Tarek Al-Ghoussein - CAPKuwait

The first solo show in Kuwait by Tarek Al-Ghoussein, the “K Files” hosted at CAPKuwait is part of a larger frame of work that documents found material from family albums, antique shops, the Internet and other sources. The performative photographs feature interactions between the artist and sites of grandness and importance in an attempt to track significant places in Kuwait’s development.

Tarek Al-Ghoussein, K Files_262, 2013

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Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait – CAP Kuwait stands for Contemporary Art Platform, Kuwait’s only non-profit art center for modern & contemporary art. At CAP they aim to encourage and support emerging or established artists and any art lover by organizing art exhibitions as well as offering a public arts library, a studio space,workshops, lectures and film screenings.

Contemporary Art Platform is one of the biggest non-profit institutions in the region with more than 700 Sq m. Divided into three parts, CAP main exhibition space for curated and collective exhibitions, The Art Room and The Design Room. Located in Industrial Shuwaikh. CAP’s growing public art library includes books and magazines about art & design, architecture, artist biographies and much more. In addition to a quite sitting area and a free Wi-fi connection.

The studio space is open for daily workshops for kids and workshops ran by visiting artists.

OPENING:
mon, tue, wed, thu, sun 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

CLOSING DAYS:
fri

BY APPOINTMENT:
sat

ADMISSION:
Free
ESTABLISHED:
2011
SPACE:
700 m2
OWNER/DIRECTOR:
Al Kadiri Abed

T: +965 24925636 M: info@capkuwait.com W: CAP Kuwait

ADDRESS:
Life Center (same building as Eureka and Midas) Industrial Shuwaikh Block 2, St 28 Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Tarek Al-Ghoussein: K Files

Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait – CAP Kuwait

05 Dec 2017 — 02 Jan 2018

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