Join us in the Buchanan Partners Art Gallery for the Hylton’s newest exhibition— Abdulrahman Naanseh: Letters in Isolation (6/13–9/9). Letters in Isolation features the Arabic calligraphy of Syrian artist Abdulrahman Naanseh and his explorations and study of individual Arabic letters and sounds. Aiming to understand their essence and significance as the fundamental building blocks of human connection and communication, the work is a dialogue with the diverse voices, accents, ideas, and histories of Naanseh’s homeland and the Arabic speaking world.
Naanseh originally learned calligraphy from his father, a self-taught calligrapher. The artist has since flourished in his career, earning him exhibitions at the Arneli Art Gallery during the Beit Misk Festival in Beirut, murals at Damascus University, solo exhibitions in Syria in 2002 and 2005, and recent solo exhibitions at Mason Exhibitions Arlington, the Gillespie Gallery of Art, and Fenwick Gallery at George Mason University. Naanseh is currently an Artist Protection Fund Fellow and adjunct professor teaching Drawing and Arabic Calligraphy courses for Mason’s School of Art.
Buchanan Partners Art Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and two hours before each performance. Visit our website for more information about upcoming gallery exhibitions.