Kamala Ibrahim Ishag - Women in Crystal Cubes

First retrospective exhibition to explore the aesthetic and artistic contributions of the modernist Sudanese painter Kamal Ishag. As a pioneering figure in the MENA art scene since the 1960's - this artist was fundamental in the formation of the Crystalists School a conceptual art movement which she herself founded in the mid- 1970's. Her paintings from this period expire and expand on the principals of the Crystalists Manifesto which she helped author. 'Women in Crystal Cubes' features depictions of distorted female faces imprisoned in crystalline cubes and spheres that dominate large canvases.

A very impressive collection and body of work. The notions behind Crystalists Manifesto are indeed worth researching in the pursuit of understanding dialogue within the context of Sudanese Art movements post 1970.

Collection of Ishag's memoirs, photographs, certifications.

Exhibition view- collection of artist's works.

'Composition', 2016. Oil on leather drum.