It documents the culture that developed after the oil boom nearly 30 years ago—and the young generation’s abandonment or estrangement from these spaces: cultural extinction, an inevitable byproduct of modernity.
Published by Page One Publishing with the support of the Emirates Foundation on behalf of Works on Paper, this bilingual publication includes an introduction by curator November Paynter and a conversation between Lamya Gargash and Fouad Elkhoury, celebrated Lebanese photographer and Arab Image Foundation Co-Founder.
About the Artist
Lamya Gargash was the first Emirati artist to represent the UAE at the country’s first National participation at the fifty-third Venice Biennial in 2009. Concerned with the relics of an ever self-renewing architecture, Gargash documents the forgotten spaces in public and private realms in Emirati society. Her works have been included in film festivals and solo and group shows around the world.
About the Publishers
Based in the heart of Victoria, British Columbia, Page One Publishing was founded in 1998 and creates exceptional lifestyle and business content for audiences who want to be inspired, informed and on-trend.
Emirates Foundation is an independent organisation set up by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to facilitate public-private funded initiatives that improve the welfare of youth across the UAE.
The Third Line is a Dubai-based art gallery that represents contemporary Middle Eastern artists locally, regionally and internationally, and that hosts non-profit, alternative programmes to increase interest and dialogue in the region. Its book wing, Works on Paper, publishes books by associated artists from the region.
