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Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time No.2

Berklee Abu Dhabi UAE Pavilion, Saadiyat ISland, Abu Dhabi

Now this is an unexpected offering from Berklee: the revised version of William Forsythe's Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time, a kind of DIY performance piece that encourages you to experience space, movement, other people, the absence of other [ ... ]

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Al Ain Book Festival 2023

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Al Ain

The 14th edition of the former Al Ain Book Fair, organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre under the theme All Eyes on Al Ain, is open 9am to 10pm from 19 to 25 November. It celebrates literature with [ ... ]

Free

Rashid Rana: It Lies Beyond

Volte Art Projects Warehouse 13, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Rashid Rana characteristically challenges our perceptions of scale through the intermingling of both small and large imagery, exploring and revealing patterns and similarities. In It Lies Beyond (above), the imposing proportions invite viewers to immerse themselves in the intricate imagery [ ... ]

Gazelli Art House: Jawhar

Jossa by Alserkal Warehouse 45, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A pop-up exhibition for Alserkal Art Week by London-based Gazelli Art House. The group show aims to spotlight pressing environmental concerns and features Recycle Group; Libby Heaney; Kalliopi Lemos; Aida Mahmudova; Elnara Nasirli; Aidan Salakhova; and Matteo Zamagni. Recycle Group [ ... ]

Free

Juma Al Haj: The Return

Warehouse 46 Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A short run for this pop-up solo exhibition by the Emirati artist, noted for his calligraphy-like abstracted text in paintings and drawings. His abstract notations appear unconscious, though his process is in fact method-based, calculated and always originating from his [ ... ]

Free

Reviewing Landscape

Elmarsa Gallery 23 Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A group exhibition of landscapes from a genuinely eclectic list of painters – Alexis Delahogue (France, d.1936), Ammar Farhat (Tunisia, d.1987), Antoine ‘Mayo’ Malliarakis (Egypt, d.1990), Atef Maatallah (Tunisia, b. 1981), Baya Mahieddine (Algeria, d.1998), Cécile Bougourd (France, d.1941), Hedi [ ... ]

Free

Clifford Ross: Hurricane Waves

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

The singular goal of the American multimedia artist’s solo show is work that relates to the sublime in nature. This exhibition is a collection of dramatic photographs depicting the power of the ocean manifesting through its ever-changing forms during storms [ ... ]

Free

Maxi Cohen: The Poetry of Water

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

Maxi Cohen’s first solo show in the UAE is a collection of water art captured in the UAE that includes paintings, large format photographs, multimedia works, immersive installations, mixed-reality, and video furniture. For 25 years Cohen’s engagement with water, as [ ... ]

Free

Diane Tuft: Frozen in Time

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

The mixed media artist’s solo show is a collection of photographs documenting the expansive beauty of our planet and the dire situation that it continues to face if we do not provide a sustainable environment for its future. Diane Tuft [ ... ]

Free

Alserkal Art Week

Alserkal Art Week
Alserkal Avenue Al Quoz 1, Dubai

This year’s Alserkal Art Week runs from Monday 20 November to Sunday 26 November at Alserkal Avenue. It’s been refocussed at short notice on Gaza and related issues, in particular with a major exhibition in Concrete. The full programme is [ ... ]

Free
Ongoing

Abu Dhabi Art

Abu Dhabi Art
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

The fifteenth edition of Abu Dhabi Art, which runs 22-26 November 2023, will once again be the largest yet – there will be 92 gallery booths (a few galleries are in more than one section). They include 37 new and [ ... ]

Free

Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

Exactly what it says: a regular Monday evening of scenes, stories and narrative improvisation influenced by audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse's most experienced improv performers plus guests. Classic Courtyard stuff. It's free, but you need to put your [ ... ]

Free but donations welcome