Wael Shawky

Wael Shawky was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1971 where he lives and works, and where, in 2010, he founded MASS Alexandria, an independent nonprofit school for contemporary art, offering spaces for studio work, interdisciplinary research, and critical thinking ed­ucation.

Weaving together a number of Shawky’s large-scale film productions, sculptures (many of which have featured in his films) and drawings, the exhibition will celebrate an extraordinary artist, and through extended academic research, honour the Byzantine and Islamic Art Historian who gave the gallery its name 50 years ago – David Talbot Rice.

N.B. This is a Saturday meetup as the TR gallery is closed on Sundays.
N.B. Please remember that we will now be asking for a contribution of £2 per person at each event to cover the Meetup costs.