Event:

The Ultimate Experience

8 Mar 2009
29 Mar 2009

Inaugural exhibition The Ultimate Experience in Al Riwaq Gallery's new location
at Al Aali Shopping Complex, in Bahrain. Sunday March 8 at 7pm.

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Al Riwaq Gallery is opening a new space of 650m2 devoted to contemporary art in the Al Aali Mall, Bahrain. Inspired by its new location, the inaugural exhibition called The Ultimate Experience- curated by William Wells of The Townhouse Gallery and Mayssa Fattouh of Al Riwaq Gallery - focuses on consumerism’s effects on identity. The exhibition is accompanied by a series of events including a film-screening program curated by Karim Tartoussieh and a talk on mall culture by sociologist Mona Abaza and architect Maan Alsalloum.

Other activities included in the exhibition:

Monday, March 9 at 7.30pm: film screening curated by Karim Tartoussieh, with the participation of the British Council Bahrain

Sunday, March 29 at 7pm: panel discussion by sociologist Mona Abaza and architect Maan Al Salloum

www.alriwaqgallery.org