
Three Desktops (From the Dialectic Series)
2024
"Three Desktops (From the Dialectic Series)" by Mahdi Al Jeraibi presents a mixed media composition utilizing repurposed school desk tops as both subject and substrate, transforming familiar educational objects into vehicles for artistic inquiry. The work's tripartite structure engages with themes of dialectical thinking, likely exploring tensions between learning, memory, and societal structures through the symbolic weight of these functional everyday items. By elevating humble school furniture to fine art status, Al Jeraibi invites viewers to reconsider the objects that shaped their formative experiences and their role within larger cultural narratives.
- Medium
- mixed media on wood, original school desk tops, in three parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Middle East
October 22, 2024
Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000
Lot 27
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