Sharif Waked

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Sharif Waked
A 2005 promotional photo of Waked
Born	1964 Nazareth, Palestina
Occupation	Visual artist

Sharif Waked is a Palestinian visual artist, painter, graphic designer and children's books illustrator. Lives and works in Haifa/Nazareth. He is part of a group of Palestinian artists emerging in the international scene. He exhibited his work at various international museums and biennials. The Video piece "Chic Point" gained international fame and has recently been on display at the Tate Modern, London.

Contents 1 Chic Point (2003) 2 Recognition 3 Exhibitions 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Chic Point (2003)

Chic Point as the Fashion for Israeli Checkpoints draws the contours of the Palestinian Israeli "quagmire" on the male bodies of the models: The fashion show that the video simulates, where Waked explores visually the nexus of politics, consumption, and desire. Chic Point bares the loaded politics of the gaze as it documents the thousands of moments in which Palestinians are forced to nude themselves in the face of interrogation and humiliation, as they attempt to move through the expanding network of Israeli checkpoints.

Another of his notable work was titled Iconic Panopticon, made in 2002, it explores and challenges the essence and boundaries of visual perception through paintings.

[edit] Recognition

Waked received the Anderson Prize and Mark of Distinction, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, for children's book illustration. His work has been exhibited in the Tate Gallery in London, at the UNESCO in Paris, Geneva and New York and at the Venice Biennial. in 2002 his work was shown at the Ars Electronica, Linz.

[edit] Exhibitions

This is a list of some of his exhibitionss: