Leila Heller Gallery

Ayad Alkadhi, "Sleeping Beauties," 2011-2012. Charcoal, acrylic, pen, and pencil on Arabic newspaper on canvas, 72 x 72 in (183 x 183 cm)

Leila Heller Gallery presents Ayad Alkadhi's first solo exhibition in New York, Umbilical. The exhibition will be on view at Leila Heller Gallery's Chelsea location from February 2 through February 25, 2012. The new series of paintings and works on paper explores Alkadhi's experiences under the rule of Saddam Hussein, the casualties of war, the Arab Spring, and ultimately confronts immmigration and assimilation. The artist's personal reflections are embodied in his body of work. For more information, please click here.

Leila Heller Gallery is located at 568 West 25th Street.