YALLA: You’ll Never Walk Alone

Solo exhibition featuring photographs and ephemera from Brooklyn-based, Lebanese, Palestinian-American photographer Marwan Shousher

March 13-May 17, 2026

Curated by Jane Burke

Opening reception: Friday, March 13, 7-9pm

About YALLA

The exhibition title, “YALLA” is loosely translated as “C’mon. Let’s Go!” in Arabic, while the subtitle refers to the song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry & The Pacemakers (1963), which has become an iconic anthem of solidarity through working class soccer/football clubs in Liverpool, Glasgow, and Dortmund. The combination of phrases references the exhibition’s intersection between the subculture of soccer/football, and international movement building. 

Rooted in a lineage based on shared communal identity, intergenerational soccer fandom has historically served as an inclusive arena to express solidarity with both grassroots and global resistance movements aligned with anti-racism, anti-fascism, and anti-colonization.

Increasingly evidenced in DIY visual and material culture, Shousher has amassed an archive of images and objects ranging from scarves to stickers that symbolize cross-cultural, Palestinian solidarity embedded within global liberation movements, notably found in Ireland, Latin America, Southern Europe and parts of the Arab world.Shousher pairs photographs of soccer fandom with those of refugee children playing pick up soccer games. 

These matches were organized by Shousher over the course of a decade, adjacent to Hearaide, the non-profit founded by Dr. Randa Mansour-Shousher, Marwan’s mother. Hearaide provides auditory healthcare globally—especially in areas of conflict, where hearing loss is increased due to the high frequency of bombing throughout Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan.

Through Shousher’s unique lens, the photographs of soccer matches and refugee children have been transposed onto large scale “banners” reminiscent of ones held up by soccer fans in arenas. Metaphorically situated from the ‘ground up’ within  camps and coliseums, their relationality is based on how soccer fans have become the voice for the voiceless facing political repression.

This immersive installation is meant to mimic the infectious spirit found in spaces—whether a stadium or a stripped down “field”—that promote movement as a reclamation of joy, dignity, and human connection.

About Marwan Shousher

Marwan Shousher (b. 1987, Toledo, OH) is a Lebanese-Palestinian sport and commercial photographer based in Brooklyn, New York.

His work focuses on the vibrant subcultures within the football world and Arab fan-culture that have become support networks and soap boxes for silenced-people and causes around the world.

You can follow him on Instagram at @shousherphotography

Website: www.marwanshousher.com

YALLA Opening Reception

Join us on Friday, March 13, from 7-9pm for the opening reception of YALLA, alongside the opening of photography exhibition UNSEEN.

Free for RedLine members, $5 suggested donation for non-members.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Thank you to the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Hemera Foundation, and the Colorado Health Foundation for their support of YALLA and RedLine’s ongoing programmatic work to elevate diverse narratives and uplift art as a lens for thoughtful reflection and connection.

Banner image: Marwan Shousher, photograph, Zarqa Palestinian Refugee Camp, Zarqa, Jordan, 2019