Lot description
Nadim Karam, Lebanese b.1957- Wild Cat, 2022; steel sculpture, signed and dated 2022 with edition number 8/8 to base, 30 x 41 x 3.4 cm. Accompanied by a certificate from the artist Note: Nadim Karam is a multidisciplinary artist and architect whose large-scale sculptures and drawings bring a playful, poetic lens to the complexities of urban life. Blending absurdity with depth, his work explores themes of identity, war, migration, and belonging, rooted in his Lebanese heritage and shaped by his architectural training in Japan. Karam has been commissioned to create major public art installations in cities around the world, and has participated in international events such as the Venice (1996), Gwangju (1995), and Liverpool (2006) biennales. His recent solo exhibitions include The Fine Art Society, London (2017), and Ayyam Gallery in Beirut, Dubai, and London. He has also been featured in group shows at institutions including Custot Gallery (Dubai), Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris), Villa Empain (Brussels), and the Royal College of Art (London).