Mohammad Omar Khalil “You Don’t Have to Be”

Aicon Gallery

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You Don’t Have to Be is Aicon Art’s debut solo exhibition of the work of veteran New York artist Mohammad Omar Khalil.

Profoundly influenced by his travels throughout the Middle East - in particular Morocco and Sudan - and the art history of Europe that he became immersed in during his studies in Italy, Khalil has brought to life a form of art, in which elements and patterns from tradition merge with pop art and fine prints. His work in the current exhibition consisting of - 12 paintings and a suite of prints - illustrates with vividness the complex relationship between the symbolic forms of the East and conceptual art born in Europe and made ubiquitous in the US.