GCC

GCC

BornNationalityBased In
2013EmirianN/A
Biography

As opaque in their referents as they are blatant, GCC exploits the rhetoric around false utopias of transnational bureaucratic bodies, exploring the constructions of such identities through clever articulations of their own. When they appropriate the gestures and self-mythologizing imagery involved in diplomatic proceedings, they seek to uncover them as rituals with no real meaning. GCC stands for many things, but primarily an acronym synonymous with a political and economic union, the Gulf Cooperation Council. For their debut exhibition at Project Native Informant, GCC presented photographic outtakes from their first annual summit in Morschach, Switzerland. A sinfully beautiful confluence of lakes and mountains is the backdrop for the handshakes, iPad deliberations and tea services that serve as glimpses of the collective’s diplomacy at work. This performance for camera lampoons the convening of the Council, held in a similarly luxurious setting and with similar jockeying between leisure and statesmanship. Founded in 2013, current members include Abdullah Al-Mutairi, Amal Khalaf, Aziz Al Qatami, Barrak Alzaid, Fatima Al Qadiri, Khalid al Gharaballi and Nanu Al-Hamad. The basic objectives of the GCC are effective collaboration, transformation and interconnection between artists in all fields in order to achieve unity between them: Being fully aware of the ties of special relations, common characteristics and similar systems founded on the creed of Art which bind them; and In conformity with the Charter of the Federation of Gulf Artists which calls for the realization of closer relations and stronger bonds; and Having the conviction that coordination, cooperation, and integration between them serve the sublime objectives of the GCC; and, In order to channel their efforts to reinforce and serve Gulf and Artistic causes. ...

Selected Artworks
Local Police Find Fruit with Spells
GCC
Local Police Find Fruit with Spells, 2017
Virtual Mannequin
GCC
Virtual Mannequin, 2014
Congratulant 5
GCC
Congratulant 5, 2013
168 x 50.2 x 50.2cm
Congratulant 3
GCC
Congratulant 3, 2013
168 x 50.2 x 50.2cm
Congratulant 2
GCC
Congratulant 2, 2013
168 x 50.2 x 50.2cm
Inaugural Summit, Morschach 2013 6
GCC
Inaugural Summit, Morschach 2013 6, 2013
118.9 x 84.1cm
White Stool
GCC
White Stool, 2014
105 x 70cm
Chartered Cruise
GCC
Chartered Cruise, 2013
Kuwait Congratulant
GCC
Kuwait Congratulant, 2013
168 x 50 x 50cm
A Wonderful World Under Construction Billboard
GCC
A Wonderful World Under Construction Billboard, 2015
350 x 300 x 80cm
Gestures VI
GCC
Gestures VI, 2016
104.1 x 165.1 x 4cm
Gestures V
GCC
Gestures V, 2016
118.7 x 189.2 x 4cm
L'air du temps
GCC
L'air du temps, 2015
Inaugural Summit, Morschach 2013 5
GCC
Inaugural Summit, Morschach 2013 5, 2013
84.1 x 118.9cm
Inaugural Summit, Morschach 2013 1
GCC
Inaugural Summit, Morschach 2013 1, 2013
84.1 x 118.9cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Whitney Biennial2017 - New York City
Whitney Biennial2017 - New York City
Berlin Biennial2016 - Berlin
Berlin Biennial2016 - Berlin
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