Salah Elmur
Overview
Since the ‘60s, many innocent Sudanese have been taken into custody, interrogated, tortured, and in some cases lost their lives. Having suffered himself, Elmur aims to highlight the humanity in those who have endured this mistreatment. His paintings are inspired by his research into the history of ‘mug shot,’ the repetitive, bland nature of which desensitises us to the human stories of these individuals. As a painter, filmmaker, photographer, and author, multiple elements come into play within his recent series. Each painting tells its own story of the individual within the wider historical narrative of the penal system, forcing us to reflect on our assumptions and prejudices.
Elmur’s work has been shown at The Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), Marrakech; The Sharjah Art Museum and the Sharjah Art Foundation.
Works
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The Bride – Queue of Admirers, 2017 -
The Daily Notebook, 2019-20
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The innocent Prisoner 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2021
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Liberty Fountain, 2021-2022
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Electricity Tower, 2022
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Electricity and Water Bill Collector No.2, 2022
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Horsebath, 2022
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Orange crow, 2022
News
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Artist Salah Elmur: ‘I have to come back to Khartoum every now and then to fill my imagination and my vision’ 13 April 2023Guardian, Zeinab Mohammed Salih, Friday 24 March 2023Read more -
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Salah Elmur Sudan made me an artist – WePresent 22 February 2022LINK TO ARTICLE Born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1966, artist Salah Elmur has since moved through Kenya, and now lives and works in Cairo, Egypt,...Read more -
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Centre Pompidou acquires three works by Salah Elmur 30 March 2021 Read more -
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What I Buy & Why: Collector Beth Rudin DeWoody on How She's Satisfying Her Art-Buying Addiction During Lockdown – Artnet – Sarah Cascone 10 August 2020LINK TO ARTICLE The Los Angeles-based collector tells us about buying and looking at art via PDF, over Zoom, and from behind a mask. Collecting...Read more
Exhibitions
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IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – SALAH ELMUR – LAKWENA MACIVER – ZAK OVÉ
1:54 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART FAIR, London 13 - 16 October 2022Somerset HouseRead more -
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WATER AND ELECTRICITY - Vigo Gallery, London 16 September - 5 October 2022Vigo Gallery Vigo Gallery is proud to present monumental new paintings by Cairo based Sudanese artist Salah Elmur from his emerging ‘Water and Electricity’ series. The exhibition will be the...Read more -
JOHNNY ABRAHAMS – STEPHEN CHAMBERS – IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – SALAH ELMUR – JORDY KERWICK – LAKWENA MACIVER
THE ARMORY SHOW, NEW YORK BOOTH # 226 | GALLERIES SECTION 9 - 13 September 2022Vigo GalleryJavits Center JOHNNY ABRAHAMS B. 1979, Portland, Oregon Living and working in London, UK Deceptively simple, Abrahams’s paintings present a unique vocabulary of satisfying meditative, yet rhythmic shapes rendered...Read more -
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THE INNOCENT PRISONER – 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London 13 - 17 October 20211:54 Contemporary African Art Fair Booth W12 (West Wing) 13 October – 17 October 2021 Throughout history, there have always been those who were wrongfully accused. Since the sixties, many...Read more -
SALAH ELMUR – ZAK OVÉ
THE ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION 2021 22 September 2021 - 2 January 2022The Royal Academy Curated by Yinka Shonibare RA Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BDRead more -
SPILLER + CAMERON – SALAH ELMUR – IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – JORDY KERWICK – LAKWENA MACIVER – JUSTIN WILLIAMS – ZAK OVÉ
The Armory Show New York 9 - 12 September 2021The Armory Show New York Online Javits Center 429 11th Avenue New York, NY 10001Read more -
IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI
FORESTS AND SPIRITS: FIGURATIVE ART FROM THE KHARTOUM SCHOOL – Salon | Saatchi Gallery, London 28 September - 25 November 2018Salon | Saatchi Gallery Duke of York's HQ, King's Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4RY DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE SALON, in collaboration with Roubi L’Roubi, is delighted to present Forests and Spirits:...Read more
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