Tolerance Posters

When I agreed with David Howarth and Kevin Badni to have The Tolerance Poster Show in Abu Dhabi at Zayed University they told me they were going to print a catalogue along with the show. After the opening of the show I asked them to send me a sample of the catalogue, expecting I would receive some sort of 8 page fold out pamphlet. Instead of that, there arrived a 226 page book. What was really impressive is that all 111 posters I had during that time were printed in the book. Nothing was excluded or censored. Some of the images which contained frontal nudity would probably be censored by Facebook, but not in the book from Zayed University. Because of that I am very grateful to David and Kevin.         

On May 15th, we had an opening of the Tolerance Poster show at Zayed University at their Urban Satellite Space (ZUUSS), Warehouse 48, Alserkal Avenue. The show will be open until June 30th, 2019.  Due to the "sensitive nature", some of the posters were removed from the show. The organizer decided, rather than leave them out of the show altogether, they were included as a “sculpture” in the middle of the room so that there was an opportunity for discussion with the visitors. H.E. Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, visiting Tolerance Poster show. The June 2019 issue of   The Open Skies   inflight magazine for Emirates Airlines, featured   among others   the Tolerance Poster show.    

Last month, the Tolerance Poster show opened at the Zayed University College of Arts and Creative Enterprises , Abu Dhabi. The exhibition is open in the Al Fonoun gallery on the university campus. Because of limited space, they only showed a selection of 32 posters. However, the school is planning a more public outdoor exhibition in the fall, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation . This upcoming exhibition will be an opportunity to showcase all the posters. Special thanks to David Howarth, Paul Klok, and Tarek Atrissi for organizing this exhibition.

Last week, the Tolerance Poster show opened at the library of the American University of Sharjah (AUS) , UAE. The library is a high-traffic venue, receiving over 19,000 visitors per week. I am grateful to Kevin Badni, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Art and Design, and Riem Ibrahim, Assistant Professor of Art and Design for their efforts in organizing this show, which will run until the end of June. Unfortunately, due to space limitations, not all posters were able to be included.