Rapture

Shadi Al-Atallah

November 30–December 29, 2023

Installation Views

<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023
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Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

Rapture. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023

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<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023 thumbnail
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023 thumbnail
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023 thumbnail
<em>Rapture</em>. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2023 thumbnail
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Works

Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Over, and over again</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 72 inches  (125.7 x 182.9 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Goring like an ox</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 83 inches  (130.8 x 210.8 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Creatures from the earth</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 82 x 63 3/4 inches  (208.3 x 161.9 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>When the stars fall</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 83 x 63 1/2 inches  (210.8 x 161.3 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The protectors of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 79 x 63 inches  (200.7 x 160 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>No such thing as forever</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil, pastel and pencil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 86 1/2 inches  (171.5 x 219.7 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>From every elevation they swarm down</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches  (207 x 161.9 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Endowed with strength</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 16 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches  (42.2 x 34.6 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The scorch of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 3/4 inches  (70.2 x 70.5 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>A tight grasp</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches  (70.2 x 69.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Over, and over again, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 72 inches (125.7 x 182.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Goring like an ox, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 83 inches (130.8 x 210.8 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Creatures from the earth, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 82 x 63 3/4 inches (208.3 x 161.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. When the stars fall, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 83 x 63 1/2 inches (210.8 x 161.3 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. The protectors of the sun, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 79 x 63 inches (200.7 x 160 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. No such thing as forever, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil, pastel and pencil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 86 1/2 inches (171.5 x 219.7 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. From every elevation they swarm down, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches (207 x 161.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Endowed with strength, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 16 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches (42.2 x 34.6 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. The scorch of the sun, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 3/4 inches (70.2 x 70.5 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. A tight grasp, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches (70.2 x 69.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Over, and over again</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 72 inches  (125.7 x 182.9 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Goring like an ox</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 83 inches  (130.8 x 210.8 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Creatures from the earth</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 82 x 63 3/4 inches  (208.3 x 161.9 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>When the stars fall</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 83 x 63 1/2 inches  (210.8 x 161.3 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The protectors of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 79 x 63 inches  (200.7 x 160 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>No such thing as forever</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil, pastel and pencil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 86 1/2 inches  (171.5 x 219.7 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>From every elevation they swarm down</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches  (207 x 161.9 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Endowed with strength</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 16 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches  (42.2 x 34.6 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The scorch of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 3/4 inches  (70.2 x 70.5 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>A tight grasp</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches  (70.2 x 69.9 cm) thumbnail

Steve Turner is pleased to present Rapture, a solo exhibition by London-based Shadi Al-Atallah which features recent paintings that depict enigmatic figures within domestic spaces which have everyday objects or sterile environments which contain medical and electrical equipment. The figures are in a state of ambiguity, their forms entwined and indistinguishable. They appear to be at the edge of a quarrel or an affectionate embrace, captured in a moment of heightened emotional intensity. Al-Atallah’s compositions are inspired by Mesopotamian and Greek depictions of wrestling and they represent the complex terrain where desire and fear collide. According to Al-Atallah, Rapture addresses both the everyday fear of end-of-world self-destruction and a yearning for tenderness and vulnerability that transcends the physical.

Shadi Al-Atallah (born 1994, Saudi Arabia) earned a BA at the University of the Arts, London (2018) before earning an MA at the Royal College of Art, London (2021). They have had solo exhibitions at Steve Turner, Los Angeles (2022); Guts Gallery, London (2021 & 2023); Hammond Projects, London (2020) and Cob Gallery, London (2018). Their work was also included in two museum exhibitions in 2023, one at Goldsmiths CCA, London and one at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York.