Mohammed Kazem (born 1969, Dubai) lives and works in Dubai. He has developed an artistic practice that encompasses video, photography and performance to find new ways of apprehending his environment and experiences. The foundations of his work are informed by his training as a musician, and Kazem is deeply engaged with developing processes that can render transient phenomena, such as sound and light, in tangible terms. Kazem was a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society early in his career and is acknowledged as one of the 'Five', an informal group of Emirati artists – including Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim and Hussain Sharif – at the vanguard of conceptual and interdisciplinary art practice.
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Even the Shade Does not Belong to Them, 2018
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2023
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Window, 2024
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Sound of Light, 2020
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Acrylic on Scratched Paper, 2020
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Sound of Angles No 1, 2020
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Sound of Angles No 13, 2020
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Sound of Angles No 11, 2020
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Sound of Angles No 9, 2020
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Receiving Light. Cincinnati, 2018
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Even the Shade Does not Belong to Them, 2018
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Kisses, 2017
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Kisses, 2010
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Kisses, 2017
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Kisses, 2017
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Collecting Light, 2017
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Collecting Light, 2016
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Collecting Light, 2016
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Measuring Walls, 1998 (Reconstituted in 2014)
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Directions 2005/2013, 2005-2013
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Directions 2002, 2002
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Directions 2002, 2002
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Windows 2011-12, 2011-12
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Scratches on Paper, 2011
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Studio 4, 2007
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Directions (Triangle), 2006
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Window 2003-2005, 2003-2005
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Window 2003-2005, 2003-2005
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Window 2003–2005, 2003-2005
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Photographs with Flags, 2003
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Photographs with Flags, 2003
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My Neighbours, 2006
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Space, 2006
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Tongue, 1994
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Tongue, 1994
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Showering, 1998
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Scratches on Paper, 1990
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Studio, 1993
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Head Movement, 1995
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Rest
MOHAMMED KAZEM AND VIKRAM DIVECHA 27 February - 15 April 2024Rest delves into the intricate relationship between labour, rest, and the ever-evolving urban landscape of the UAE. Considering the dynamics of human existence, alternating between cycles of depletion and restoration,...Read more -
OUT OF PLACE
VIKRAM DIVECHA, MOHAMMED KAZEM, :mentalKLINIK, HALEH REDJAIAN, Hassan Sharif and Raed Yassin 22 March - 24 July 2021A group show featuring works by Vikram Divecha , Mohammed Kazem , :mentalKLINIK , Haleh Redjaian , Hassan Sharif , and Raed Yassin , Out of Place examines our place...Read more -
Infinite Angles
Mohammed Kazem 23 March - 17 September 2020Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is pleased to announce its exhibition of Mohammed Kazem: Infinite Angles. The exhibition features new works on paper, paintings and readymade, which continue Kazem’s exploration...Read more -
A PRIME ACTIVITY
Mohammed Kazem 17 September - 1 November 2018Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is pleased to announce Mohammed Kazem’s third solo exhibition at the gallery, which focuses on his paintings – a relatively unknown aspect of his practice....Read more -
(UN)CONSCIOUS : A SERIES OF SMALL SERENDIPITIES
GROUP SHOW 20 January 2018 - 3 March 2019Abdelkader Benchamma Vikram Divecha Mohammed Kazem Ahmad Amin Nazar Hassan Sharif Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is pleased to present (Un)conscious: A series of small serendipities, a group exhibition in...Read more -
RECEIVING AND COLLECTING
Mohammed Kazem 9 January - 23 February 2017Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is pleased to present new work by Mohammed Kazem in a solo exhibition entitled Receiving and Collecting. Throughout his practice, Mohammed Kazem has tried to...Read more -
SOUND OF OBJECTS
Mohammed Kazem 3 November 2014 - 4 January 2015Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is pleased to present Sound of Objects, Mohammed Kazem's first solo exhibition following his participation in the 55th Venice Biennale. In the wake of Walking...Read more -
POETICS AND MEANINGS
FRED EERDEKENS AND MOHAMMED KAZEM 8 May - 8 June 2013Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents an exhibition featuring Mohammed Kazem and Fred Eerdekens. In the works on view each artist holds the material and the ephemeral in a tight...Read more
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I Love You, Urgently
21,39 Jeddah Arts, Saudi Arabia 28 January - 18 April 2020Entitled I Love You, Urgently, the seventh edition of 21,39 Jeddah Arts is a call to action in response to the environmental emergency from the...Read more -
Jerusalem Lives
Palestinian Museum, Birzeit 27 August 2017 - 31 January 2018 -
For an Image, Faster Than Light | 1st Yinchuan Biennale 2016
Museum of Contemporary Art Yinchuan, China 10 September - 18 December 2016 -
RAW DATA (1999-2013)
Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah 17 November 2013 - 11 January 2014Mohammed Kazem: RAW DATA (1999-2013) is a site commissioned project of leading Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem at Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah. Kazem is renowned for...Read more -
55th Venice Biennale
La Biennale di Venezia 1 June - 24 November 2013
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CA'Doro - "Visions of Beauty"
Features works by Mohammed Kazem 4 September 2024Mohammed Kazem is one of the artists featured in the Visions of Beauty exhibition, which is held in honor of the two anniversaries of the...Read more -
Dubai Collection - "Encounters"
Features works by Hassan Sharif and Mohammed Kazem 2 March 2024Hassan Sharif and Mohammed Kazem are featured in the Dubai Collection's Art Dubai 2024 exhibition entitled Encounters, which is curated by Alia Zaal Lootah. The...Read more -
THE FOUNDRY - "THE CIRCLE WAS A POINT"
FEATURES WORKS BY MOHAMMED KAZEM AND LATIF AL ANI 16 February 2024Mohammed Kazem and Latif Al Ani are taking part in a group exhibition “The Circle was a Point” presented by the Barjeel Art Foundation at...Read more -
Public Art Abu Dhabi
Recently unveiled monumental work titled “Directions, UAE” Mohammed Kazem - curated by Reem Fadda and Alia Zaal 15 February 2024Drawing its inspiration from the inception of the United Arab Emirates, “Directions, UAE” by Mohammed Kazem, embodies the spirit of boundless opportunities within the State....Read more -
Art Abu Dhabi
Hassan Sharif, Hoda Tawakol, Mohammed Kazem, Lubna Chowdhary, Nargess Hashemi, & Vikram Divecha 22 November 202322 - 26 November, 2023 Gallery Isabelle is delighted to return to Art Abu Dhabi with works by Hassan Sharif, Hoda Tawakol, Lubna Chowdhary, Vikram...Read more -
Galerie Krinzinger Schottenfeld
CURATED BY - Where to now? الى أين الآن؟ 12 September 2023Mohammed Kazem as part of ‘CURATED BY - Where to now? الى أين الآن؟’, curated by Verena Formanek at Galerie Krinzinger Schottenfeld . Krinzinger Schottenfeld...Read more -
Christie's, London
Emirati Art Reimagined: Hassan Sharif and the Contemporary Voices 2 August 2023This exhibition explores the career of Hassan Sharif, as the leading figure of conceptual art in the Emirates and the Arabian Gulf. Drawn from one...Read more -
Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE
In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises 24 July 202315 July — 24 September 2023 On view as a part of In the Heart of Another Country are the works of Hassan Sharif, Mohammed...Read more -
Sharjah Art Foundation
In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises 15 July 2023'In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises', included the works of Hassan Sharif, Mohamed Kazem , and Latif Al Ani. The most...Read more -
Hayy Arts, Hayy Jameel, Jeddah
Silent Hands Mohammed Kazem 29 May 2023Mohammed Kazem as part of “Silent Hands” at Hayy Jameel, Jeddah. The group exhibition explores questions of work and leisure in Asia and its diasporas,...Read more -
Lyon Biennale, France
Manifesto of Fragility Mohammed Kazem and Raed Yassin - curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath 14 September 202216th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art September 14–December 31, 2022 Curatorial framework Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, the 16th Lyon Biennale manifesto of...Read more -
NYUAD Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi
Khaleej Modern: Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula 6 September 2022Curated by Dr. Aisha Stoby and assistant curator Tala Nassar September 06 - December 11, 2022 Featuring the works of Hassan Sharif and Mohammed Kazem,...Read more -
The Light in Between, Abu Dhabi
Mohammed Kazem and Adel Khozam Exhibition at Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation 1 August 2022Khozam's poetry and Kazem's scratching technique are combined throughout 53 works on paper, exploring the theme of light. The interplay of mediums suggesting a glimpse...Read more -
ADMAF, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
Portrait of a Nation II: Beyond Narratives 7 February 2022Organised by Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation Curated by Maya El Khalil Until 16 April 2022 Late artist Hassan Sharif, Mohammed Kazem, Manal AlDowayan...Read more -
Middle East Institute Art Gallery, Washington DC
BETWEEN THE SKY AND THE EARTH: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE UAE 19 December 2021In partnership with NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Curated by Munira Al Sayegh 3 December 2021 - 31 March 2022 To mark the United Arab...Read more -
Louvre Abu Dhabi
ART HERE 19 December 2021Richard Mille Art Prize Until 27 March 2022 The exhibition focuses on the theme of ‘Memory, Time and Territory’ and includes Mohammed Kazem's series Photographs...Read more -
ABU DHABI ART
HASSAN SHARIF, MOHAMMED KAZEM AND VIKRAM DIVECHA 1 November 2021Manarat Al Saadiyat Preview: 16 November | 17 - 21 November, 2021 For Abu Dhabi Art, we present works by Hassan Sharif, Mohammed Kazem and...Read more -
Jerusalem Botanical Gardens and Outset Contemporary Art Fund
SEEING THE INVISIBLE 25 October 2021Co-curated by Hadas Maor and Tal Michael Haring 2020 - 2021 Seeing the Invisible is an unprecedented global exhibition bringing the digital experience into the...Read more -
EXPO 2020
TERRA 25 October 2021Sustainability Pavilion, EXPO 2020, Dubai 1 October - 30 March 2022 Two space-filling works titled ‘Measuring’ and ‘Directions’ prolong the Emirati conceptual artist’s ongoing exploration...Read more -
The Flying Saucer, Sharjah
UNSETTLED OBJECTS 12 March 2021Sharjah Art Foundation Curated by Omar Kholeif 12 March - 15 June 2021 Mohammed Kazem participates in Unsettled Objects, a special exhibition featuring major new...Read more -
Roundtable 2: Sharjah Biennial in Retrospect
MARCH MEETING 2021: UNRAVELLING THE PRESENT 12 March 2021Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah 12 March 2021 Unravelling the Present takes an expanded ten-day online and on-site format, the program explores the past 30 years...Read more -
ART DUBAI
LATIF AL ANI, ABDELKADER BENCHAMMA, VIKRAM DIVECHA, MOHAMMED KAZEM, HASSAN SHARIF, HODA TAWAKOL, and by the collective RAMIN HAERIZADEH, ROKNI HAERIZADEH and HESAM RAHMANIAN 1 March 2021Booth: B8 Gate Avenue, DIFC, Dubai 29 March - 3 April 2021 Preview: 19 November 2019 We are pleased to participate in this year’s edition...Read more -
Sustainability Pavilion, Dubai
TERRA 31 January 2021Commissioned by Expo 2020 in collaboration with Art Dubai Open to the public We are proud to announce Mohammed Kazem’s participation in the 2021 World...Read more -
Art Dubai Portraits | Online Exhibition
THE SHAPE OF EVERYDAY 20 January 2021January 20 2021 Mohammed Kazem’s Art Dubai Portrait Exhibition, The Shape of Everyday, features works from the early 1990s through today that are emblematic of...Read more -
Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai
SECOND HAND 9 July 20193 July - 23 November 2019 Second Hand brings together works from the Art Jameel Collection that explore materiality in contemporary art practice. Focusing on...Read more -
Jean-Paul Najar Foundation, Dubai
THE MONOCHROME REVISITED 23 October 201823 October 2018 - 28 February 2019 Including works by Mohammed Kazem and Hassan Sharif, The Monochrome Revisited explores the history and evolution of the...Read more -
UNCOMMON DUBAI +
VIKRAM DIVECHA AND MOHAMMED KAZEM 20 June 2018Edited by Sharmeen Inayat Published in April 2018 Vikram Divecha and Mohammed Kazem contribute to Uncommon Dubai +, a publication that offers a sliver of...Read more -
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
FROM BARCELONA TO ABU DHABI 4 March 2018Curated by Ferran Barenblit and Nasser Abdullah 2 February - 17 March, 2018 Mohammed Kazem and Hassan Sharif participate in From Barcelona to Abu Dhabi:...Read more -
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
HAJJ: MEMORIES OF A JOURNEY 30 August 201720 September, 2017 - 19 March, 2018 Mohammed Kazem presents works from his ongoing Space and Direction series in Hajj: Memories of a Journey that...Read more -
The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit
JERUSALEM LIVES (TAHYA AL QUDS) 1 August 2017Curated by Reem Fadda, Fawz Kabra and Yara Abbas 27 August, 2017 - 27 January, 2018 Mohammed Kazem participates in Jerusalem Lives, a group exhibition...Read more -
DUCTAC, The Gallery of Light, Dubai
IS OLD GOLD? 12 February 2017Curated by Cristiana de Marchi and Muhannad Ali 21 February - 7 April, 2017 Predicated on curious desire to locate the spirit of experimentation that...Read more -
NYUAD Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi
BUT WE CANNOT SEE THEM: TRACING A UAE UNDERGROUND, 1988 - 2008 12 February 2017Curated by Maya Allison and Bana Kattan 2 March - 25 May, 2017 Hassan Sharif and Mohammed Kazem participate in But We Cannot See Them,...Read more -
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
THE CREATIVE ACT: PERFORMANCE, PROCESS, PRESENCE 12 February 2017Curated by Valerie Hillings, Sasha Kalter-Wasserman, Sarah Dwider and Maisa Al Qassimi 8 March - 29 July, 2017 The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection's second exhibition...Read more -
Mandalay Hall, Kochi
RESIDUALS AND THE ANTHOLOGY OF NARCISSISM 2 January 2017Curated by Mo Reda Unil 25 March, 2017 Mohammed Kazem's Pepper House residency culminated in a group exhibition Residuals and the Anthology of Narcissism, where...Read more -
YINCHUAN BIENNALE 2016
For an Image, Faster Than Light 8 September 2016MOCA Yinchuan Curated by Bose Krishnamachari 9 September - 18 December 2016 We are pleased to announce Hassan Sharif and Mohammed Kazem's participation in the...Read more -
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
HONOLULU BIENNIAL 24 April 2016Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Curated by Fumio Nanjo 8 March - 8 May 2017 We are pleased to announce Mohammed Kazem's participation in the inaugural Honolulu...Read more -
Guggenheim, New York, USA
BUT A STORM IS BLOWING FROM PARADISE 21 April 2016Curated by Sara Raza 29 April - 5 October 2016 But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise is the third exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS...Read more -
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
PORTRAIT OF A NATION 11 April 201611 April - 10 May 2016 Mohammed Kazem and Hassan Sharif participate in Portrait of a Nation, a group exhibition celebrating the 20 years of...Read more -
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
MY NEIGHBOURS 14 March 201614 March - 6 July 2016 As part of Alserkal Avenue's Programming for Art Week 2016, Mohammed Kazem presents a site-specific installation My Neighbours, which...Read more -
The Flying Saucer, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah UAE
1980-TODAY: EXHIBITION IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13 February 2016Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi 13 February - 14 May 2016 As presented at the National Pavilion of the UAE in the 56th edition of...Read more -
Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
DO IT [IN ARABIC] 23 January 2016Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi and Hans Ulrich Obrist 23 January - 23 April 2016 We are pleased to announce Mohammed Kazem and Hassan Sharif's...Read more -
Brunei Gallery, London, UK
IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME 21 January 2016Curated by Amal Khalaf, Abdel Al Kadiri and Abdulnasser Gharem 21 January - 19 March 2016 We are pleased to announce Mohammed Kazem and Hassan...Read more
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ARTISTIC UNITY: ART IN THE UAE: INTERVIEW WITH MOHAMMED KAZEM
Rima Nasser, Selections magazine, 7 March 2024 -
Conversation Abdullah Al Saadi / Hassan Sharif : la magie dans l’ordinaire
Ari Akkermans, l'Hebdo du Quotidien de l’art, 5 July 2024 -
"Rest" 27 Feb 2024 - 15 Apr 2024
Gallery Isabelle | 27 Feb 2024 - 15 Apr 2024Canvas Magazine Online -
Emirati Artist Mohammed Kazem’s Newest Exhibition Is On Show Now
Reefaya Noortaj , Harpers Bazaar, 17 May 2020 -
Mohammed Kazem: Infinite Angles
Ruba Al-Sweel, Brooklyn Rail, 1 May 2020 -
Infinite Angles
Al ittihad , 1 April 2020 -
Home Truths | STUDIO VISITS
Rachel Bennett, Canvas Magazine, 1 January 2019 -
A closer look at inscrutable Dubai artist Mohammed Kazem
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A PRIME ACTIVITY
LESLEY ANN GRAY, Art Asia Pacific, 1 October 2018 -
Mohammed Kazem returns to painting
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Mohammed Kazem - Stephanie Bailey
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Objects and Sounds
Rebecca Anne Proctor , Harper's Bazaar, 1 January 2015 -
REVIEW: MOHAMMED KAZEM’S SOUND OF OBJECTS AT GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE
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THE SOUND OF ART
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In the Studio - CANVAS MAGAZINE
Canvas Magazine, 1 November 2014 -
The UAE Pavilion sets sail for the future after Venice Biennale
Anna Seaman, The national, 19 November 2013 -
Mohammed Kazem - The perspective approach
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In the studio with the Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem
Anna Seaman, The National, 9 July 2013 -
The next wave
David D’Arcy, The National, 3 June 2013 -
Mapping Coordinates - Mohammed Kazem
Barrak Alzaid, Canvas Magazine , 1 May 2013 -
You Are Here - Mohammed Kazem
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Historical perspective
Christopher Lord , The National, 30 September 2012
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Infinite Angles
Mohammed Kazem 28 July 2020 -
Sound of Objects
Mohammed Kazem 24 February 2015 -
55th Venice Biennale | Directions 2005/2013
Mohammed Kazem 19 June 2013Immersive installation of a 360-degree projection of the sea within an enclosed chamber. National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates at the 55th Venice Biennale...Read more
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Collecting Light
Mohammed Kazem 2019 Read more -
DIRECTIONS
Mohammed Kazem 2023 Read more -
Infinite Angles
Mohammed Kazem Fawz Kabra, 2020 Read more -
Mohammed Kazem
Reem Fadda, Paula Kolczynska, Hassan Sharif, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi and Adel Khozam, 2013 Read more -
Out of Place
Vikram Divecha, Mohammed Kazem, :mentalKLINIK, Haleh Redjaian, Hassan Sharif, and Raed Yassin 2021 Read more -
Poetics and Meanings
Mohammed Kazem and Fred Eerdekens 2013 Read more -
Receiving and Collecting
Mohammed Kazem Kevin Jones, 2017 Read more -
Sound of Objects
Mohammed Kazem 2014 Read more