Kon Gouriotis OAM in conversation with Khaled Sabsabi
2- 3 pm, Saturday 14 September 2024, The Lock Up, Newcastle
The Lock-Up and Artist Profile invite you to the opening event of the first Newcastle exhibition of the acclaimed Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi. Kon Gouriotis OAM will be in conversation with Khaled Sabsabi from 2pm on Saturday 14 September 2024.
“This exhibition presents works made over the last 12 years. It is a personal map of sorts that traces the complex relationship between the self and other, belief, devotion and the possibilities for transcendence.”
Khaled Sabsabi, 2024
The event is free and all are welcome. RSVP here
EXHIBITION
Khaled Sabsabi
14 September – 24 November 2024
The Lock Up, Newcastle
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