Mousse Magazine - Cities Under Quarantine March 2020 ushered in a time of confinement, and the world stood still. Since the Coronavirus outbreak escalated into a global pandemic, artists have found deeper meaning in their personal spaces and studios – not just as places of production but as sanctuaries and...
L'OLJ - Cities Under Quarantine "... « It’s difficult to put à painting in the mailbox » (« C’est difficile de mettre une peinture dans une boîte aux lettres »). Inspiré par cette citation du peintre américain John Baldessari lue dans son ouvrage Ingres and Other Parables (Ingres et autres paraboles), l’artiste et curateur...
Hyperallergic Article - PMVABF 2021- Dongola Limited Editions "Every year, artists, writers, curators, and nerdy teens alike converge at MoMA PS1 for what’s become a New York art world tradition: Printed Matter’s annual New York Art Book Fair. Akin to an espresso shot for the body and mind, the three-day event...
artnet article - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions Before the explosions of August 4 hit Beirut, Abed Al Kadiri, a Lebanese artist known for his large-scale paintings about Middle Eastern social issues, was gathering materials for “Cities Under Quarantine: The Mailbox Project,” a planned show featuring works created...
Scene Arabia article - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions “While I was at home during quarantine, everything was closed. Even arts supply stores were closed, and it all happened suddenly, so as an artist myself I wasn’t prepared for that. I had a small accordion book at home,...
AlBawaba article - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions While most artists will say that creating art in isolation is their natural state, the months of lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have for many conjured up feelings of restlessness and unease. “An artist’s mission in the...
Arab News article - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions DUBAI: While most artists will say that creating art in isolation is their natural state, the months of lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have for many conjured up feelings of restlessness and unease. “An artist’s mission...
Meem Gallery - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions In an attempt to address issues around social isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic, Beirut based artist and curator, Abed Al Kadiri has launched Cities Under Quarantine: The Mailbox Project. With social distancing measures being implemented by governments worldwide resulting in limitations for artists, in terms of lack of materials...
Arab British Center - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions We’re delighted to be joined by artist and curator Abed Al Kadiri this week. Born and based in Beirut, he will be tuning in via Zoom to chat about his artistic work and tell us about his latest project...
Kawa News article - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions Reflecting the world around us, art documents the times, and the personal, social, environmental and political issues related to them. But how can artists create and transmit when they have been, like the rest of the world, isolated? Abed...
The National article - Cities Under Quarantine - Dongola Limited Editions Al Kadiri’s publishing house, Dongola Books, has posted out from the Middle East more than 50 books to creative types currently in lockdown in their homes and studios so that they can use them to reflect what is happening...
CAP Book Launch - Fatima El-Hajj - Dongola Limited Editions عنترة: الثورة والحرية هي قصة كفاح ونصر.. ثورة وحرية. قصة بدأت قبل أكثر من ألف وخمسمائة عام، وتأجّجت منذ ما يقارب الشهور الأربعة. فَفي الوقت الذي يقف فيه شباب لبنان وشابّاته للمطالبة بحقوقهم لافظين من قلوبهم الفتيّة رواسب الحرب الأهلية،...