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Maya Art Space is pleased to announce its participation in 1-54 Contemp. African Art Fair 1-54 Contemporary African Art ...
24/09/2026

Maya Art Space is pleased to announce its participation in 1-54 Contemp. African Art Fair 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London 2026, presenting works by

Ibrahim Khatab
Mina Nassef
Sayed Waked
Souad Mardam Bey

We look forward to welcoming you in London and sharing this presentation with collectors, curators, and friends.

📍 Somerset House, London
📅 15–18 October 2026

“Girls can do anything boys can with heels” by Adnan ChararaPolished stainless steel 65 x 25,5 x 16 cm 2/9 2026The head ...
22/09/2026

“Girls can do anything boys can with heels” by Adnan Charara

Polished stainless steel
65 x 25,5 x 16 cm 2/9 2026

The head - made of a violin peg - signifies motherhood; a job often dismissed as if it demands nothing all day.

But the truth is that motherhood is the foundation and harmony of the family structure. Motherhood is the spine that the family depends on, exactly as a violin depends on the peg to harmonize the strings to perform at all.

The compass is the circle of life. The PROTRACTOR - suggesting a skirt and a window from a dungeon at the same time - symbolizes the imprisonment of a woman’s sexuality in a man’s world that forces her to always try to look youthful to please a man.

Yet, women always push forward for equality, but in high heels.

Maya Art Space cordially invites you to the opening of The First Step Back, a solo exhibition by Raffi Tokatlian.Raffi T...
21/09/2026

Maya Art Space cordially invites you to the opening of The First Step Back, a solo exhibition by Raffi Tokatlian.

Raffi Tokatlian (born 1957) is a Lebanese-Armenian sculptor and painter whose practice has developed across several decades. Moving between sculpture and painting, his work returns repeatedly to the human figure - fragmented, transformed, stretched, merged with other bodies, animals and organic forms.
Across his practice, Tokatlian explores consciousness, instinct, nature, memory, mortality and freedom, while questioning the systems human beings create and eventually come to obey. His sculpture received First Prize at the Sursock Museum, and the award-winning work is held at MoMA Yerevan. He has exhibited internationally, including at Palazzo Zenobio in Venice, and has received four state and ministerial distinctions from the Republic of Armenia.

“My paintings and sculptures are not answers. They are questions about what we became, what we have lost, and what may still remain beneath everything we created.
The road back is long.
The first step back may be the beginning.”

Vernissage:
Thursday, 1st of October | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The exhibition will remain on view till 24th of October

“Mountain of the mind” by artist Adnan Charara 172 x 304 cm | Ink, prismacolor, archival pigment, and gold dust on paper...
21/09/2026

“Mountain of the mind” by artist Adnan Charara

172 x 304 cm | Ink, prismacolor, archival pigment, and gold dust on paper | 2024

“Mountain of the Mind delves into the psychological and societal turmoil sparked by the rise of AI technology and the corresponding erosion of human skills. The piece visualizes the tension between the overwhelming growth of artificial intelligence and the growing disconnection from our own innate capabilities.
The central image, a chaotic, fragmented mountain represents the mind’s landscape, distorted by technological advancement. Layers of ink, graphite, prismacolor, paint, and gold dust interact to reflect the complexities of this transformation.
Sharp contrasts and textures symbolizing both the fractured nature of contemporary life and the fading value of human craftsmanship. The work challenges the viewer to consider what we are losing as we outsource our cognitive and analytical abilities to machines.”

The exhibition is on view till September 30th.

Our heartfelt thanks to Fatima Abdallah- فاطمة عبدالله for her beautiful article in Asharq Al-Awsat on Adnan Charara’s e...
19/09/2026

Our heartfelt thanks to Fatima Abdallah- فاطمة عبدالله for her beautiful article in Asharq Al-Awsat on Adnan Charara’s exhibition.

We are especially grateful for her continued attention to our artists and the thoughtful perspective she brings to their work. It is always meaningful to see their practices approached with such sensitivity and insight.

Thank you, Fatima, for your constant presence and support. 🤍

“Nemo/Elck” by artist Adnan Charara Acrylic on canvas 93 x 71 cm2026On view till September 30th
18/09/2026

“Nemo/Elck” by artist Adnan Charara

Acrylic on canvas
93 x 71 cm
2026

On view till September 30th

“Desidia” by artist Adnan Charara Acrylic on canvas 93 x 70 cm | 2026 Through this series of works, Adnan Charara explor...
16/09/2026

“Desidia” by artist Adnan Charara

Acrylic on canvas
93 x 70 cm | 2026

Through this series of works, Adnan Charara explores the fickleness of human memory through paintings layered between 15th century art, presented in black and white, deliberately evoking the era of mass printing, and elements of pop culture rendered in vibrant colors.
This merging suggests that human memory is constantly shaped and altered by every encounter, no matter how simple. Like an accumulation of images and information, memories are repeatedly absorbed, and reinterpreted, gradually shifting from their original form. The painting ultimately suggests that memory is not fixed, but continuously reconstructed through the accumulation of everything we see, experience, and encounter.

The exhibition will remain on view till September 30th.

Opening hours:
Monday-Saturday | 11:00AM-6:00PM

A heartfelt thank you to zenazalzal for this thoughtful article in L’Orient-Le Jour, and for her insightful perspective ...
14/09/2026

A heartfelt thank you to zenazalzal for this thoughtful article in L’Orient-Le Jour, and for her insightful perspective on the works of Adnan Charara. Grateful for the attention, sensitivity and depth she brings to the artists and their work.

14/09/2026

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“Europa” by artist Adnan Charara Ink and prismacolor on vellum paper 43 x 59 cm The legend spoke that Europa, a Phoenici...
14/09/2026

“Europa” by artist Adnan Charara

Ink and prismacolor on vellum paper
43 x 59 cm

The legend spoke that Europa, a Phoenician princess, daughter of Agenor king of Tyre, was walking one day along the seashore with her companions, and was noticed by Zeus. Kindled by her beauty, Zeus transformed himself into a white bull and sat down at the feet of the young girl. Frightened at first, the princess grew bolder, caressed the animal and sat on his back. Immediately the bull got up and rushed towards the sea. They reached as far as Crete, where Zeus resumed his human appearance and mated with Europa.
Greece has chosen to mark the historicity of this event by the manufacture of a € 2 coin with the effigy of the Princess Europa, abducted by Zeus.

Exhibition on view till September 30th.

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