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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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Artist Statement for Abed Abdi
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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 and thus I understand the connection between my artistic work and the role defined by Kokoschka, who sought to remove the mask for all those who want to see reality as it is. The role of fine art is to show them the truth".
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