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SUMMARY:Monif Ajaj: Shams
DESCRIPTION:New ink drawings on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas from the French-based Syrian artist that offer viewers a journey through colour\, symbolism\, and contemplation. These are works that “reflect on the mystical power of nature\, its geometry and order\, and the existential questions it raises about human nature”\, drawing inspiration from the fields of sunflowers that grow around Ajaj’s Dordogne home. The sunflower is in dialogue with a snake motif. – “while the sunflower follows light\, embodying warmth and optimism\, the snake [is] a signifier of temptation and betrayal; in other traditions\, a symbol of renewal and healing. The works invite viewers to consider that within darkness lies the potential for renewal”. \nTo 31 October. \nAbove: Monif Ajaj\, Untitled (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/monif-ajaj-shams/
LOCATION:Fann à Porter\, The Workshop\, Villa 45\, St. 23b\, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park)\, Jumeirah 2\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Bady Dalloul: Self-portrait with a Cat I Don’t Have
DESCRIPTION:Bady Dalloul’s first institutional solo exhibition in the UAE is an extended solo show curated by Art Jameel’s Lucas Morin. The artworks feature fragile heroes and ordinary people navigating systems larger than themselves; Dalloul repurposes everyday materials (including books\, matchboxes\, board games and magazines) to elevate everyday narratives into epics\, bridging high- and low-brow\, and importantly\, linking into  non-Western cultures outside conventional delineations and the Eurocentric gaze. \nFor example\, ‘Age of Empires’ – a new series of 50 works on paper specially made for this exhibition – uses onmyōdō\, a 19th-century Japanese astrology manual\, to contemplate the life and death of imperial power. ‘Matchboxes’\, a series of dozens of minuscule drawings framed in matchboxes on the gallery walls\, offer snapshots of everyday scenes\, news broadcasts and political developments witnessed by the artist over the years\, notably in his family’s native Syria. Inside a recreated apartment inspired by Dalloul’s live-in studio in Dubai\, multiple small works retrace the last five years of his nomadic practice. \nThe opening on 20 September will include a conversation between Bady Dalloul and Ahmed Makia\, Lucas Morin\, Ala Younis\, and Mizuho Yamazaki. \nTo 22 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bady-dalloul-self-portrait-with-a-cat-i-dont-have-2/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes
DESCRIPTION:The second performance of a remarkable show that combines photography\, choreography and theatre to tell an emotional rollercoaster of a story. \nFind Your Eyes draws on Benji Reid’s work both as an award-winning photographer and a pioneer of hip hop theatre to create images in real time in front of the audience. He sits at the centre of the stage\, his ‘studio’\, with three dancers posing for the camera; as he shoots his models\, the images appear on large screens. The performance priogresses with the photoshoot becoming more and more elaborate\, interwoven with episodes of Reid’s own life.  … \nSays Reid: “This performance … serves as a conversation with myself to unearth where I’ve been all these years – a dialogue about struggling with alcohol\, grappling with the immense pain of my mother’s stroke\, and contending with the depths of mental health struggles\, shame\, and guilt. However\, this work is also a celebration of evolution\, a journey of moving forward\, finding breath\, discovering love\, and embracing life’s beautiful imperfections.” \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/benji-reid-find-your-eyes/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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