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Picture This! Art & Politics in Palestine

An Evening with Mohammad Sabaaneh, Palestinian Cartoonist and Graphic Artist.
Sabaaneh is flying in from Ramallah, Palestine where he is the lead political cartoonist for the daily paper, Al-Hayat al-Jadida. The event at Revolution Books is part of a special 2-week US tour.
In 2013, Sabaaneh was detained by the Israelis for five months, spending much of it in solitary confinement. The situation inspired the creation of his first book of cartoons, White And Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine, published by Just World Books in 2017. The book won rave reviews from leading political cartoonists around the world. Noted NYC artist Seth Tobocman has written the Foreword.
Mohammad has had solo and group exhibitions of his work in countries around the world. Last fall, he won the Medaille d’Or at the Marseille Cartooning Festival. He has been hailed by the UN’s Committee on Palestinian Rights as one of Palestine’s two best-ever cartoonists– along with the late Naji al-Ali.
“Each of Mohammad Sabaaneh’s powerful drawings is like a gut punch that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist resists.” – Joe Sacco, Footnotes in Gaza
Proceeds from the event and donations will help defray costs of Mohammad Sabaaneh’s tour expenses.
Follow @Sabaaneh on Twitter or Instagram.










When: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Revolution Books
437 Malcolm X Blvd./Lenox Ave. @132nd St
212-691-3345
Price: Donation to cover artist's travel expenses
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An Evening with Mohammad Sabaaneh, Palestinian Cartoonist and Graphic Artist.
Sabaaneh is flying in from Ramallah, Palestine where he is the lead political cartoonist for the daily paper, Al-Hayat al-Jadida. The event at Revolution Books is part of a special 2-week US tour.
In 2013, Sabaaneh was detained by the Israelis for five months, spending much of it in solitary confinement. The situation inspired the creation of his first book of cartoons, White And Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine, published by Just World Books in 2017. The book won rave reviews from leading political cartoonists around the world. Noted NYC artist Seth Tobocman has written the Foreword.
Mohammad has had solo and group exhibitions of his work in countries around the world. Last fall, he won the Medaille d’Or at the Marseille Cartooning Festival. He has been hailed by the UN’s Committee on Palestinian Rights as one of Palestine’s two best-ever cartoonists– along with the late Naji al-Ali.
“Each of Mohammad Sabaaneh’s powerful drawings is like a gut punch that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist resists.” – Joe Sacco, Footnotes in Gaza
Proceeds from the event and donations will help defray costs of Mohammad Sabaaneh’s tour expenses.
Follow @Sabaaneh on Twitter or Instagram.
Buy tickets/get more info now