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Delair Shaker (Irak, né en 1971) Beirut 4th of August 2020 (mixed media and ink on papersign, dated and titled) image 1

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Delair Shaker
(Irak, né en 1971)
Beirut 4th of August 2020

MASHREQ / MAGHREB: Art Moderne et Contemporain du Monde Arabe - Curated by Claude Lemand - Vente au profit des Artistes et de l'Institut du monde arabe

18 October 2021, 15:00 CEST

Paris, Rue de la Paix

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Delair Shaker (Irak, né en 1971)

Beirut 4th of August 2020
techniques mixtes et encre sur papier
signé, daté et titré
exécuté en 2020
35 x 200cm (13 3/4 x 78 3/4in).

mixed media and ink on paper
sign, dated and titled

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Provenance
Collection de l'artiste
La présente oeuvre est vendue par le Fonds Claude et France Lemand au profit des Artistes et de l'Institut du Monde Arabe

Né en 1971, à Bagdad, en Irak, Delair Shaker obtient un diplôme de céramique en 1990 à l'Institut des Beaux-Arts de Bagdad. Fils de l'éminent céramiste irakien Saad Shaker, Delair Shaker a été initié aux arts dès son plus jeune âge. Il quitte Bagdad dans les années 1990 pour vivre à Amman, où il enseigne l'art, avant de devenir directeur du département artistique de l'école Ahliyyah pour filles. En 2005, il déménage à Phoenix, en Arizona.

Ses expositions personnelles incluent The Journey, Private Hall, Amman, 2006; Traces du temps, Galerie Karim, Amman, 2008 ; Tales of Flames, Olney Room Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, 2010 ; Sand Trails, Galerie Paul Scott, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2011 ; Accueil, Une réalité virtuelle, Galerie Karim, Amman, 2012 ; et New Home Structures, Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale, 2014.

Born 1971, Baghdad, Iraq , Delair Shaker studied ceramics at the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad, receiving his diploma in 1990. The son of prominent Iraqi ceramicist Saad Shaker, Delair Shaker was exposed to the arts from a young age. He left Baghdad during the 1990s to live in Amman, where he taught art and later became head of the art department at the Ahliyyah School for Girls. In 2005, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona.

His solo exhibitions include The Journey, Private Hall, Amman, 2006; Traces of Time, Karim Gallery, Amman, 2008; Tales of Flames, Olney Room Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, 2010; Sand Trails, Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2011; Home: A Virtual Reality, Karim Gallery, Amman, 2012; and New Home Structures, Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale, 2014.

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