Fahrelnissa Zeid Retrospective at Tate Modern
Tate Modern in London presents a major retrospective of Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901–1991), the Turkish-born artist known for monumental abstract paintings and a cosmopolitan life spanning Europe and the Middle East. The exhibition runs until October 8, 2017. Zeid, who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul and Académie Ranson in Paris, was married to Iraqi prince Zeid al-Hussein. Her career was interrupted in 1958 when the family narrowly escaped the Iraqi coup that killed the royal family. She later moved to Amman, Jordan, where she founded the Fahrelnissa Zeid Institute of Fine Arts. The show includes early portraits, abstract works up to five meters wide on loan from the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, and later sculptures made from animal bones and polyurethane resin.
Key facts
- Fahrelnissa Zeid was born in Istanbul in 1901 and died in Amman in 1991.
- She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul and Académie Ranson in Paris.
- She married Iraqi prince Zeid al-Hussein in 1934.
- In 1935 she met Hitler in Berlin and discussed painting.
- Her first solo exhibition was in Istanbul in the 1940s.
- A 1945 solo show at Saint George's Gallery in London launched her international career.
- In 1958 she and her family survived the Iraqi coup that killed the royal family.
- She founded the Fahrelnissa Zeid Institute of Fine Arts in Amman in 1975.
- The Tate Modern exhibition runs until October 8, 2017.
- Works on loan include monumental abstracts from the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art.
Entities
Artists
- Fahrelnissa Zeid
Institutions
- Tate Modern
- Academy of Fine Arts of Istanbul
- Académie Ranson
- Saint George's Gallery
- Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
- Fahrelnissa Zeid Institute of Fine Arts
Locations
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Amman
- Jordan
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Berlin
- Germany
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Baghdad
- Iraq
- New York
- United States
- Atatürk
- Italy