Ahmed Mater Mid-Career Retrospective at Christie's London

Key facts

• Ahmed Mater's mid-career retrospective at Christie's in London is titled 'Ahmed Mater: Chronicles'.
• The exhibition is curated by Ridha Moumni, chairman of Christie's Middle East & Africa.
• It runs until 22 August.
• The ground floor displays older works, including Mater's first painting of his home village and a room dedicated to his influences, featuring his mother Fatimah Hassan Abdullah.
• The first floor presents recent works and plans for Mater's land art installation 'Ashab Al-Lal' in Wadi AlFann, AlUla desert, shown in the UK for the first time.
• Key works include 'Evolution of Man' (2010), 'Talisman X-Ray Blue (Torso)' (2009), 'Illumination IX & X' (2009), 'Lightning Lzand' (2017), 'Gas Station' (2013), 'Magnetism' (2009), 'Magnetism Book' (2024), and 'Boundary' (2024).
• 'Boundary' is a hand-carved wooden gate resembling a mihrab that lights up and beeps like an airport security gate.
• Moumni previously curated 'Kawkaba: Highlights from the Barjeel Art Foundation' with Sultan Sooud El Qassemi in 2023.
• The exhibition includes a corridor with stained-glass windows.