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LAST CHANCE Nazgol Ansarinia: Instruments of Viewing an Obscurity

Green Art Gallery Dubai

Recent projects from the Tehran-born artist. Nazgol Ansarinia’s work examines the systems and networks that underpin her daily life – from everyday objects to routines, events and experiences. She's interested in the relationships they form to make up a larger [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Maitha Abdalla: Between Metamorphosis and Reality

Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

With a mix of painting and sculpture, this solo exhibition by the Emirati artist explores folklore, mythology, psychology, and social constructs that shift between abstraction and representation. Says the blurb: "The exhibition highlights the power of art to spark dialogue, [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE No Trespassing

Ishara Art Foundation Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Ishara’s first summer exhibition, curated by Priyanka Mehra, features six UAE-based and South Asian artists exploring their relationship with the street – “a collection of individual experiences that alternate between chaotic and orderly, gritty and beautiful, uninhibited and curated … [ ... ]

Afra Al Dhaheri: Restless Circle

Sharjah Art Foundation, Al Mureijah Square Sharjah

A selection of works by Afra Al Dhaheri that explore the structural effects of tension, repetition and time provides Sharjah Art Foundation's first show of Autumn. "Working with materials such as cotton rope, fabric, cement and hair, the artist emphasises [ ... ]

Free

Focal Point Pop-Up

Al Mureijah Art Spaces Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah

A one-day-only preview of Sharjah Art Foundation's December art book fair. We're promised "art publications and other printed matter from our archive" at discounted prices.

Free, but pre-register

SAF Book Club Meetup: Art History in the Gulf

Al Mureijah Art Spaces Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah

Another good-looking subject for a Sharjah Art Foundation meetup. The discussion will include Sabrina DeTurk's Women and Contemporary Art in the Gulf, The Development of An Art History in the UAE by Sophie Kazan Makhlouf and But We Cannot See [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin

Mina A’Salam Hotel Jumeirah Road, Dubai

Aldo Dotti plays a 65-minute programme of classical piano favourites by the gentle glow of candlelight. The programme: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, [ ... ]

From AED 150