From the Real to the Symbolic City, from the series, Desert of Pharan

Object Details

• Artist

  Ahmed Mater (Saudi Arabia, born 1979)

• Printer

  Grieger GmbH + Co. KG

• Edition/State

  Edition no. AP of 3 plus 1 AP.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Symbolic Cities: The Work of Ahmed Mater (March 19 to September 18, 2016)

• Origin

  Saudi Arabia

• Credit Line

  Purchase -- funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries

• Type

  Photograph

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• Date

  2010s

• Name

  Mater, Ahmed, Grieger GmbH + Co. KG

• Place

  Saudi Arabia

• Topic

  Contemporary Art, Art, Mecca, Arts of the Islamic World, Cityscapes

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Photographs