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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250510
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SUMMARY:Youth Takeover 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Jameel’s annual Youth Takeover is the manifestation of the Assembly\, an experimental learning programme designed to foster creative leaders aged 18 to 24 in the UAE\, “inviting the creation and curation of projects reflective of their generation’s areas of interest”. The Assembly 2024-2025 cohort comprises multimedia graphic designer Abrar Kebaili\, visual artist and designer Ayesha Fernandes\, multimedia designer and writer Desirée Barreto\, literary artist Ioanna Orphanide\, poet Jared Maxilom\, researcher and writer Manal Nadeem\, architect and researcher Omar Darwish\, exhibition designer Sanjushrree Subash\, and poet Syed Haider. \nThis year’s theme for the Youth Takeover – a physical takeover of spaces on the Jameel’s ground floor – is titled ‘Spoon Spade Shovel’. It covers experiments in how the Assembly members dig\, sift and stir through the world\, “offering a network of creative experiences as tools for excavation\, reflection and play … The exhibition presents a range of interdisciplinary works that use tools – literal and metaphorical – to question how we make and remake meaning”. These works sit uneasily beside one another\, but their differences are invitations rather than obstacles  “whether you sift or stir\, extract or excavate\, your experience will be shaped by the tool you reach for: its size\, scale\, heft and intent. You are invited to inhabit this instability and co-compose the meanings that emerge … What you take from this exhibition depends on what you bring to it”. \nThe artists are: \nAyesha Fernandes with Svabhu Kohli\nDesirée Barreto with Angie Pais and Mouza Al Hamrani\nIoanna Orphanide with Danae Orphanide and Ilya Akimov\nJared Maxilom with Halo-Halo Experiment\, Vinyl Souk and memoryall\nManal Nadeem with Khaled Esguerra and Jed Bacason\nOmar Darwish with Fatma Al Ali and Maitha Ali\nSanjushrree Subash with Danutė Vaitekūnaitė and Farheen Fatima\nSyed Haider with Hessa Lootah\, Souldier and Aqib Anwar \nBesides the commissioned artworks\, the Youth Takeover 2025 features a public programme. These are all free\, but re-registration is required: \n10 May 10 \n– Opening Preview and panel discussion with the Assembly 2024-2025 members and programme curators Abhirami Suresh and Nabeeha Sajjad\n– Musical Activation: Translating Oscillations by artist Mckie Alvarez\n– Musical Performance: ABRI \n11 May \n– Workshop: Synthesising Landscapes (Part 1) with Assembly members Ayesha Fernandes and Ioanna Orphanide \n17 May \n– Tour: Assembly-led exhibition tour\n– Workshop: Portable Beats – DIY Music with Pocket Operators. Music production workshop by artist PHO\, in collaboration with Vinyl Souk\n– Gathering: Storytelling – The Journey of Design by graphic designer Poorvaja Subramanian and Assembly member Abrar Kebaili\n– Musical Activation: Translating Oscillations by Madam Void \n18 May \n– Workshop: You may now sleep? by artist Henry Tan\n– Themed activation: me.me con by artist Fatima Raza and Assembly member Desiree Barreto \n24 May \n– Performance Tour: And the Tools Begin to Speak – Poets in Response to Spoon Spade Shovel by poets Ahmed Gihad Hamad\, Dania Dawn\, Jared Maxilom\, Malavika Suresh\, Pankaj Kanchandani\, Sarah Afaneh\, Shania Laude and Syed Haider\n– Performance: lorem ipsum 9-to-5 by Andres Ugartechea\n– Musical activation: Translating Oscillations by Joe Najm \n25 May \n– Tour: Assembly-led Youth Takeover 2025 tour\n– Workshop: Between the Gesture and the Ground by artists Aya Afaneh and Yoonsik Chico Park\n– Workshop: Dwelling in the In-between: A Workshop of Waiting\, Devotion and Movement by writer and performance artist Faraz Ali \n31 May \n– Tour and workshop: Family Saturdays at the Jameel by Assembly member Ayesha Fernandes\n– Workshop: Monuments and Enchantment – Inhabiting Urban Space by artist-researcher Maitha Ali\n– Musical activation: Translating Oscillations by PHO \n1 June  \n– Interactive performance: Synthesising Landscapes (Part 2) by artists Aakarsh Singh and Ahmed Bilal\n– Musical activation: Feedback Loops: A Sunset Sound Gathering by artists Cyrill Reaidy and Kirill Zhan of Moist Paper Party \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youth-takeover-2025/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTSTAMP:20260424T204919
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Tran Luong: Tầm Tã – Soaked in the Long Rain
DESCRIPTION:The first major survey of Vietnamese contemporary artist Tran Luong covers 30 years of painting\, installation\, performance and work with communities showcasing how his practice has been shaped by political and social transitions and his multifaceted roles as activist\, curator\, facilitator\, archivist and mentor. Curated by guest curator Biljana Ciric.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-tran-luong-tam-ta-soaked-in-the-long-rain/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTSTAMP:20260424T204919
CREATED:20241211T105142Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Trần Lương: Tầm Tã – Soaked in the Long Rain
DESCRIPTION:Trần Lương is a major figure in performance and visual art in Vietnam. This exhibition is the first international survey for the artist; it includes painting\, installation\, performance\, community engagement and institution-making as it traces Trần’s life and work from his beginnings as a painter through to his move towards conceptual and performance art\, From his lyrical paintings – drawing on memories of a childhood spent on the move and hiding from US bombs in the Vietnamese countryside – to his high-energy single-man participatory performances\, Trần’s outputs span a wide range. \n‘Tầm Tã – Soaked in the Long Rain is curated by Biljana Ciric and co-organised by Art Jameel\, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre and The Art Gallery of Western Australia\, where the exhibition will be touring from 2025 to 2027. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-tran-luong-tam-ta-soaked-in-the-long-rain-2/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Nadine Ghandour: Rooms for Error
DESCRIPTION:Nadine Ghandour’s first solo exhibition in the UAE\, curated by Dawn Ross\, features recent works informed by her experiences in various cities\, including Dubai\, Sharjah\, Cairo and Rotterdam. Working with drawing\, writing\, performance and sculpture\, Ghandour creates works that depict imagined (and often farcical) situations set within cities\, exploring the impact of rapid urban development on those environments. “The fast-forward city gives rise to characters who are chronically uncertain”\, says the gallery\, “navigating and coexisting within these fragile architectures\, while constantly teetering on the brink of change or collapse”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-nadine-ghandour-rooms-for-error/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:Ana Escobar Saavedra: It Starts Where It Ends
DESCRIPTION:Ana Escobar Saavedra has a cross-disciplinary creative practice working on the frontiers of craft\, art and design. Born and bred in Colombia\, she is now established in the UAE; for the last few years\, she has combined a personal studio practice alongside other professional projects in a range of fields such as fashion\, art\, and trend forecasting\, among others. \nThis exhibition is based on her participation in the 2025 cycle of the 421 Artistic Development Program (ADP)\, an annual capacity-building initiative that provides early-career artists in the UAE with the opportunity to explore new techniques\, test ideas\, and create a cohesive body of work for their first solo exhibition. She is mentored by Jolaine Frizzell. \nTo 3 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ana-escobar-saavedra-it-starts-where-it-ends/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:Unstable Grounds: 2025 MFA Graduate Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:For the fourth time\, this exhibition shows work by students completing the two-year Master of Fine Arts in Art and Media at NYUAD – Dima Abou Zannad\, Bao\, Adele Bea Cipste\, Hala El Abora\, Mowen Li (Amira)\, Jude Maharmeh\, Safeya Sharif\, and Danutė Vaitekūnaitė. Their themes: the origin stories of flora\, fauna\, and water as metaphors for environmental and economic cycles; memory and its role in shaping contemporary perceptions; and communion as a site of vulnerability and celebration\, reflecting on displacement\, community\, and belonging. \nTo 3 October. \nAbove: Adele Bea Cipste\, Untitled (from the series The Sea is a Body Which Moves)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/unstable-grounds-2025-mfa-graduate-exhibition-2/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Women in Contemporary Arab Art
DESCRIPTION:“A rare journey through modern and contemporary Arab art” in the form of more than 35 original works by artists including Ismail Fattah\, Najat Makki\, Khaled Al Jader\, Louay Kayali\, and Salah Taher that represent women in a variety of social roles\, “as mothers\, workers\, individuals\, and icons\, embodied across generations of Arab artistic expression …” The works\, which range from the 1940s to the early 21st century. sre from the private collection of the International House real estate group.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-women-in-contemporary-arab-art/
LOCATION:Kutubna Cultural Center\, Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250518T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250518T160000
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
DESCRIPTION:Artist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu Dhabi Beach and workshops connecting words and sand as real and symbolic material that binds our world; every Sunday afternoon\, a performer writes a poem in the sand\, only for it to fade away. During workshops in collaboration with local poets and writers\, participants generate text for the performances. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-poetry-workshop-1-in-between-us-within-bik-van-der-pols-the-poem-that-jumps-the-fence-2/2025-05-18/
LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Beach\, Al Hisn Street\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250518T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250518T220000
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SUMMARY:Felipe Ortiz: Lugares
DESCRIPTION:A night of unique improvised theatre with Felipe Ortiz\, an acclaimed performer from Colombia – founding member of La Gata Circo and Picnic Impro\, teacher of circus techniques\, clowning and theatre improvisation at the Javeriana University in Bogotá\, touring around the world since 2003 with different projects and collaborations\, and generally a leading voice in physical and visual improv. Recently he also became a pilates instructor and has been studying a movement training programme. \nLugares (“Places”) begins with a simple question to the audience: tell us about a room or a place that means something to you. From there\, Felipe weaves a spontaneous\, physical\, and deeply human journey through memory\, imagination and space – transforming a single suggestion into a rich theatrical world. \nSays the Courtyard: “Touching\, playful and utterly unpredictable\, Lugares invites you to see how the places we hold in our hearts can become the starting point for something magical”. \nAs always at the Courtyard it’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website) – it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early enough to grab a seat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/felipe-ortiz-lugares/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv,Theatre
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