Youssef Nabil
The Yemeni Sailors of South Shields
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Youssef Nabil (b. 1972) and Bridge + Tunnel Productions
The Yemeni Sailors of South Shields
archival inkjet print, laid down on backing board as issued by the artist; in 13 parts plus 1 dedicatory image
13: 100 by 67cm. 39 1/4 by 26 1/4 in.
1: 27 by 20.2 cm. 10 3/4 by 8 in.
Executed in 2008; this work is number 1 from an edition of 1.
Bridge + Tunnel, commissioned for the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Last of the Dictionary Men, 2 April - 5 May 2008
Newcastle, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Last of the Dictionary Men, 2 April - 5 May 2008
Sana'a, National Museum, Yemen, Last of the Dictionary Men, 13 January - June 2009
Taiz, Al-Saeed Cultural Centre, Yemen, Last of the Dictionary Men, June - September 2009
London, Mosaic Rooms, Last Of The Dictionary Men, 1 February 2013 - 22 March 2013
Birmingham, Birmingham Museums, Last Of The Dictionary Men, October 2014
Exeter, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University, Last Of The Dictionary Men, 20 November 2015 - 29 January 2016
Other versions exhibited:
London, British Museum, Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, 17 May - 15 August 2021
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Light from the Middle East: Contemporary Photography, 13 November 2012 - 10 March 2013
T. Gharavi, Y. Nabil, Last Of The Dictionary Men: Stories from the South Shields Yemeni Sailors, Gilgamesh Publishing, 2013.
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