Custot Gallery Dubai invites all to experience Summer’s Gone, a collective exhibition that captures the nostalgia of summer through the works of six artists: Etel Adnan, Fabienne Verdier, Landon Metz, Kenia Almaraz Murillo, Arnaud Rivieren, and Ian Davenport. Open to the public until November 9, 2024, the exhibition draws on shared memories of the passing season.
Renowned Lebanese artist Etel Adnan is represented by two prominent ceramic pieces. Staring at the Sun (2021) features the iconic sun motif central to Adnan’s work, symbolising her deep connection with the nature around her. This relationship is echoed in Mount Tamalpaïs II (2019), which depicts this famed Californian peak that holds a special place in Adnan’s artistic universe.
French painter Fabienne Verdier blends elements of Western Modernism with Chinese calligraphy to express nature’s energy, movement, and stillness. Her artwork Escapade Nocturne (2022) captures a sweeping energy line, invoking the deep blues of summer night skies. In contrast, American artist Landon Metz’s minimalist works explore fluid forms and washed-out colours, exuding a sense of calm and space.
Bolivian artist Kenia Almaraz Murillo takes cues from the dream realm, where the characters she encounters and the surreal landscapes she travels through guide her in self-exploration. Her textile work La Queue De L’Escorpion (2023), inspired by a dream in which she encounters a tailless scorpion in the desert, is on display at the exhibition.
Belgian sculptor Arnaud Rivieren, who has been residing in Dubai since 2002, uses salvaged materials found in scrapyards (such as steel, aluminium, iron beams, and barrels) and employs different steel crafting techniques to create his monumental sculptures. Rivieren’s displayed piece Mangrove (2023) reflects his mastery in repurposing industrial materials into outdoor art.
British artist Ian Davenport exhibits Chromascopic (2014), one of his vibrant works created by pouring precise lines of acrylic paint that flow down the canvas, guided by gravity and sometimes the artist’s own intervention. Through colour harmonies and rhythmic patterns, the artist brings forth complex compositions, each with a unique sense of timing, rhythm, and accent.
To get more information about Summer’s Gone, please go to the official web page of the exhibition.
In addition, you might be interested in visiting The dust, too, is replete, a solo show by Inaam Zafar, and The Errantries of Sarah Almehairi and Bernhard Buhmann.
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