Bodies that Make, Bodies that Grieve

Curated by Shafeena Yusuff Ali of the Rizq Art Initiative, this exhibition brings together contemporary ceramics by eight women artists based in the UAE – Nujoom Alghanem, Mirna Bamieh, Moza Al Falasi, Malavika, Parneet Pahwa, Zahra Shafie, Laiba Sherin, and Haseena Suresh. Their practices draw attention to knowledge developed through making and touch, and its longstanding place in women’s work and care. As Executive Director of the NYUAD Art Gallery Maya Allison put it: “The artists use the intimate, tactile process of working with clay to explore the body, emotion, and lived experience today. We hope the exhibition encourages audiences to engage with ceramics not simply as objects, but as a way of thinking, feeling, and communicating”.

To 13 December.

Image: Hasseena Suresh, Birth of a River (2024, detail)

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