Michael Najjar at the Saatchi Gallery

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Michael Najjar‘s artwork “orbital ascent” was selected as the key visual for the CIVILIZATION exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in Londoon.

CIVILIZATION is an international photography exhibition of monumental scale, curated by William Ewing and Holly Roussell, featuring the work of 130 contemporary artists from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe with over 300 original photographs being exhibited. The exhibition looks at the phenomenal complexity of life in the twenty-first century.

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When

Starts: 2 June 2023
Ends: 17 August 2023

Where

SAATCHI GALLERY, London
Duke of York’s HQ
King’s Road London, SW3 4RY, UK

Information

https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/saatchi_gallery_civilization__the_way_we_live_now
Curated by: William Ewing and Holly Roussell

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