Join us in the gallery for a reading by the artist Rand Abdul Jabbar followed by a conversation with curator Meitha Almazrooei, on Thursday, 14th November at 7 pm.
The conversation follows the opening of Molding Anew - Rand Abdul Jabbar's first solo exhibition at the gallery which builds on her recent commission for Desert X Alula, where myths are born of mud and desire (2024). The exhibition reflects Abdul Jabbar’s process of arriving at her mode of artistic expression, weaving ancient Mesopotamian mythology with contemporary narratives and drawing on multiple mediums to reclaim, preserve, and transform the cultural legacy of her motherland by bringing it to life anew.
The conversation and reading will delve into the five chapters of the narrative text she wrote to accompany where myths are born of mud and desire, which also serves as the central thread weaving together the themes of the exhibition.