Saloua Raouda Choucair
Interesting retrospective of the work of this Lebanese abstract artist at Tate Modern. There was a mix of painting and sculpture shown side by side. It was interesting to see one picture damaged by the bombing of Beirut in the 1980s and remember the context of these peaceful works. I was most drawn to the early less abstract work. The first picture, a self-portrait from 1943, was a stunning slightly cubist face. I also liked the series she did called Les Peintres Celebres of naked women sitting round drinking coffee and reading art history books. I guessed she was looking at the idea of a model or muse taking more control but I just thought it sounded a fun thing to do! Review Guardian Independent Evening Standard