Finding My Blue Sky: Lisson Group Show Curated by Omar Kholeif
'Finding My Blue Sky,' a group exhibition at Lisson Gallery, is curated by Dr. Omar Kholeif and showcases over twenty artists, featuring twelve new commissions and several London debuts. The exhibition delves into both personal and political stories, with its Arabic title posing the question: 'What is the World that you Dream of?' Inspired by Lubaina Himid's youth, murals at 27 Bell Street echo her Freedom Kanga artworks. Highlights include Magda Stawarska's expansive dreamscape, Lawrence Abu Hamdan's 'Air Conditioning' (2022), and Sean Scully's 'Soft Ending' (1969) and 'Rabat Blue' (2024). Contributions from Huguette Caland, Simone Fattal, and Celia Hempton are also featured, alongside a publication and public programming.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Finding My Blue Sky' curated by Dr. Omar Kholeif at Lisson Gallery
- Features over twenty artists with twelve new commissions
- Parallel Arabic title: 'What is the World that you Dream of?'
- Murals by Lubaina Himid outside 27 Bell Street based on Freedom Kanga paintings
- Magda Stawarska presents her most ambitious work to date
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan's 'Air Conditioning' uses UN data on Lebanese airspace violations
- Works by Huguette Caland, Saloua Raouda Choucair, Simone Fattal included
- Luísa Correia Pereira featured posthumously
- Sean Scully's 'Soft Ending' (1969) and new 'Rabat Blue' (2024)
- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian's 'Four Seasons' (2011) included
- 67 Lisson Street gallery conceived as a 'church'
- Anuar Khalifi's triptych restages the Holy Trinity
- Celia Hempton's 'Demolition' paintings address gentrification
- Publication and public programme to follow exhibition
Entities
Artists
- Dr. Omar Kholeif
- Lubaina Himid
- Magda Stawarska
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Huguette Caland
- Saloua Raouda Choucair
- Simone Fattal
- Luísa Correia Pereira
- Laure Prouvost
- Sean Scully
- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
- Anuar Khalifi
- Hrair Sarkissian
- Liliane Tomasko
- Celia Hempton
Institutions
- Lisson Gallery
- United Nations Digital Library
Locations
- London
- Zanzibar
- England
- Beirut
- Paris
- Los Angeles
- Dublin
- Morocco
- Marrakech
- Atlas Mountains
- New York
- Damascus
- Stroud
- 27 Bell Street
- 67 Lisson Street