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Gaby Sahhar
(UK)

  • Gaby Sahhar

Gaby Sahhar, French-Palestinian, works between London and Paris.  
Sahhar works across painting, installation and film. Their work aims to deconstruct the representation of gender within public spheres to understand its wider implications on queer consciousness and communities. Drawing on language and vulnerability as tools, their work aims to generate conversations around affordability, residence and interconnectedness within city cultures. They employ speculative storytelling to outline the different ways psychological and physical framework fragment Palestinian identity. 

*Expansion*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 290 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Expansion, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 290 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*The Mirrored Room*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 75 x 103 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

The Mirrored Room, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 75 x 103 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Pali*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 210 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Pali, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 210 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Transitional*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 45 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

Transitional, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 45 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

*Making my body go, It feels so good*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 200 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

Making my body go, It feels so good, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 200 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

*Eurostine 5*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Eurostine 5, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Eurostine 1*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

Eurostine 1, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

*Eurostine 4*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Eurostine 4, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Eurostine 2*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélie Mole

Eurostine 2, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélie Mole

*Eurostine 3*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Eurostine 3, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

*Bodily Confessions*, 2022, oil paint, oil stick, 110 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Bodily Confessions, 2022, oil paint, oil stick, 110 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Their work has been exhibited at; MAC VAL, Paris / The Kooples Art Prize (2023); PAGE (NYC), New York (2022); SPACE Artist Award (2022) and group exhibitions include Fragment Gallery, New York (2022); Sadie Coles HQ, London (2022), Whitechapel Gallery (2022) South London Gallery (2020). »

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*Expansion*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 290 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Expansion, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 290 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*The Mirrored Room*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 75 x 103 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

The Mirrored Room, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 75 x 103 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Pali*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 210 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Pali, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 205 x 210 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Transitional*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 45 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

Transitional, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 45 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

*Making my body go, It feels so good*, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 200 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

Making my body go, It feels so good, 2023, oil paint, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 200 x 55 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

*Eurostine 5*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Eurostine 5, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Eurostine 1*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

Eurostine 1, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole.

*Eurostine 4*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Eurostine 4, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

*Eurostine 2*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélie Mole

Eurostine 2, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélie Mole

*Eurostine 3*, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Eurostine 3, 2023, indian ink, graphite and charcoal on cold pressed cotton paper, 49.5 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & Spiaggia Libera, Paris. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Exhibition view, « Kim Farkas - Gaby Sahhar The Kooples Art Prize », MAC VAL, Paris, 2023. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

*Bodily Confessions*, 2022, oil paint, oil stick, 110 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole

Bodily Confessions, 2022, oil paint, oil stick, 110 x 70 cm. Courtesy the artist & The Kooples Art Prize. © Aurélien Mole