Monira Al Qadiri's Petroculture Investigation at UCCA
A solo exhibition of Monira Al Qadiri at UCCA, curated by Luan Shixuan, delves into petrocultures, gender performance, and the aesthetics of sadness in the Middle East. The show features video, sculpture, and performance works examining the oil-driven transformation of Kuwait's coastal economy and its impact on social relations. It prompts reflection on humanity's relationship with nature and the poetry of unconscious self-destruction.
Key facts
- Monira Al Qadiri's practice explores petrocultures and their futures.
- The exhibition incorporates video, sculpture, and performance.
- It investigates the oil-driven transformation of Kuwait's coastal economy.
- The show examines changes in socioeconomic relations and local lives.
- Curated by UCCA curator Luan Shixuan.
- The exhibition explores how art mediates interaction with history.
- It questions how to ponder our relationship with nature from afar.
- The work addresses the poetry embedded in unconscious self-destruction.
Entities
Artists
- Monira Al Qadiri
Institutions
- UCCA
Locations
- Kuwait
- Middle East
- Gulf region