LAILA SHAWA (PALESTINIAN, 1940-2022)
Walls of Gaza

Signed in pencil with date, title of work and edition number in margin
Artist's stamp in lower right of image, with copyright stamp in lower left margin
Number 31 in an edition of 50
62cm x 83cm (12) (total including frame)

Laila Shawa was a renowned Palestinian visual artist. Her artwork is often seen as a personal reflection on the politics of her homeland, emphasizing perceived injustices and oppression. Shawa emerged as one of the most significant and prolific figures in the contemporary Arabic revolutionary art movement. Growing up in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, the daughter of Rashad al-Shawa, an activist and mayor of Gaza City, Laila developed a revolutionary perspective from an early age. Her artistic expressions spanned a variety of mediums, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and installations.
Shawa’s Walls of Gaza is a complete set of 12 lithographs. The work reflects the political realities of her country, targeting themes of injustice and persecution. The twelve lithographs depict photographs of mainly political graffiti from buildings in Gaza, which were later transformed into silkscreen prints.

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, Bethlehem
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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