Syria’s Apex Generation, opening at Ayyam Gallery in Dubai on 9 June and at Ayyam Gallery Beirut on 11 June, highlights post-uprising art as an introduction to the rich history of painting in Syria.
Syria’s Apex Generation highlights post-uprising art as an introduction to the rich history of painting in Syria. Featuring the works of Abdul Karim Majdal Al-Beik, Nihad Al Turk, Othman Moussa, Mohannad Orabi, and Kais Salman, the exhibition and its accompanying publication explore a new school of painting in the midst of expansion despite the disintegration of the Damascus art scene, its original center. Informed by extensive traditions of expressionism, symbolism, and abstraction, this burgeoning group has forged ahead with the creative objectives of their predecessors, who advocated the social relevance of art.
The essay below is reproduced from the exhibition’s publication. Due to the essay's length, its text has been divided between two posts. Part Two appears below. Syria’s Apex Generation is curated by the author and opens at Ayyam Gallery’s Al Quoz and DIFC locations in Dubai on 9 June and at Ayyam Gallery Beirut on 11 June.
