Controversial, funny, poignant, brutally honest and often offensive, Alsatoor’s work offers a unique window into Libyan politics over the last few decades. His work began to reach people across the globe when publishing with various oppositional Libyan news websites, his own blog and across social media.įor the first time, his published satirical works are featured in one place alongside Hasan’s paintings and digital artwork. Hasan, or Alsatoor (the Cleaver) as was known had settled into British life, but he remained dedicated to the fight for freedom in Libya all the way through his life. He began publishing satirical cartoons in 1980, working with publications such as Jihad and Al Sharq Al Jadeed for a number of years. Hasan arrived in the UK in 1975 after leaving Libya when he was 20 years old. The site, which features over 6,000 images, launches as part of Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution – A Libyan Artist in Exile, an Arts Council England-supported project, which features an upcoming exhibition at Hoxton 253, and a forthcoming biography by Sherif Dhaimish, published by Pendle Press in August 2021.
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This event with Liverpool Arab Arts Festival marks the launch of, a new archive documenting the life and works of the late Libyan artist and satirist, Hasan ‘Alsatoor’ Dhaimish. Join Sherif Dhaimish, Ayat Mneina and Ghazi Gheblawi as they discuss the life and works of the late Libyan artist and satirist, Hasan ‘Alsatoor’ Dhaimish. OUTPUT Gallery, 32 Seel St, Liverpool, L1 4FD
Driven by a restless energy, Zackerea’s diverse creative output interrogates this question, using either screen, gallery or stage to tell his story.
His work examines the nuances of being an Arab dual-national within Britain. Zackerea Bakir is a British-Libyan creative and actor. Zackerea asks: can he truly be Arab, or engage in Arab culture, without being able to speak Arabic? By responding to outdated media depictions of Arab nations (such as the Libyans in Back to the Future, a nostalgic touchstone for the artist), it presents a modern, open-minded and inquisitive take on dual heritage identity. This body of work, across sculpture, collage, video and graphic design, playfully riffs on the phrase. Shwaya is a colloquial Arabic term which means a little. The slang phrase Shwaya, Shwaya is often passionately used in various contexts, from telling people to calm down, to expressing that someone lacks knowledge. Zackerea Bakir’s first gallery exhibition explores what it means to be a dual Libyan/British national, playfully navigating the tensions and contradictions between two cultural identities. Shwaya, Shwaya – exhibition text and Q&A in Arabic
Open: Friday 28 October – Sunday 6 November 2022, 11am-5pm
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