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Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive

Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A solo exhibition by the Syrian artist that includes large-scale portraits, a tile installation, sculptures, artist books, and works on paper. At the centre of Tallaa's practice is the face, not as portrait or likeness, but as witness; this exhibition, curated [ ... more]

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LAST CHANCE In Abstracto, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence

Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, Dubai

A summer-long group show for Luke Agada, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ludovic Nkoth, and Naila Opiangah, curated by Brice Arsène Yonkeu – whose curatorial statement defines the show as "an encounter with works on paper and paintings that move between visibility and [ ... more]

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Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive

Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE, chalk powder, pigments, and acrylic, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa's large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it, "Faces do [ ... more]

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