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Exhibition London: Shooting the Witness, by BunnyBoiler on Mar 9, 2008 0:35:48 GMT 1, I went to this yesterday. Very interesting I would recommend it.
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Exhibition: Shooting the Witness: The cartoons of Naji Al-Ali
6 March – 12 April 2008
Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm and on Saturdays 11.30am – 5.30pm.
The Political Cartoon Gallery, 32 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BS.
Shooting the Witness is an exhibition by the Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his assassination in London.
Naji Al-Ali was one of the most prominent cartoonists in the Arab world. Sarcastic, poignant and perhaps too bold, El Ali's cartoons were drawn from his experience as a Palestinian refugee since childhood and clearly reflected his political stance. Naji Al-Ali had no political affiliations and the absence of slogans and dogma in his work brought both success and criticism. His bold and illustrative cartoons, widely published over the past 20-30 years, reveal the tragic state of the Middle East. The artist combined art and political satire like none other; his work sadly still rings true today.
His cartoons portrayed the bitter struggle and plight of the Palestinian people against Israeli oppression. He also campaigned against the absence of democracy, widespread corruption, and gross inequality in the Arab world. He was said to have antagonized virtually everyone in the Middle East. During his lifetime, he was said to have drawn around 40,000 drawings, on average two cartoons a day. He worked for various publications in the Arab world. Naji Al-Ali draws a critique of all sides in the conflict, and the world's complicity in the prolonged occupation of the Palestinians.
For the first time in London, sixty of Naji Al-Ali’s original artwork will be exhibited in Political Cartoon Gallery located in central London.
I went to this yesterday. Very interesting I would recommend it. ............................. Exhibition: Shooting the Witness: The cartoons of Naji Al-Ali 6 March – 12 April 2008 Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm and on Saturdays 11.30am – 5.30pm. The Political Cartoon Gallery, 32 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BS. Shooting the Witness is an exhibition by the Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his assassination in London. Naji Al-Ali was one of the most prominent cartoonists in the Arab world. Sarcastic, poignant and perhaps too bold, El Ali's cartoons were drawn from his experience as a Palestinian refugee since childhood and clearly reflected his political stance. Naji Al-Ali had no political affiliations and the absence of slogans and dogma in his work brought both success and criticism. His bold and illustrative cartoons, widely published over the past 20-30 years, reveal the tragic state of the Middle East. The artist combined art and political satire like none other; his work sadly still rings true today. His cartoons portrayed the bitter struggle and plight of the Palestinian people against Israeli oppression. He also campaigned against the absence of democracy, widespread corruption, and gross inequality in the Arab world. He was said to have antagonized virtually everyone in the Middle East. During his lifetime, he was said to have drawn around 40,000 drawings, on average two cartoons a day. He worked for various publications in the Arab world. Naji Al-Ali draws a critique of all sides in the conflict, and the world's complicity in the prolonged occupation of the Palestinians. For the first time in London, sixty of Naji Al-Ali’s original artwork will be exhibited in Political Cartoon Gallery located in central London. |
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