Art of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti modern art movement emerged in the 1930s. Kuwait is home to more than 30 art galleries.[1] In recent years, Kuwait's contemporary art scene has boomed.[2][3][4] Kuwait has the second most lively gallery scene in the Gulf.[5][6][7]
History
Kuwait has the oldest modern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula.[8] Beginning in 1936, Kuwait was the first Gulf country to grant scholarships in the arts.[8] The Kuwaiti artist Mojeb al-Dousari was the earliest recognized visual artist in the Gulf region.[9] He is regarded as the founder of portrait art in the region.[10] In 1943, al-Dousari launched Kuwait's first art gallery.
The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Gulf.[11][12] Khalifa Al-Qattan was the first Kuwaiti artist to hold a solo artist exhibition in Kuwait. He founded a new art theory in the early 1960s known as "circulism".[13][14] Other notable Kuwaiti artists include Sami Mohammad, Thuraya Al-Baqsami and Suzan Bushnaq.
Art galleries
List of art galleries in Kuwait:
- Dar Al Funoon[15]
- Contemporary Art Platform (CAP)[16]
- Free Art Atelier[17]
- Boushahri Gallery[18]
- Den Gallery[19][20][21]
- The Hub[22]
- Sultan Gallery[23]
- Al Mashreq Gallery[24]
- Ghadir Gallery[25]
- Al Othman Gallery
- Dahiya Abdullah Al-Salim Art Gallery
- AM Art & Design Gallery[26]
- Al Adwani Art Gallery
- Visual Therapy Gallery
- Becarre Art Gallery[27]
- Art Space[28][29]
- Museum of Modern Art[30][31][32]
- Al-Makan[33][34]
- Masaha 13[35]
- Center of the Arts[36]
- Sadu House
- Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at Yarmouk Cultural Centre[37]
- Dar El Cid
- Manifesto 13[38]
- Promenade Culture Center[39]
- Muse Lounge[40]
- Wejha[41]
- Fann Way Gallery[42]
- Carré d'artistes[43]
- Fine Arts Centre, Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre[44]
References
- ↑ "Culture of Kuwait". Kuwait Embassy in Austria.
- ↑ "Egyptian Artist Fatma, talks about the gateway to human faces and equality for all". Reconnecting Arts.
- ↑ "Kuwaiti Artist Rua AlShaheen tells us about recycling existing elements to tell a new narrative". Reconnecting Arts.
- ↑ "Farah Behbehani & the Story of the letter Haa '". Al Ostoura Magazine.
- ↑ "Kuwait City's 10 Stunning Contemporary Art Galleries". The Culture Trip.
- ↑ "Opportunity report for Dutch businesses in Gulf region - Creative Industries" (PDF). Government of Netherlands. p. 10.
- ↑ "Kuwait". Gulf Art Guide.
- 1 2 Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. p. 405.
- ↑ Al Qassemi, Sultan Sooud (22 November 2013). "Correcting misconceptions of the Gulf's modern art movement". Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East.
- ↑ "Kuwait". Atelier Voyage.
- ↑ Kristine Khouri. "Mapping Arab Art through the Sultan Gallery". ArteEast.
- ↑ "The Sultan Gallery – Kristine Khouri".
- ↑ Muayad H., Hussain (2012). Modern Art from Kuwait: Khalifa Qattan and Circulism (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Birmingham.
- ↑ "Khalifa Qattan, Founder of Circulism".
- ↑ "Dar Al Funoon".
- ↑ "CAP Kuwait".
- ↑ "Grand Re-Opening of Free Art Atelier".
- ↑ "Boushahri Gallery".
- ↑ "Den Gallery".
- ↑ "Den Gallery in Kuwait".
- ↑ "Den Gallery Instagram".
- ↑ "The Hub".
- ↑ "Sultan Gallery".
- ↑ "Al Mashreq Gallery".
- ↑ "Art Galleries and Museums in Kuwait".
- ↑ "AM Art & Design Gallery".
- ↑ "Becarre Art Gallery".
- ↑ "Art Space: Kuwait's Latest Community Art Centre and Cafe".
- ↑ "Art Space".
- ↑ "Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Kuwait".
- ↑ "Kuwait Art Museum Succeeds Where Others Have Failed".
- ↑ "Kuwait's Hidden Jewel: The Modern Art Museum".
- ↑ "Al-Makan".
- ↑ "Al-Makan".
- ↑ "Masaha 13".
- ↑ "Center of the Arts".
- ↑ "Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at Yarmouk Cultural Centre".
- ↑ "Manifesto 13".
- ↑ "Promenade Culture Centre unveils 'Our Story: Expressions of Cultural Identity' Art Exhibition" (PDF).
- ↑ "Muse Lounge".
- ↑ "Wejha".
- ↑ "Fann Way Gallery".
- ↑ "Carré d'artistes in Kuwait".
- ↑ "ASCC".
