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Egyptian artist Wael Shawky talks of crafting history as a medium, referencing existing texts, historical paintings, poems and more to conjure a new creative product. His latest show at Lisson Gallery<\/a> takes inspiration from histories of the Arabian peninsula from the 17th<\/sup> century to the present, particularly considering the rapid development of the region\u2019s cities.\u00a0 Here, a glass structure and a giant palm tree act like beacons atop two hills, situated on a larger blue\/green structure alluding to traditional thick-walled Najd architecture in a striking installation alive with opaque allusions.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Oct 19th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Wael Shawky, The Gulf Project Camp: Glass Sculpture #1, glass, 29 \u00bd x 31 \u00bd x 78 5\/8 inches, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian artist Wael Shawky talks of crafting history as a medium, referencing existing texts, historical paintings, poems and more to conjure a new creative product. His latest show at Lisson Gallery takes inspiration from histories of the Arabian peninsula from the 17th century to the present, particularly considering the rapid development of the region\u2019s cities.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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