed Mater, Smithsonian, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Washington, USA 2016 Evolution of Man at Standing Rock, North Dakota 2017 Mitochondria: Powerhouses at GALLERIA CONTINUA San Gimignano, Italy (September 23, 2017 – January 7, 2018) 2017 Ahmed Mater: Mecca Journeys, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA (December 1, 2017 – April 8, 2018)
Publications and monographs 2006 Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East, British Museum Press 2009 ADACH Platform for Visual Arts in Venice, Catherine David 2009 New Vision: Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, Thames & Hudson 2010 Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran, Merrell Publishing 2010 Ahmed Mater (Monograph), Booth Clibborn Editions 2012 Edge of Arabia, Contemporary Art from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Booth-Clibborn Editions 2012 Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, British Museum Press 2016 Desert of Pharan: Unofficial Histories Behind the Mass Expansion of Mecca, Lars MĂźller Publishing
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