Mounir Fatmi, a Moroccan artist based in Paris whose work is in several leading worldwide collections is now on the roster at Lawrie Shabibi gallery in Dubai. Fatmi will have his is debut solo exhibition at the gallery in March.
The gallery announced the news this week with a statement saying: “Fatmi constructs visual spaces and linguistic games. His work deals with the desecration of religious objects, deconstruction and the end of dogmas and ideologies. He is particularly interested in the idea of death of the subject of consumption. This can be applied to antenna cables, copier machines, VHS tapes, and a dead language or a political movement. His videos, installations, drawings, paintings and sculptures bring to light our doubts, fears and desires. They directly address the current events of our world, and speak to those whose lives are affected by specific events and reveals its structure. Fatmi’s work offers a look at the world from a different glance, refusing to be blinded by the conventions.”
At The Art Blog, we are looking forward to seeing his show in March.