Hyphenated Spaces: “The Cup and The Saucer” Reinterpreted

15 December 2020 - 30 March 2021

 

 

 

 

The curators of the virtual exhibition, Hyphenated Spaces, present alternative ways of looking at six different sub-themes of artist Hashel Al Lamki’s solo-exhibition, The Cup and The Saucer, by selecting thirty-four artworks by artists representing various geographies, periods, and styles. 

 

The Cup and The Saucer exhibition was curated by Munira Al Sayegh; it explores the ideas of individualism, unity, and separation through the symbolism of a seemingly unbreakable bond between a cup and a saucer.  

 

This exhibition is an attempt to make visible the liminal spaces between the art and the curatorial process, to encourage the audience to be in control of navigating the terrain of ideas and not be deterred by a clear-cut delineation of them. Thus, the curators of Hyphenated Spaces encourage the audience to reinterpret Al Lamki’s solo exhibition by re-examining his sub-themes of Birth and Earth; Rejection and Reflection; Versailles; Linger and Departure; Screensavers; and Control and Guilt. The intention is to elicit ideas and to inspire visitors to think beyond the exhibition. Therefore, the process and the end result of the curation are equally important, asserting that curatorial practice is always in flux and that the opening of an exhibition is not the end of its curation, but rather the beginning of a new, and ongoing process. 

 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the curators digitally realized this exhibition from their respective homes across several continents, never meeting in person. The virtual exhibition is curated by Mingu Cho, Jeffrey Liu, Ju Hee Noh, Christopher Pohndorff, Sherry Wu, and Tonia Zhang.

 

Special thanks to: Salwa Mikdadi, NYUAD Professor of Curatorial Practice; Munira Al Sayegh; Hashel Al Lamki; Dana Al Mazrouei; and Sreerag Jyothish.

 

For a closer look into the exhibition and each curator’s work, follow our series of Deep Dives on this link.