Saher Nassar ‘The Eternal’ Nassar worked as an illustrator and graphic designer before starting his career as an artist, and those influences remain clear in his work, particularly in his pop-art pieces. In “The Eternal,” Nassar represents the iconic symbol of Palestine, Handala. Originally created by the late political cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, Handala is a 10-year-old boy,
Sunflower Black Girl (2020). Courtesy of the artist.
An in-person event is a rare thing these days. Even rarer is a new fair in Palestine. Yet the Ramallah Art Fair, which opened in December and continues until March 4, has proven that it’s possible especially if you’re willing to break the traditional art fair model.
Instead of a fair composed of galleries, the event comprises just artists and is staged in a single location: Zawyeh Gallery, Palestine’s only international gallery dedicated to modern and contemporary Palestinian art. (It also has a location in Dubai.)
The gallery’s owner, Ziad Anani, invited 26 artists to take part, giving each one space to exhibit five to seven small pieces that he worked to place with international collectors.