Red Room with a Rothko

About the work

Red Room with a Rothko (2026) places a painting by Mark Rothko within one of Sharif's saturated red interiors, a playful homage that sets art history inside the intimate theatre of domestic life and lets colour itself carry the emotion. Shown in Allusive Veil, Hisham Sharif's first solo exhibition at Ayyam Gallery and in the UAE, which offers a vulnerable, nuanced portrayal of life through painted interiors that act as emotional landscapes.