The Lightless Hours

Giovanni’s Room is pleased to present The Lightless Hours by Ali Cherri. The gallery present sAli Cherri’s film The Watchman (2023) with daily screenings every 30 minutes. Ali has shared his heart with us all through a multi decade career, and we all are deep with gratitude to have his friendship and mentorship. Now Instant presents a screening of Ali Cherri’s feature length film “The Dam” (2022) Saturday December 13 at 2pm. Tickets are limited. Ali Cherri’s work is inspired by artefacts and the natural world. His sculptures, drawings and installations explore the temporal shifts between ancient worlds and contemporary societies. Using archaeological artefacts as a starting point, he investigates the boundaries of ideologies that underpin the foundations of nations and the myth of national progression. His work explores the links between archaeology, historical narrative and heritage, considering the processes of excavation and relocation of cultural objects into museums. Ali Cheri is represented by Galerie Imane Farès in collaboration with Almine Rech. His works are part of many major collections, including MoMA: Museum of Modern Art (New York); Collection Pinault (Paris); British Museum (London); Art Jameel (Dubai), Centre Pompidou (Paris); MACBA (Barcelona); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York; Mathaf (Doha); SeMA: Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul); [mac] Musée d’art contemporain de Marseille (Marseille); Musée Bonnefanten (Maastricht)…