Faisal Abdu'Allah

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Faisal Abdu'Allah graduated from the Royal College of Art, his first solo show 'Censored' received wide acclaim and was quoted as 'one to watch' by art critic Sarah Kent.
Abdu' Allah's work primarily evolves from the interface of photography, the printed image and lens-based installation, more recently moving image has featured in his practice. This has enabled him to reposition values and ideologies pertaining to representation.
Abdu'Allah continues to broker disparate worlds through his practice best exemplified in 'The Garden of Eden' 2003 with architect David Adjaye, 'Gold Finger' 2007 with the late Joey Pyle from the British Mafia and more recently 'Double Pendulum' 2011 featuring Jeanette Kwakye of Team GB, described as an exploration of breathing through training rituals of sports athletes.
Abdu'Allah has participated in Sharjah, Torino and Tallinn Biennales and has been the recipient of the Decibel Artist Award 2005, Tallinn Print Triennial 2007 and IDA award 2010.
A senior lecturer in Fine art at the University of East London, visiting professor Stanford University, California and University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Abdu'Allah is currently in collaboration with Christian Boltanski on '14 years in between' which will be showcased in his retrospective at the CAAM Gran Canaria 2012.
He is represented by Magnolia Editions, California.