MOHAMMED KAZEM
Born 1969 in Dubai, UAE.
Lives and works in Dubai.
A pioneering conceptual artist, influenced by his close friend and mentor Hassan Sharif, Mohammed Kazem's work touches on current global transformations in the social, political, and natural environments, and explores abstract ideas about the body, movement, space, and the natural elements.
Born in Dubai, UAE, 1969
Mohammed Kazem was born in Dubai, UAE, in 1969. A trained musician as well as an artist, Kazem studied painting at the Emirates Fine Arts Society, in Sharjah, UAE, attended Al Rayat Music School, in Dubai, and recently received his MFA at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. A pioneering conceptual artist, influenced by his close friend and mentor Hassan Sharif, his work touches on current global transformations in the social, political, and natural environments, and explores abstract ideas about the body, movement, space, and the natural elements.
Mohammed Kazem, Soundless III, 2015, Acrylic ink and pastel on paper, 71 x 51 in
Mohammed Kazem, Soundless V, 2015, Acrylic and pastel on paper, 20 x 16 in
Mohammed Kazem, Experiment, 2016, Ink on paper, 157 x 45 in
Mohammed Kazem, Receiving Light II, 2016, Scratches on inkjet print on Hahnemuhle paper, 16 x 24 in
Mohammed Kazem, Kisses I, 2017, Inkjet print on Hahnemuhle paper, 47 x 34 in
Mohammed Kazem, Kisses IV, 2017, Inkjet print on Hahnemuhle paper, 47 x 34 in
As the UAE celebrates its Golden Jubilee, Kazem reflects on how rapidly the art scene has evolved – from once-in-a-year shows in the 1980s to an amalgamation of galleries, institutions, collectives and increasingly global events today.
Aicon Gallery congratulates artists Nadia Kaabi-Linke and Mohammed Kazem on their participation in the Guggenheim New York's first major survey of art from North Africa and the Middle East, But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise, running from April 29 - October 5, 2016. We are honored to be showing both artists, concurrent with the Guggenheim, in our exhibition Between Structure and Matter: Other Minimal Futures, on view from May 26 - July 2, 2016. The Guggenheim exhibition "through painting, drawing, sculpture, installation and video...presents a spectrum of artistic voices and critical concerns from a rapidly evolving region."
