Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change

Past Exhibition
26 January - 21 April 2018
A wide shot showing the inside of the exhibition - eight colourful artworks are shown, including a rich red and gold tapestery, a series of five pop-art inspired photographs and a wooden sculpture resembling a stack of silver books with a white sheet over them
A wide shot showing the inside of the exhibition - eight colourful artworks are shown, including a rich red and gold tapestery, a series of five pop-art inspired photographs and a wooden sculpture resembling a stack of silver books with a white sheet over them

ACE Open heralds the arrival of eleven – a national collective of leading Muslim Australian contemporary visual artists, curators and writers – with their first major exhibition, Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change.

When

26 January to 21 April 2018

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Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change examines individual experiences of specific moments – historical, recent or current – that have altered personal understandings of the self. Each of the artists brings forth a defining moment and the reimagining of time; from migration and social and political upheaval, to profound individual realisations.

Through this range of striking and articulate works, the collective’s diverse practices and perspectives raise a new platform from which to voice the dynamism and complexity of the Muslim Australian experience.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; the City of Adelaide; and the Carstairs Prize, funded by a private donor and administered by the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA).

Feature Image: Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change (2018), exhibition view. Photo: Sam Roberts Photography

  • A circular copper sculpture, with detailed geometric cutout patterns on it, is suspended just above the ground
  • White vinyl letters on a black wall read:
  • A black wall with seven seperate pieces of art hanging on it, in the centre of the room sits a white cube with fabric draped over it.
  • 11 lit up screens sit in a circle in the centre of a black room, behind them on the wall is a series of 25 small gold paintings.
  • A photograph is framed on a black wall, beside it sits a white lit up sphere.
  • Six white sculpted artworks with detailed, layered hand cut out patterns, sit side by side on a black wall.
A circular copper sculpture, with detailed geometric cutout patterns on it, is suspended just above the ground
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Shireen Taweel, musallah (2017), installation view, pierced copper, 180 x 180 x 30cm. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Sam Roberts Photography

Guest Curator

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Nur Shkembi

Lead Artists

Abdul Abdullah (NSW), Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (WA), Hoda Afshar (VIC), Safdar Ahmed (NSW), Khadim Ali (NSW), Eugenia Flynn (VIC), Zeina Iaali (NSW), Khaled Sabsabi (NSW), Abdullah M.I. Syed (NSW), Shireen Taweel (NSW)
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ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.