Gateway 2024 | Abu Dhabi Art

GATEWAY: OTRA ORILLA (ANOTHER SHORE)

20 - 24 | 11 | 2024
Hall S, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi

Otra Orilla (Another Shore) presents new perspectives in visual art on the connections between Latin America and the Arab world, featuring works by Emilia Estrada, Alia Farid, Francisca Khamis Giacoman, and Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez, as well as a new commission by Mandy El-Sayegh.

Rather than a survey or historical approach, the show brings together contemporary artists who open windows into the flows and exchanges between these two regions. Often reflecting on diasporic experiences, they map landscapes and historical narratives, weaving personal and collective memory. Through moving image, textile and installations, the artists explore how shared political and poetic imaginaries underpin the parallels and intersections between Latin American and Arab contexts.

Grounded in a South-South perspective, Otra Orilla is one of the first exhibitions to focus on the ties between the Arab world and Latin America. A trilingual publication accompanies the exhibition, featuring artist interviews and newly commissioned essays by Tahia Abdel Nasser, George Al Ama and Maru Pabón.

Curators:
• Odessa Warren
• Carine Harmand

Artists:
• Alia Farid
• Emilia Estrada
• Francisca Khamis Giacoman
• Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez
• Mandy El-Sayegh

Graphic Designer: Farah Fayyad

“Another Shore brings together a constellation of contemporary artists which present new perspectives in visual art on the networks between Latin America and the Arab world. There is relatively little scholarship on the history of art which emerged from the movements between these two regions, or which explores their shared political histories and creative imaginaries. Another Shore contributes to the growing body of research on this subject. Similarly, the show highlights artistic practices which explore South-South networks, moving away from centre-periphery narratives."

Odessa Warren and Carine Harmand, Co-curators Gateway: Otra Orilla (Another Shore)

Image Credit : Alia Farid, Installation view, BLIND DATE 2.0, 2024, Sfeir-Semler Karantina, Beirut, Lebanon. Courtesy of the Artist and Sfeir-Semler Beirut/Hamburg.

Another Shore/Otra Orilla presents new perspectives in visual art on the networks between Latin America and the Arab world. Bringing together a group of contemporary artists, the exhibition explores the diasporic and migratory links between the two regions, revealing an enduring history of movement. Additionally, the show delves into the parallels and intersections between Latin America and the Arab world, through shared histories of political solidarity, lived realities and poetic imaginaries. Another Shore moves away from a centre-periphery narrative and foregrounds South-South connections. Rather than a survey or historical approach to the subject, the exhibition brings together a constellation of contemporary artists, all of whom open windows into the flows, routes, and exchanges between these two regions. Featuring new commissions, as well as works ranging from film, installation, textile and performance, the show surfaces stories from Palestine, Chile, Iraq, Puerto Rico and Brazil among others.

Alia Farid

Los Àrabes Tires, 2023

Courtesy of the Artist and Sfeir-Semler Beirut/Hamburg.