Contemporary Art: The Gulf Project Camp @ Lisson Gallery New York

(Drivebycuriosity) - Contemporary art is global. Lisson Gallery in Manhattan`s Chelsea district, which is also at home in London & Shanghai, presents now works by the Egyptian artist Wael Shawky. The show is called "The Gulf Project Camp" (lissongallery). The artist transformed the gallery into an immersive sculptural environment including a monumental crenelated wall installation.

Above you can see "The Gulf Project Camp: Carved wood (after ‘Hajj (Panoramic Overview of Mecca)’ by Andreas Magnus Hunglinger, 1803" (Oil on carved wood, 250 x 400 x 15 cm / 98 3/8 x 157 3/8 x 5 7/8 in)

Above follows "The Gulf Project Camp: Carved wood (after ‘Nighttime in a City’ by Mir Sayyid Ali, c.1540)" (2019, Oil on carved wood, 245 x 230 x 25 cm / 96 3/8 x 90 1/2 x 9 3/4 in)

Above more detail shots from the installation

To be continued