-Artist-

Ibrahim El-Salahi

El-Salahi, one of the most influential figures in African and Arab modern art, was born in Omdurman, Sudan in 1930 and now lives and works in Oxford, England. His work has been shown at PS1, New York; Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha; and Haus der Kunst, Munich. He is represented in numerous private and public collections including the MoMA, New York; New National Gallery, Berlin; and Tate, London. He received the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship; the Order of Knowledge, Arts and Letters, Sudan; and the Honorary Award, Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development.

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