Publication Details
Ahmed Morsi: A Dialogic Imagination
Exhibition Guide
Paperback
16.5 x 11.5 cm
Arabic and English
136 pages, 88 visuals
Published by Sharjah Art Foundation, 2017
Overview
This exhibition brings together for the first time Ahmed Morsi’s work from his early days in his native Alexandria, through his sojourns in Baghdad and Cairo and up to his current practice in New York City, where he has been living since 1974. The exhibition includes large-scale surrealist paintings and drawings, experimental prints, theatre stage designs and artist’s books. Also included are archival material, photographs and books authored by the artist that highlight his contributions to poetry and art criticism.
Ahmed Morsi: A Dialogic Imagination
On view from 1 March - 3 June, 2017, this major retrospective exhibition traces the artist’s diverse output between the 1940s up to the present day.
Ahmed Morsi: A Dialogic Imagination
Ahmed Morsi: A Dialogic Imagination discusses the places, people, texts, ideas, and materials that have shaped the unique practice of the New York–based Egyptian artistcd Ahmed Morsi.
Morsi, Ahmed
A prolific artist, poet and critic, Ahmed Morsi has produced a diverse and extensive body of work from the 1940s until today.