Five Decades in the Making

Sonia Balassanian

11 Oct - 16 Oct, 2022

Five Decades in the Making

Curator. Dr. Omar Kholeif

Statement:

Ab-Anbar is proud to present: Sonia Balassanian: Five Decades in the Making, a landmark survey exhibition of the iconic Iranian Armenian American artist’s art at the Ab-Anbar (Pavilion Gallery), Cromwell Place, curated in close dialogue with Dr. Omar Kholeif (EG/SU/UK), author, curator, and broadcaster. The exhibition marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom.

The exhibition coincides with Ab-Anbar’s solo presentation of Hostages: A Diary(1980)—exhibited in Great Britain for the first time as part of Frieze Masters in Regent’s Park, London.

The project launches Imagine Otherwise—Volume 1: Sonia Balassanian, a new book series, which focuses on the life and work of Sonia Balassanian, authored by Dr. Omar Kholeif, and published by Sternberg Press, London.

Artists

Installation views.

Five Decades in the Making, installation view
Five Decades in the Making, installation view
Five Decades in the Making, installation view
Five Decades in the Making, installation view
Five Decades in the Making, installation view
Five Decades in the Making, installation view