• Dictums: Manqia I 2014
  • Film and Video art
  • Editions: 5 نسخه + 2 نسخه هنرمند
  • Edition No. 4
  • digital HD video, duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds
    Variable - Video work
    Executed in 2014, this work is number 4 of an edition of 5, plus 2 artist proofs.
Estimation
£4,000
5,274 USD
- £6,000
7,910 USD
Realized Price
£12,600
16,612 USD
152%
Artwork Description

Other editions from this series were exhibited:
Wael Shawky: Dictums, Lisson Gallery, London, 31 January – 8 March 2014
Wael Shawky: Horsemen Adore Perfumes and other stories, SAF Art Spaces, Sharjah, 13 march - 13 June 2014 

A herd of black camels are the central focus of the present work. Shot outside of Abu Dhabi, this video tracks the journey across the desert of these creatures which are prized across the Gulf. They are possibly on their way to a mazaynas, or beauty pageant, the winners of which then commend large sums. In line with the artist's previous works, Shawky also "[...] charts patterns of physical, economic and intellectual migration [...]"
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Realized Price 16,612 USD
Min Estimate 5,274 USD
Max Estimate 7,910 USD
Average Artwork Worth
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