Sudan: Emergence of Singularities

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Exhibition dates: 24th March – 6th May 2017

Private View: Thursday 23rd March 2017, 18:00 – 20:00

 

A season blending contemporary visual arts, theatre, music, design, films and words from and about Sudan

 

Sudan: Emergence of Singularities will include an interdisciplinary art exhibition, film screenings, talks and events that expose a mix of voices and new perspectives for understanding the Sudanese society and cultures with maximum freedom of expression. 

Sudan: Emergence of Singularities is the first and most exciting Sudanese contemporary art exhibition in the UK and in the heart of London Kings Cross from established and emerging artists, writers and intellectuals as well as special guests whose works are related to Sudan. The show will stage an unprecedented and rich artistic portrait of Sudan on an international scale.

Curated by Frederique Cifuentes, the programme will examine the artistic development of a country, which is often ignored by the general media, art critics and galleries in the UK and worldwide and unknown to the general public. 

Artists and intellectuals are the best source to understand the social dynamics of a country. Sudan: Emergence of Singularities is a tribute to the vitality and diversity of a country and its people who deserve a brighter tomorrow.

Sudan: Emergence of Singularities has the important task of presenting and fostering creativity, expectations, prospects and achievements from one of the most challenging social and political environments in the world. Sudan’s creatives have been isolated from the rest of the region and the international literary and artistic scenes for decades.

 

The curator Frederique Cifuentes

Sudan is in the centre of Frederique Cifuentes’ work as a photographer, documentary filmmaker and project manager for the last 14 years. In putting this project together, she has chosen talents who are at the forefront of this contemporary expression and whose art is innovative and fundamental. Working with some of the artists has shaped her choice for the exhibition catalogue in addition to new discoveries and recommendations from dear friends and experts. Her experience as an artist in Sudan has certainly influenced her own perception of that country too. 

Though this exhibition is not exhaustive, artists and cultural partners from divers media were selected on the quality and consistency of their work, the impact and contribution to Sudanese society and prospective interactions on the international creative scene. Frederique Cifuentes hopes that this project will act as a catalyst in generating more interest in Sudan contemporary art and complement the efforts of previous and scarce initiatives.

 

Artists

Hussein Shariffe, Kamala Ibrahim Ishaaq, Mohamed Abdalla Otaybi, Akram Fathi, Frederique Cifuentes, Nuba Reports, African Art Workshop, Mo Abbaro, Sudanese Film Group, Sudan For All, Clara Semple, Omer Eltigani, Dr Fatima Babiker Mahmoud, Moniem Ibrahim 

 

 

Visitor Information

Free Admission

Opening times: Tuesday – Friday 12–6pm, Saturday 12–4pm, and Wednesdays until 8pm

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Nearest tube: Euston or King’s Cross St. Pancras, T. +44 (0) 20 7121 6190, 

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Press Information

For further exhibition information, press images and interview opportunities contact the gallery: info@p21.org.uk, Tel. 020 7121 6190 or Frederique Cifuentes: Tel: 077 1775 5533, E-mail: fred.cifuentes@yahoo.com

 

 

 

Funded by: AFAC – Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and the Arab British Centre