Tina Kim Gallery presents Pacita Abad's Door to Life exhibition
Tina Kim Gallery in New York is staging Door to Life, its third solo exhibition dedicated to Pacita Abad (1946–2004). The show focuses on works created after the artist's trip to Yemen in spring 1998, including never-before-seen qamariya paintings inspired by Sanaa's stained glass windows. It brings together multiple bodies of work from the Door to Life series for the first time. Abad, born in Batanes, Philippines, moved to the US in 1970 and is known for political engagement and global craft influences.
Key facts
- Tina Kim Gallery presents Door to Life, its third solo exhibition of Pacita Abad's works.
- The exhibition highlights works made after a trip to Yemen in spring 1998.
- Includes debut of never-before-seen qamariya paintings referencing traditional stained glass windows of Sanaa.
- Multiple bodies of work from the Door to Life series are shown together for the first time.
- Pacita Abad was born in Batanes, Philippines, in 1946 and died in 2004.
- She moved to the United States in 1970.
- Abad is known for political engagement and embracing global arts and crafts.
- The exhibition is at Tina Kim Gallery in New York.
Entities
Artists
- Pacita Abad
Institutions
- Tina Kim Gallery
Locations
- New York
- Yemen
- Sanaa
- Batanes
- Philippines
- United States