Grazing at Shendi, 1969
Amir Nour
Grazing at Shendi, 1969
Steel (202pieces)
305 x 406 cm
Collection of Amna Elizabeth Nour
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation
Overview
Official Opening Ceremony:
Saturday, 19 November 2016
This retrospective exhibition, which covers the fifty-year career span of the American-based Sudanese artist Amir Nour, presents drawings, photographs, sculptures and new commissions drawn from images of the domes, arches, calabashes and sand hills of his native Sudan. Nour’s works combine traditional African imagery with the visual vocabulary and materials of Western minimalism
The exhibition is co-curated by Sharjah Art Foundation Director Hoor Al Qasimi and Dr Salah M. Hassan, Goldwin Smith Professor Cornell University.
A Retrospective (1965–Present): Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Amir Nour
2016
Various works
dimensions variable
Installation view
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.
Balance
Amir Nour
2016
Fibre glass and wood
436 x 244 x 231 cm
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Installation view
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation
Grace
Amir Nour
2016
Fibre glass
225.6 x 178 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Installation view
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation
A Retrospective (1965–Present): Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Amir Nour
2016
Various works
installation view
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.
A Retrospective (1965–Present): Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Amir Nour
2016
Various works
dimensions variable
Installation view
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation
Related
Nour, Amir
Working in a range of mediums, Amir Nour is a sculptor who creates works often associated with a minimalist style.