Name: NASSER AL SALEM (B. 1984, MECCA)
Brand: God is Alive, He Shall Not Die
Price: 20000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

NASSER AL SALEM (B. 1984, MECCA)
God is Alive, He Shall Not Die
white neon on mirror in acrylic box
47¹⁄₄ x 47¹⁄₄in. (120 x 120cm.)
Executed in 2012, this work is number one from an edition of two plus two artist's proofs

The Artist.

A. Naushad, ‘And it remains… God's message with Nasser Al Salem’, in Arab News, 8 August 2012.
L. Komaroff, S. Blair, J. Bloom (eds.), Islamic Art: Past, Present, Future, New Haven, New York, and London, 2019 (illustrated in colour, pp. 26-56).
H. Al-Khudairi, 'Light Within and Light Without', in Ithraeyat Magazine, Issue 14, November - December 2021 (illustrated in colour, p. 26).
R. Aima, ‘Keep the Lights On: Noor Riyadh Festival’, in ArtReview, 25 June 2021.

London, Art Space Gallery and Athr Gallery, Made in Makkah ®, 2012 (another version exhibited).
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, 2016, p. 10 (another version exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 11).
Riyadh, Noor Riyadh Art Festival, Light Upon Light: Light Art since the 1960s, 2021 (another version exhibition).
Toronto, Aga Khan Museum, Image?: the Power of the Visual, 2022 (another version exhibited).

Another version of this work is part of the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles.

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Spanning over four decades, SAUDI NOW! is a carefully selected group of works by Saudi artists that trace the unique history of the Kingdom’s artistic evolution; from the development of a modernist language deeply enmeshed in the country’s cultural heritage, to innovative contemporary works that challenge perceptions of what Saudi art is and can be.

The selection features work by visionary modernists Abdul Halim Radwi and Mohammed Al Saleem and showcase their lasting legacy on today’s leading contemporary artists including Ahmed Mater, Manal Al Dowayan, Ayman Yossri Daydban and Abdulnasser Gharem. SAUDI NOW! also highlights the new generation of Saudi artistic voices such as Moath Alofi, Nasser Al Salem and Hmood Al Attawi who are based in Riyadh’s creative hub, the JAX district. Through their innovative multimedia practices, they are reshaping artistic conventions and expanding the possibilities of traditional media.