An early international moment
In 2009, Richard exhibited in Washington DC as his Arabic calligraphy practice was beginning to gather public shape and direction.
Why it matters
Placed near the beginning of the timeline, the Washington DC exhibition shows that the work had an international horizon from the start.
Part of a wider archive
It now sits beside the later Dubai, Muslim Museum UK, MACFEST and research records as part of the growing exhibition and public-profile trail.