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Kristel Bechara: The Voyageur

Gallery 7/40 The Club , West Beach, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Five digital artworks created from sections of the original The Voyageur, shown originally as a single large-scale canvas back in 2022. “I always like to blend and combine the disciplines of traditional and digital art," says the artist, who has [ ... ]

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Pouran Jinchi: Fly Like Dandelions

The Third Line Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Pouran Jinchi was inspired to embark on this new body of work after reading an article about a Guatemalan farmer forced to flee due to the impact of climate change on agriculture; her inspiration for this series stems from landscapes [ ... ]

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Kamran Samimi: Before Nature (I Am Both Created and Destroyed)

The Third Line Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Kamran Samimi's first exhibition with The Third Line draws inspiration from the land's rich tapestry of natural materials. Delving into the concealed narratives of the UAE's mountainous terrain, Samimi's practice is deeply rooted in a profound sense of place. As [ ... ]

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Ishmael Randall Weeks: Desert Displacements

Lawrie Shabibi Unit 21, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

The second solo exhibition at Lawrie Shabibi for the always interesting Peruvian artist who characteristically transforms fundamental geometric models into objects echoing the poetry of utility. Each of the works "weaves through the domains of architecture and design, anchoring themselves [ ... ]

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Being Borrowed: On Egyptian Migration to the Gulf

NYUAD Project Space NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

An exhibition featuring 21 Egyptian artists and curated by Farah Hallaba, Farida Youssef, and Ali Zaaray. It's the result of an collaboration that was first presented in Cairo in 2022 and brings the authors of this project together with research [ ... ]

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The Fridge Open Mic Night

The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Ten-minute performance slots at The Fridge's well-equipped Alserkal Avenue warehouse venue. It's first-come first-served, but we'd expect some judicious balancing (if you're up for it, here's the online registration form); the gig starts at 7pm, so by our reckoning that's [ ... ]

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Khatia Buniatishvili

Dubai Opera

An evening with one of the contemporary stars of the piano. Garlanded with accolades yet still only in her mid 30s, Khatia Buniatishvili brings passion and vulnerability to her performances; she acknowledges that the folk music of native Georgia has [ ... ]

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