Green Art Gallery is pleased to present works by Kamrooz Aram (b.1978, lives and works in New York); Hera Büyüktaşciyan (b.1984, lives and works in Istanbul); Chaouki Choukini (b.1946, lives and works in Paris); Maryam Hoseini (b.1988, lives and works in New York); Michael Rakowitz (b.1973, works and lives in Chicago) and Elias Zayat (b.1935, lives and works in Damascus).
Kamrooz Aram, Untitled (Arabesque Composition), 2020
Oil, oil crayon and wax pencil on canvas, 167.64 x 193.04 cm
Kamrooz Aram, Untitled (Arabesque Composition) (detail), 2020
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses, 2020
Archival print, graphite on paper, 38 x 51.7 cm
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses, 2020
Archival print, graphite on paper, 38 x 51.7 cm
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses (detail), 2020
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses, 2020
Archival print, graphite on paper, 38 x 51.7 cm
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses, 2020
Archival print, graphite on paper, 38 x 51.7 cm
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses (detail), 2020
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses, 2020
Archival print, graphite on paper, 38 x 51.7 cm
Hera Büyüktaşciyan, From the series Lithic Verses (detail), 2020
Chaouki Choukini, Untitled, 2019
Bronze, 34 x 19 x 8.5 cm
Edition 1 of 8 + 4 AP
Chaouki Choukini, Mirage, 2018
Iroko wood, 96 x 40 x 14 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Mirage (detail), 2018
Chaouki Choukini, Improvisation 3, 2020
Sippo, 58.5 x 17 x 13 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Citadelle 1, 1989
Pencil and watercolor on paper, 23.5 x 35.8 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Citadelle 2, 1989
Pencil and watercolor on paper, 24 x 38.8 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Désert 1, 1994
Watercolor on paper, 18 x 24 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Désert 3, 1993
Watercolor on paper, 21.7 x 30.2 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Désert 8, 1993
Watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm
Chaouki Choukini, Désert 9, 1993
Watercolor on paper, 21.7 x 30.5 cm
Maryam Hoseini, Ghost Watcher 1, 2020
Acrylic, ink and pencil on wood panel, 61.2 x 45.7 cm x 4 cm
Maryam Hoseini, Ghost Watcher 5, 2020
Acrylic, ink and pencil on wood panel, 61.2 x 45.7 cm x 4 cm
Maryam Hoseini, Ghost Watcher 6, 2020
Acrylic, ink and pencil on wood panel, 61.2 x 45.7 cm x 4 cm
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-26, 2021
Newspapers, food packaging, cardboard relief sculptures on wood panel, 225 x 84 x 10 cm
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-26 (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-26 (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-26 (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-5, 2021
Newspapers, food packaging, cardboard relief sculptures on wood panel, Composed of 2 panels
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-5 Left, 2021
Newspapers, food packaging, cardboard relief sculptures on wood panel, 224 x 95 x 10 cm
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-5 Left (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-5 Right, 2021
Newspapers, food packaging, cardboard relief sculptures on wood panel, 224 x 99 x 10 cm
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (Section 1, Room S, Northwest Palace of Nimrud) Panel S-5 Right (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Newspapers and food packaging cardboard sculptures
Composed of 7 sculptures, Dimensions variable
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Museum number: IM65334
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 5.0; width: at top 3.5; width (at base): 4.1; thickness: 0.6
Description: Triple recessed window and balcony
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Excavation number: ND13559
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 8.2, length: 19.6, thickness: 1.5
Description: On the left a humped bull facing right, on the right traces of an attacking
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Excavation number: ND9588
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 4.2; width: 2.6; thickness: 1.0
Description: Part of the head and right shoulder of a male, who is facing left and striking with a sword or spear at a winged creature (sphinx? / griffin?), of which only arching wing-tips remain. Floral frieze above scene
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Museum number: IM69988
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 9.6; width: 4.9; thickness: 1.1
Description: Right half of a lady facing front, standing at a window with a double recessed frame
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Excavation number: ND13551
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 1.8, length: 3.4, thickness: 0.5
Description: Head and forequarters of a lion attacking the back of a bull; reverse side has horizontal markings
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist (detail), 2021
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Museum number: IM65355
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 5.2; width: 2.6; thickness: 0.3
Description: Legs of a calf facing left above a male facing right with hands raised; male wears a short wig
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, 2021
Excavation number: ND13083
Dimension(s) (in cm): height: 5.9; width: at top 2.3; width (at base): 3.2; thickness: 0.5
Description: Hindquarters of winged sphinx facing right and walking over prostrate male whose lower leg is all that can be seen
Elias Zayat, Resurrection, 1979
Tempera on canvas, 76 x 38 x 2 cm
Elias Zayat, Composition IV, 1967
Watercolor on paper, 42 x 62 cm
Elias Zayat, Sunday, 1967
Mixed media on paper, 42 x 62 cm
Elias Zayat, Sunday (detail), 1967
Elias Zayat, Face, 1967
Mixed media on paper, 42 x 62 cm
Elias Zayat, Face (detail), 1967
Elias Zayat, Rider, 1971
Watercolor on paper, 42 x 62 cm
Elias Zayat, Al-Mitra, Homage to Gibran, 2009
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm
Elias Zayat, Al-Mitra, Homage to Gibran (detail), 2009
Elias Zayat, After the Deluge, Angel in Movement II, 2014
Watercolour on paper, 70 x 50 cm
Elias Zayat, After the Deluge, Angel in Movement II (detail), 2014