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updated from mid 2008
 
 
 
EXHIBITION LISTINGS
Exhibition Nov 2011
PASSPORT TO PALESTINE. London Nov 22 - Dec 3, 2011

La Scatola Gallery and Janet Rady Fine Art are pleased to present ‘PASSPORT TO PALESTINE’, a group exhibition with artists Fawzy Emrany, Jane Frere, Hazem Harb, Khaled Jarrar, Yazan Khalili, Steve Sabella, Laila Shawa

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Exhibition
Sep 2011
The Changing Room Project: Arab Reflections on Praxis and Time. Turin, Sept 22 - Oct. 22, 2011
   

Group exhibition at Spazio Qubi. Curated by Aida ElTorie curator of the Egyptian pavilion in Venice. In association with MetroQuadro Gallery, Rivoli. Participating artists:

Adel Abidin, Sama Alshaibi, Kader Attia, Khaled Hafez, Amira Al Ahl, Karim Al Husseini, Mariam Hamdy, Ibrahim Saad, Heba El Kayal, Steve Sabella, Wafa Gabsi, Larissa Sansour, Aladin Al-Kimi, Ahmed El Shaer, Anas El Sheikh, Nermine Hammam, Marwan Sahmarani, Ines Jerray, Khaled Ramadan, Bassem Yousry.

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TV DOCUMENTARY PRIMANTENNA TV (in Italian)

SABELLA's ROJECT DESCRIPTION IN THE CATALOGUE PDF

     
 
Exhibition
May 2011
The Empty Quarter Gallery Dubai May 2 - June 11

Solo exhibition at the Empty Quarter Gallery in Dubai (DIFC), showing for the first time the whole body of works of Euphoria, Beyond Euphoria and Cecile Elise Sabella.

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RELATED REVIEW by CHRISTA PAULA
EMPTY QUARTER PRESS RELEASE
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SEE the exhibition / installation photos

 
 
Exhibition
Jan 2011
MATHAF - Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar Dec. 30, 2010 - May 28, 2011

One of the commissioned artists for the inaugural exhibition of the museum. Told / Untold / Retold is curated by the two innovative curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath,

mathaf

Participating artists in alphabetical order:
Adel Abidin, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Buthayna Ali, Ahmed Alsoudani, Ghada Amer, Kader Attia, Lara Baladi, Wafaa Bilal, Abdelkader Benchamma, Mounir Fatmi, Lamia Joreige, Amal Kenawy, Jeffar Khaldi, Hassan Khan, Youssef Nabil, Walid Raad, Khalil Rabah, Younès Rahmoun, Steve Sabella, Marwan Sahmarani, Zineb Sedira, Khaled Takreti, Akram Zaatari.

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Exhibition
Jan 2011
Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah Oct 22, 2010 - Feb. 20, 2011

Residua, exhibition at the Barjeel Art Foundation. Exhibition artists include Ghada Amer, Youssef Nabi, Jeffar Khald, Adam Henein, Chant Avedissian, Layla Juma, Huda Lutfi, Nabil Nahaus, Hassan Sharif Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Jawad Al Malhi, Layla Al Attar, Camille Zakharia, Steve Sabella, Abdul Rahman Katanani, Suleiman Mansour, Faithi Afifi, Tagreed Dargouth, Rim El Jundi, Mohammed Farea, Laila Shawa, Layan Shawabkeh, Kevork Moura and Samia Halaby

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Art Fair
Dec 2010

Zoom Art Fair – Miami
One of the chosen artists to participate at the fair through Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah, Dec 1 – Dec 5, 2010.

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Exhibition
Oct 2010

Borderlines. Deconstructing Exile at Green Art Gallery. Participating artists include Steve Sabella, Taysir Batniji, Bashar Hroub & Larissa Sansour. Curated by Charlotte Bank.

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Exhibition
Sep 2010

The Interrupted image - a group exhibition at the Nicholas Robinson Gallery in New York (Sept. 9 - Oct. 23, 2010). Participating artists include Wafaa Bilal, Birgit Graschopf, Bob Knox, Rashid Rana, Steve Sabella.

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SCREEN SHOT OF HOW SABELLA'S WORK WAS PRESENTED ON THE GALLERY'S WEB SITE

 
 
Exhibition
May - July 2010

Retrospective solo exhibition at Metroquadro Gallery in Rivoli/Torino, Italy on the concept of exile. The following artworks will be on exhibit, Till the End, Exit, Cecile Elise Sabella & In Exile.

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SEE the Cecile Elise Sabella artist book in VIDEO

 
 
Exhibition
June 2010

Exhibition on the German Photographer Ellen Auerbach combined with the artists who were nominated and awarded the Ellen Auerbach Award from 2006 - Yto Barrada (2006), Steve Sabella (2008), Anastasia Khoroshilova (2010). Akademie der Künste in Berlin June 18, July 11

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Exhibition
Mar 2010

The Empty Quarter Dubai March 9 - April 4, 2010. Group exhibition at the the Empty Quarter Gallery (Elie Domit) during Art Dubai - This is Not a Love Song.

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Exhibition
Dec 10, 09

Palestine, La Création dans Tous Ses États that was exhibited at the Institut du Monde Arab (World Arab Institute) in Paris is moving to Bahrain at National Museum of Bahrain (Dec 10 - Feb 10).Participating artists: Mona Hatoum, Kamal Boullata, Emily Jacir, Sharif Waked, Samia Halaby, Hani Zurob, Rula Halawani, Khalil Rabah, Larissa Sansour, Suha Shoman, Taysir Batniji, Mohammed Al-Hawajri, Jumana Abboud, Rana Bishara, Rula Halawani, Sandi Hilal, Noel Jabbour, Raeda Saadeh, Fawzy Emrany and Steve Sabella.

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Exhibition
Jun 23, 09

Exhibition opening at the Institut du Monde Arab (World Arab Institute) in Paris. Palestine, La Création dans tous ses états. Participating artists: Mona Hatoum, Kamal Boullata, Emily Jacir, Sharif Waked, Samia Halaby, Hani Zurob, Rula Halawani, Khalil Rabah, Larissa Sansour, Suha Shoman, Taysir Batniji, Mohammed Al-Hawajri, Jumana Abboud, Rana Bishara, Rula Halawani, Sandi Hilal, Noel Jabbour, Raeda Saadeh, Fawzy Emrany and Steve Sabella. Five months exhibition (June 23 - Nov 22, 2009).

 
Exhibition / Auction
Sep 26, 09

Exhibition & Auction NOW Art of the 21 Century at Phillips de Pury, London.

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Exhibition
May 02, 09

Exhibition Opening at Gallery Caprice Horn in Berlin. Deconstructing Myths & Realties, May 02 - Sept 12. Participating artists: Amal Kenawy, Inci Eviner, Mitra Tabrizian, Khaled Hafez and Steve Sabella.

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Exhibition
Mar 09

Exhibitions of the artworks short listed for Terry O' Neil Photography Award in the UK. East Sussex, UK, In Exile, Independent Photographers Gallery.

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Exhibition

Nov 08

London, UK. In Exile,  Fulham Palace. Artwork short listed for the Terry O’Neil Contemporary Photography Award.

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Exhibition

Museum Collection

Oct 08

Sarajevo, Istanbul Collection for Ars Aevi museum at the City Gallery Collegium Artisticum. Edition 1 of artwork Mentalopia acquired by Ars Aevi was part of the Neighbors in Dialogue exhibition curated by Beral Madra. Participating artists: Farhad Moshiri, Khaled Hafez, Shalva Kakhanasvili, Lamia Joreige, Wafaa Yasin, Dilek Winchester, Vahram Aghasyan, Sanan Aleskerov, Xurban.net.

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Exhibition
Apr 08
Turin, Italy. In Exile as part of the Gates of the Mediterranean, curated by Martina Corgnati. Catalogue by SKIRA. Participating Artists: Mrdjan Bajic, Lara Baladi, Sonia Balassanian, Ursula Biemann, Nabil Boutros, Stefano Cerio, Burak Delier, Hala Elkoussy, Mounir Fatmi, Tarin Gartner, Tsibi Geva, Khaled Hafez, Mounira Al Solh, Djamel Kokene, Armin Linke, Cristina Lucas, Agnese Purgatorio, Steve Sabella.

     
   
   
   
   
ART TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
 
     
Panel Discussion
Presentation
 

Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait. Sept. 28 - Oct 1, 2011

Steve Sabella is invited to speak on the Middle Eastern Art Market from an artist point of view. Invitation includes an art presentation and talk - Deconstructing Exile, Euphoria and Beyond.

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Al-WATAN DAILY comprehensive exhibition review PDF

ART KUWAIT review of Steve Sabella's presentation PDF

     
     
Radio Dispatch

The MENASA Studio Dispatches, Art Dubai 16 March—19 March 2011

The MENASA Studio Dispatches are a series of sixty five-minute audio works, commissioned by The Island and Art Dubai Projects, by artists working across the North Africa, Middle East and South Asia regions.

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Steve Sabella speaks about his art journey from the mid-1990s till today. He talks about the disappearance of his birth city of Jerusalem and how he entered a state of mental exile and the consequences that followed. A complex journey that has many twists and a surprising end.

 
 
Panel Discussion
Dec 16,10

MATHAF – Arab Museum of Modern Art Panel Discussion
Panel discussion with curators Sam Bardaouil & Till Fillrath, Salwa Mikdadi & Wafaa Bilal.

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Art Presentation +
panel discussion with British Museum

Oct 8, 10

State of the Art - Middle East: The Future of the Middle East Contemporary Art Market

ArtTactic & Artinsight organized a full day conference on the topic. Speakers included:

- Lulu Al-Sabah: Founding Partner, JAMM-Art
- Alia Al-Senussi: Collector, Curator, & Advisor
- Bashar Al-Shroogi: Director, Cuadro Fine Art Gallery (Dubai)
- Maryam Homayoun Eisler: Leading Patron/Collector & Contributing Editor
- Ahmed Mater: Artist
- Steve Sabella : Artist
- Jessica Morgan: Curator, Contemporary Art, Tate Modern
- John Martin: Co-founder & former fair Director, Art Dubai
- Anders Petterson: Founder & Managing Director, ArtTactic
- Janet Rady: Director, Janet Rady Fine Art
- Stephen Stapleton: Director, Edge of Arabia
- Roxane Zand: Director, Middle East & Gulf Region, Sotheby's
- Jeffrey Boloten: Co-founder & Managing Director, ArtInsight (Conference moderator)

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Art Talk & Pres.
Jan 26, 10
Invited to present and discuss my work as part of the Conflict in Cities and the Contested State workshops at CRASSH at the University of Cambridge.
 
 

Presentation
British Museum

Oct 02, 09

Presentation of my artwork at the British Museum in the Arched Room. Talk was part of the presentation by Dr Venetia Porter on recent and future acquisitions.

Art Talk & Pres.
Jul 09, 09

Art Talk, Jerusalem in Exile at Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere at Turin University in Italy.
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Art Talk & Pres.
Jul 08, 09

Invited by SOAS to give a talk on Deconstructing Exile as part of the three day workshop: From the Nile to the Indus - The Contemporary Art of the Middle East and Pakistan.
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Art Talk & Pres.
Feb 27, 09
Art Talk / Presentation. Deconstructing Exile at Rostock University in Germany as part of Scholarly Discourses and Their Representations workshop.
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Art Talk & Pres.

Dec 17, 08

Invited as a guest artist for an art presentation for the MA Refugee Studies at the University of East London.
Art Talk & Pres.
Dec 20, 08
Art Talk / Lecture. What Do Pictures Want, as part of Warwick University workshop on Cross-Cultural Encounter, and Inter-Religious Dialogue in Europe and the Middle East.
Art Pre.
Apr 25, 08
Presentation to members of the Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin Germany as part of my nomination and award of the Ellen Auerbach Award for the year 2008. Award included the publication of an art book on my work.
Art Talk & Pres.
Apr 21, 08

Presentation of artworks at Accademia Albertina Delle Belle Arti Torino in Turin Italy as part of The Gates of Mediterranean exhibition curated by Martina Corgnati.


   
   
   
   
PUBLISHED ESSAYS
 
Published Study
Nov 10

Published study: Reconsidering the Value of Palestinian Art & Its Journey into the Art Market. Study by Steve Sabella for his MA in Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London. Contemporary Practices Art Journal - Volume VII & VIII (Two parts)

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DOWNLOAD PDF PART TWO - Mar 2011

 
 
Published Essay
Oct 20, 09

Published Article: 'Valued' in the 'West', Sold in the 'East'. Article by Steve Sabella. Contemporary Art Practices journal Volume V.

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Published Essay
Mar 10, 09
Published Article: Is The United Arab Emirates Constructing its Art History? The Mechanisms that Confer Value to Art. Article by Steve Sabella. Contemporary Art Practices journal Volume IV.

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Published Essay
Dec 08
Palestinian Conceptual Art. Emily Jacir Shifting to an Art that Engages the Mind of the Viewer. Article by Steve Sabella. Contemporary Art Practices journal Volume III.

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AUCTIONS
 
Auction
Noc 4, 11
 
   
Christie's Auction in Paris, Nov 4, 2011.
Image used as a double spread on the back side of the front cover.
See the ecatalogue below (if still available) or download this PDF

christies

     
Auction
Apr 13, 11

 

Bonhams Dubai Photographs
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BROWSE HERE the web sites that promoted the artwork as one of the highlights of the auction
SEE HERE auction results
     
     
Auction
Apr 27, 10
   
     
     
Auction
Sep 26, 09
   

Exhibition & Auction NOW Art of the 21 Century at Phillips de Pury, London.

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ART FAIRS
     
Art Fair
Nov, 2011

Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Nov 24 - Nov 27, 2011

Sabella is one of the shown artists with The Empty Quarter Gallery together with Richard Mosse - Florian Goettke - Philippe Dudouit & Bas Princen.

contemporray istanbul

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL link

THE EMPTY QUARTER GALLERY link


     
     
     
     
     
RECENT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Collection
Mar 2011
Settlement Six Israelis & One Palestinian entered the Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art collection in Doha, Qatar.
 
 
Collection
Oct, 2010
Till the End (2004) artwork entered the British Museum collection in London.
 
 
Collection
Apr, 2010
Entire edition 4/6 of In Exile entered the Barjeel Art Foundation (Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi) collection in the UAE. click here to see the collection
 
 
Collection
Mar, 2010
Artworks acquired by Cuadro Gallery (Mr. Bashar Shroogi) in Dubai.