AHMED MATER
Organisation: Prognosis Art and Booth Clibborn Editions
Time: 12 October 2010 11:00am - 30 October 2010 6:00pm
Place: The Vinyl Factory Gallery, 51 Poland Street, London
Prognosis Art and Booth Clibborn Editions presents:
AHMED MATER
Exhibition and Book Launch
Dr Ahmed Mater is one of the most fascinating artists working out of the Middle East today. His work is informed by his education and life as a medical doctor, as well as by his traditional upbringing and Saudi culture. His journey from a rural community in the mountainous south west of Arabia, to becoming a successful practicing doctor and contemporary artist, brings a compelling originality to a body of work that speaks boldly and with great compassion.
On the occasion of the Frieze Art Fair, Mater will present his first UK solo exhibition and launch an accompanying visual arts book at the Vinyl Factory Gallery in the heart of London’s Soho. Ahmed Mater is published internationally by Booth-Clibborn Editions and includes contributions by Venetia Porter, Linda Komaroff, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Ahmed Al-Omran, Aarnout Helb, Ashraf Fayadh and Stephen Stapleton.
Mater has created an iconic visual language within the boundaries of his faith, culture and scientific training. His work is layered with references to his life in the hospital, in the mosque and his experiences living within Arabic culture during an era of great political and cultural turmoil. Against this backdrop, he explores ideas directly connected to his encounters with ordinary people in real life situations, and because of this, the underlying narratives within his work speak to an authentic and universal human experience.
12 - 30 October 2010 | Monday – Saturday | 11am – 6pm
Opening Night | 11 October | 7pm
RSVP: info@ahmedmater.com
The Vinyl Factory Gallery
51 Poland Street
London
W1F 7LZ
For further information please contact:
E: info@ahmedmater.com
T: 020 7832 1331
Image above: Ahmed Mater book jacket: Yellow Cow Performance, 2009