The Cities Under Quarantine exhibition presents the Artist’s Book project, conceived and curated by Abed Al Kadiri, which includes a powerful documentation of life from the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is a declaration that friendships and community-building can continue in the face of isolation.
Fifty-nine books were handcrafted by Dongola Limited Editions in Beirut and sent to artists distributed in 22 cities around the world, generating unprecedented momentum in expressing the state of human existence in a time of death and isolation.
Participating artists: Youssef Abdelke, Reza Abedini, Majd Abdel Hamid, Khalid Albaih, Bashar Al Hroub, Lulwah Al Humoud, Abed Al Kadiri, Mohamed Al Shammarey, Mounira Al Solh, Walid Al Wawi, Heba Amin, Dia Al-Azzawi, Said Baalbaki, Dalia Baasiri, Nasreddine Bennacer, Khaled Barakeh, Serwan Baran, Dia Batal, Taysir Batniji, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Ali Cherri, Ziad Dalloul, Cristiana De Marchi, Fatima El Hajj, Tanya Habjouka, Dina Haddadin, Gilbert Hage, Samia Halabi, Hazem Harb, Mohamed Joha, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Hiba Kalache, Mohammad Kazem, Ammar Khamash, Khaled Khreis, Ghada Khunji, Issam Kourbaj, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Ahmad Mater, Kevork Mourad, Leila Muraywid, Moataz Nasr, Mahmoud Obaidi, Mohammad Omar Khalil, Sadek Rahim, Nizar Sabour, Faisal Samra, Mona Saudi, AbdulRahim Sharif, Laila Shawa, Tarlan Tabar, Hoda Tawakol, Mary Tuma, Nazar Yahya, Raed Yassin, Fadi Yazigi, Shawki Youssef, Camille Zakharia, Hani Zurob.