FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARTEEAST LAUNCHES LEGACY TRILOGY FUNDRAISING EXHIBITION ON ARTSY The Legacy Trilogy: Past, Present, Future exhibition highlights over 50 artists, celebrating ArteEast’s legacy of supporting artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and its diasporas.
Tarek Al-Ghoussein, K Files (735), 2013, Archival Digital Print, 23.6 x 35.4 in / 60 x 90 cm. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line Gallery, Dubai.
New York, NY. (March 1, 2021) - ArteEast is pleased to announce Legacy Trilogy: Past, Present, Future, an online fundraising exhibition launching from March 7 - April 7, 2021 on Artsy. Consisting of three chapters: Past, Present, Future; the show celebrates ArteEast’s legacy of supporting artists and curators from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and its diasporas. The Past edition features artists who have been part of ArteEast’s programming since its inception in 2003. The artists included range from emerging to those who have long been established in the contemporary art world, a number of whom appeared as young artists in early exhibitions by ArteEast. Other artists in the exhibition include participants from a range of ArteEast’s public programs over the years, including artist residencies, panel discussions, artist talks, and more. Artists in the Past edition include: Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Ibrahim Ahmed, Hadieh Shafie, Nicky Nodjoumi, Huda Lutfi and Vartan Avakian, among others.