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Artist Statement:
Speaking about his art and the
1973 War, Abdi said:
"Out of my world view and my
loathing of war, and also out
of my profound concern for the
future of relations between
the two peoples, Arab and
Jewish, I have shown my two
works here in the exhibition
entitled “Echoes of the
Times”.. When the cannons
thundered on the Golan Heights
and the banks of the Suez
Canal, and when the future of
the region was at risk, I
recalled the words of Pablo
Picasso, and in my work I said
“no to war”. In accordance
with my artistic beliefs, art
must be committed and play a
role.... In the same way that
an artist lives the events of
the past, present and future,
he also lives the conflict
between Man and the forces of
evil and destruction. And when
society and humankind are in
crisis, the artist is required
to express himself
harmoniously by means of the
artistic vehicle at his
disposal […] and so […] the
role of the artist in his
work, thoughts and worldview
is to reinforce the perpetual
connection between himself and
the society in which he lives.
I was brought up according to
this approach ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Abed Abdi held his first
exhibition in Tel Aviv in
1962.
Over the years, he has
participated in over 50 group
exhibitions, among them the
joint Palestinian-Israeli
exhibition titled “It’s
Possible” which toured the USA
and Germany between 1988 and
1990. In 1995 he participated
in the second ...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden,
Germany
Archives of Israel Museum
Archives of the art collection
of the Presidential Palace,
Republic of Hungary
Her Royal Highness Princess
Wijdan Ali, Amman
National Museum, Amman, Jordan
Ministry of Culture,
Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Culture, Sofia,
Bulgaria
Municipality of
Oldenburg,Germany
Municipal Museum of ...
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Commissions:
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