Abstraction Unframed : Fourth Annual Conference of the Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Turkey and Iran (AMCA)

The fourth AMCA conference opens up the concept of abstraction for inquiry across multiple disciplines, questioning both the frame of modern abstraction and its promise to un-frame. The conference highlights transformations of abstraction in the non-West and the history of aniconic ornament in its spiritual landscapes.

The conference takes place at NYU Abu Dhabi and the Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah. By convening the conference in conjunction with a collection of art assembled outside national boundaries, and within an institution of higher learning located between the Middle East and Asia, the conference discussions in the United Arab Emirates will enable the un-framing of abstraction as an artistic process, goal, and critique. For more information, please click here.

Please click here for the conference program.

Image: Ahmed Cherkaoui, Morocco 1934 – 1967, Les Miroirs Rouges, 1980, oil on jute on board 53 x 58 cm - courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation

Please note that on May 22nd and 23rd, the conference is being held at NYU Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island Campus. On May 24th, the conference is being held at the Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah. Click here to register for May 24th in Sharjah. 

Hosted by
NYU Abu Dhabi Institute

Convened by
Rose-Marie Mousseaux, NYUAD

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