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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T180000
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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/arab-pop-art-between-east-and-west/
SUMMARY:ARAB POP ART: Between East and West
DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON DC\n\nEnjoy the MEI Art Gallery's latest exhibition
  Arab Pop Art: Between East and West at this week's Art Walk Dupont Firs
 t Friday Open House from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. The evening program includes an 
 art talk at 6:30 pm featuring participating artist Marwan Chamaa in conv
 ersation co-curators Lyne Sneige and Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah about his p
 ractice blending pop-art aesthetics with Middle Eastern themes. The art ta
 lk will be followed by a gallery tour with the curators.\nFeaturing 14 art
 ists from the Arab world and its diaspora\, Arab Pop Art: Between East an
 d West explores the emergence of Arab Pop art as a bold fusion of cultura
 l identity and global visual language that highlights a vibrant\, evolving
 \, and cosmopolitan Arab identity. The exhibition has been featured in Hy
 perallergic as one of the top exhibitions to see in D.C. and Washington 
 City Paper's 2025 Fall Arts Guide as one of the season’s best visual art
  exhibits!\n\nParticipating artists include: Yusef Alahmad (Saudi Arabia/U
 S)\, Chant Avedissian (Egypt)\, Marwan Chamaa (Lebanon/US)\, Yasmine Nasse
 r Diaz (Yemen/US)\, Rasha Eleyan (Palestine/UK)\, Hassan Hajjaj (Morocco)\
 , Tony Khawam (Syria/US)\, Mous Lamrabat (Morocco)\, Ilyes Messaoudi (Tuni
 sia)\, Qarm Qart (Egypt/Italy)\, Rana Salam (Lebanon)\, Water With Water (
 Nathan Ross Davis &amp\; Sarah Elawad\, Qatar)\, Helen Zughaib (Lebanon/US
 ).\n\nSelect artworks are available for sale.​​​​
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