Trade Routes

Trade Routes is an exhibition at the Piccadilly branch of Hauser and Wirth.  According to the gallery the exhibition:

"presents a diverse picture of where [these] trade routes stand in today’s globalised society through the lens of 15 artists."

Triptychs from the 'Food for Thought' series by Maha Malluh.  The tapes are all of sermons and they are distributed from Saudi Arabia to the Middle East and Africa.

Slipper by Hassan Sharif which represents the evolution of the United Arab Emirates from a nomadic to a consumer society.

From the series 'Les Maitres Invisibles' by Rachid Koraïchi.

Fatima Al Qadiri & Khalid al Gharaballi - Mendeel Um A7mad.  This video was about the Kuwait ritual of pre-noon tea called Chai Dahaha.

Other works in the exhibition

Ground floor
Bettina Pousttchi - Piccadilly Windows
Monir Farmanfarmaiain - Installation of Seven Elements
Bharti Kher - Not all who wander are lost
Alighero Boeti - Mappa
David Zink Yi- Neusilber
Lee Xe - Bardo

Mezzanine
Gülsün Karamustafa - Double Jesus and the Baby Antelope

Upstairs
Soubodh Cupta - Untitled
Adel Abidin - Three Love Songs

Vault Room
West Shawky - Al Araba al Madfuna

More information can be found on the gallery website: http://www.hauserwirth.com/exhibitions/1773/trade-routes/view/