Overview
Dreaming of Wealth While Sleeping in a Tent, 2007
Spray paint, gouache and collage on paper
37 x 28 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
Hail to the Great Ones, 2007
Spray paint, acrylic, gouache, burnt paper and collage on paper
38 x 51 cm
Courtesy of the Artist
2013
Reenacting Lost Civilizations to Prevent an Impending Apocalypse, 2012
Spray paint and acrylic on paper
50 x 65 cm
Courtesy of the Artist
They Descended From the Hills to Untangle Our Dreams, 2012
Spray paint and acrylic on paper
46 x 61 cm
Courtesy .artSümer, Istanbul
Expanding the Universe, 2008
Acrylic, spray paint and gouache on paper
38 x 51 cm
Courtesy of the Artist
An Abstract Reality Leaves You Lonely in the Spotlight, 2010
Spray paint, acrylic, gouache and collage on paper
70 x 100 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
Luck Takes an Unidentifiable Form at Sunrise, 2011
Gouache, spray paint and collage on paper
38 x 50.5 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
The Bitterness of What Could Have Happened and What Ended Up Happening, 2011
Spray paint, acrylic and gouache on paper
46 x 61 cm
Courtesy .artSümer, Istanbul
They Endorsed Collective Failure as the Dawn of a New Renaissance, 2013
Acrylic, spray paint and watercolor on paper
45.5 x 60.5 cm
Courtesy of the Artist
Learning About Geometry at UFO Park, 2006
Spray paint on gouache on paper
23 x 31 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
A Monument for Our Short-Sighted Heroes, 2011
Watercolour and spray paint on paper
45.5 x 61 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
The Only Memory I Have of My Past Life is the Uniformity of the Circumstances, 2010
Acrylic and spray paint on paper
70 x 100 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
Miniature Existence, 2009
Gouache, spray paint and collage on paper
30.5 x 40.5 cm
Courtesy of Tasneem Gallery Private Collection
They Come in Threes Like Fireworks, 2011
Watercolor, spray paint and collage on paper
30.5 x 40 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
True Believers, 2011
Acrylic, spray paint, calligraphy ink and collage on paper
70 x 100 cm
Courtesy of the Artist
Our Hope Reflected Jewels in the Sky, 2012
Spray paint and acrylic on paper
46 x 61 cm
Courtesy .artSümer, Istanbul
We Are Here Tonight to Celebrate Our Unknown Ancestors, 2009
Spray paint, gouache and collage on paper
35 x 50 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
Ruling the Land with Nothing but Piloting Skills, 2011
Spray paint and acrylic on paper
33 x 43 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
An Eavesdropper Lurks in the Shadows of Your Every Thought, 2010
Spray paint, acrylic and gouache on paper
64 x 103 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
They Shot a Movie With Frozen Butterflies and Cautious Optimism, 2012
Acrylic and spray paint on paper
46 x 61 cm
Courtesy .artSümer, Istanbul
What Goes Up Must Come Down, 2009
Gouache, spray paint, acrylic, ink, colored pencil and collage on paper
50 x 64.5 cm
Courtesy of the Artist
Without Me You Are Not Real, 2008
Acrylic, spray paint, colored pencils and collage on paper
35 x 50 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
Bringing the Sun Back to Earth on a Blue Day, 2011
Spray paint and acrylic on paper
33 x 43 cm
Courtesy Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York
2013
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11
Artwork Images
Twenty-three works on paper
Basim Magdy
2006–2013
Mixed Media on paper
Dimensions variable
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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