{"product_id":"ahmed-mater-b-1979-salam-2026","title":"Ahmed Mater (B 1979) - Salam (2026)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSalam (2026)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ahmed Mater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Salam (Peace)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guncaps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37-layer archival pigment print on Somerset Tub Sized White 410gsm paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90 × 90 cm unframed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 — individually numbered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by the artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certificate of Authenticity included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition fine art print — one of three from the Guncaps series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalam (Peace)\u003c\/em\u003e (2026) is a work of quiet conceptual precision from Ahmed Mater — one of the most significant contemporary artists to emerge from Saudi Arabia and a central figure in the generation that has redefined the relationship between Arabian visual culture and the international art world. The image presents a pixelated face — a simple, pixellated smile — rendered in the negative space of a dense red grid, the pattern formed by the arrangement of plastic caps from toy guns. The word \u003cem\u003eSalam\u003c\/em\u003e, Arabic for \"peace,\" is written not in letters but in the material itself: the composition is the message, and the message is constructed from objects designed to simulate violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalam\u003c\/em\u003e is part of Mater's \u003cem\u003eGuncaps\u003c\/em\u003e series — one of the most celebrated bodies of work from his early career, in which he collected the plastic caps of toy pistols widely sold across Saudi Arabia, objects saturated with the iconography of American cowboy culture and its global export, and arranged them to spell out words of profound cultural significance: Peace, Freedom, Ray of Light. The gesture is simultaneously subversive and generous — taking a symbol of Western cultural dominance and repurposing it, literally, to say something else, to assert a different set of values through the same material vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe 37-layer archival pigment printing process — one of the most technically demanding in fine art printmaking — reproduces the texture and depth of Mater's original mixed-media artwork with extraordinary fidelity, the layers of ink building a surface that carries the physical complexity of the original. Printed on Somerset Tub Sized White 410gsm — an exceptionally heavy, premium cotton rag paper — the work has a substantial, archival presence suited to the ambition of the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOne of three prints from the \u003cem\u003eGuncaps\u003c\/em\u003e series (\u003cem\u003eSalam \/ Peace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHurriya \/ Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRay \/ Ray of Light\u003c\/em\u003e), produced in a strict edition of 25 and signed by the artist. Mater's work is held in major international collections and has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the British Museum, and institutions across the Middle East, Europe, and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1288\" data-start=\"1136\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1160\" data-start=\"1136\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1163\" data-start=\"1160\"\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr data-end=\"1198\" data-start=\"1195\"\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr data-end=\"1240\" data-start=\"1237\"\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1288\" data-start=\"1136\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Collection Andy Warhol\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/andy-warhol?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=andy\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-0.5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gizmo-shadow-stroke flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm h-9 w-9 text-white flex items-center justify-center\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"122\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"125\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Ahmed Mater print?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original 37-layer archival pigment print on Somerset Tub Sized White 410gsm, signed by the artist, individually numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Guncaps series?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuncaps\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Ahmed Mater's most celebrated early series, in which he arranged the plastic caps of toy guns — objects associated with American cowboy culture widely sold in Saudi Arabia — to spell out words of cultural significance in Arabic, including Peace, Freedom, and Ray of Light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does \"Salam\" mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalam\u003c\/em\u003e (سلام) means \"Peace\" in Arabic — also the root of the greeting \u003cem\u003eAs-salamu alaykum\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Peace be upon you\"), one of the most universal expressions of goodwill in Islamic culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes the 37-layer printing process significant?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of the 37 layers of archival pigment ink builds depth and texture on the paper surface, reproducing the physical complexity of the original mixed-media artwork in a way that standard photographic printing cannot achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrictly limited to 25 impressions — one of the smallest editions available from Mater's published works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this part of a series?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — one of three prints: \u003cem\u003eSalam (Peace)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHurriya (Freedom)\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRay (Ray of Light)\u003c\/em\u003e. All three are available from Lynart Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ahmed Mater","offers":[{"title":"90 × 90 cm","offer_id":54382624407898,"sku":null,"price":12500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/AhmedMater_B1979_-Salam_2026.png?v=1782979914","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/ahmed-mater-b-1979-salam-2026","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}