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Laila Shawa BIOGRAPHY
Born 1940 Gaza. Known for: Painting.
From the series Walls of Gaza III, Against the Wall is a key work from Laila Shawa's third Walls of Gaza series: see also Target 2009, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art,... Read full biography
From the series Walls of Gaza III, Against the Wall is a key work from Laila Shawa's third Walls of Gaza series: see also Target 2009, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art, Bonhams, 3rd June 2009, lot 87. Conceived in response to the tragically high death toll amongst Gaza's... Read full biography
From the series Walls of Gaza III, Against the Wall is a key work from Laila Shawa's third Walls of Gaza series: see also Target 2009, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art, Bonhams, 3rd June 2009, lot 87. Conceived in response to the tragically high death toll amongst Gaza's children during violent military assaults in January 2009, Against the Wall critically utilizes Palestine's pop-icon Handala, Naji al-Ali's (1936-1987) much-loved cartoon character. A refugee from Ash... Read full biography
From the series Walls of Gaza III, Against the Wall is a key work from Laila Shawa's third Walls of Gaza series: see also Target 2009, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art, Bonhams, 3rd June 2009, lot 87. Conceived in response to the tragically high death toll amongst Gaza's children during violent military assaults in January 2009, Against the Wall critically utilizes Palestine's pop-icon Handala, Naji al-Ali's (1936-1987) much-loved cartoon character. A refugee from Ash Shajara, one of the hundreds of villages destroyed during the 1948 Nakhba, and a fervent activist for the right to return, Naji al-Ali drew acerbic political cartoons criticizing US, Arab and Israeli policies alike. All included the simple, almost... Read full biography
From the series Walls of Gaza III, Against the Wall is a key work from Laila Shawa's third Walls of Gaza series: see also Target 2009, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art, Bonhams, 3rd June 2009, lot 87. Conceived in response to the tragically high death toll amongst Gaza's children during violent military assaults in January 2009, Against the Wall critically utilizes Palestine's pop-icon Handala, Naji al-Ali's (1936-1987) much-loved cartoon character. A refugee from Ash Shajara, one of the hundreds of villages destroyed during the 1948 Nakhba, and a fervent activist for the right to return, Naji al-Ali drew acerbic political cartoons criticizing US, Arab and Israeli policies alike. All included the simple, almost incidental figure of a small boy dressed in rags with his back turne... Read full biography
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From the series Walls of Gaza III, Against the Wall is a key work from Laila Shawa's third Walls of Gaza series: see also Target 2009, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art, Bonhams, 3rd June 2009, lot 87.
Conceived in response to the tragically high death toll amongst Gaza's children during violent military assaults in January 2009, Against the Wall critically utilizes Palestine's pop-icon Handala, Naji al-Ali's (1936-1987) much-loved cartoon character. A refugee from Ash Shajara, one of the hundreds of villages destroyed during the 1948 Nakhba, and a fervent activist for the right to return, Naji al-Ali drew acerbic political cartoons critici...But wait, there's more...
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