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The Strata of Life: Wael Shawky at Sfeir-Semler Gallery

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Wael Shawky. Still from I am Hymns of the New Temples, 2023. Single channel video, colour, sound. 57’43’’ Edition 7+2 AP . Image courtesy of the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut/Hamburg. Installation view. Wael Shawky’s I am Hymns of the New Temples, 2023, Sfeir-Semler Karantina, Beirut, Lebanon

 

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