The Blue Sky Playlist by Dr. Omar Kholeif

18 July 2025

Where do you find your blue sky? Join Dr. Omar Kholeif on a musical journey featuring some of the classics of Arabic-language music, fused with Dr. Omar Kholeif's auntie Shadia’s ‘greatest musical numbers’; a little bit of Nina Simone, the myths of Aladdin and Jasmine and that ole Magic Carpet Ride!

Finding My Blue Sky is an exhibition conceived as a constellation, at once epic and polyglot, personal and searchingly political. Curated by Dr. Omar Kholeif, this ambitious group show at Lisson Gallery features over twenty artists from diverse nationalities and eras, including several making their London debut, alongside twelve new commissions.

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Image: Anuar Khalifi, White Shoes, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 154 x 3.8 cm, 55 1/8 x 60 5/8 x 1 1/2 in © Anuar Khalifi, Courtesy Lisson Gallery