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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251229
DTSTAMP:20251209T112418Z
CREATED:20250806T113818Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY The Only Way Out Is Through: The Twentieth Line
DESCRIPTION:Shumon Basar curates this project marking the gallery’s 20th anniversary\, a look back on “two decades of The Third Line’s story in relation to global cultural\, political\, and economic shifts”. The exhibition component features both early and more recent works from every artist currently represented by The Third Line; it’s arranged in four chronological sections – 2005-2009\, 2010-2015\, 2016-2020\, 2021-2025 – each contextualised with key political\, economic\, and cultural moments. \nArtists represented include Abbas Akhavan\, Ala Ebtekar\, Amir H. Fallah\, Anuar Khalifi\, Bady Dalloul\, Farah Al Qasimi\, Farhad Moshiri\, Fouad Elkoury\, Hassan Hajjaj\, Hayv Kahraman\, Huda Lutfi\, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige\, Jordan Nassar\, Kamran Samimi\, Laleh Khorramian\, Lamya Gargash\, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian\, Nima Nabavi\, Pouran Jinchi\, Rana Begum\, Sahand Hesamiyan\, Sara Naim\, Sarah Awad\, Shirin Aliabadi\, Slavs and Tatars\, Sophia Al-Maria\, Tarek Al-Ghoussein\, Vian Sora\, yasiin bey\, and Youssef Nabil.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chancethe-only-way-out-is-through-the-twentieth-line/
LOCATION:The Third Line\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251229
DTSTAMP:20251013T100504Z
CREATED:20251013T100504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T100504Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Art Here 2025
DESCRIPTION:The fifth edition of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here exhibition\, featuring six artworks by seven artists shortlisted for the Richard Mille Art Prize\, has been curated by guest curator Sophie Mayuko Arni under the theme Shadows – “exploring the interplay between light and absence\, visibility and concealment\, and the layered dimensions of memory\, identity\, and transformation”. \nThis year’s edition invited proposals from artists based in the GCC and Japan\, along with artists from the MENA region with a GCC connection. There were more than 400 submissions\, from which six were shortlisted for the Richard Mille Art Prize; the winner will be announced in December. \nThe exhibits: \nI remember a light: sculpture by Palestinian architect\, artist\, and researcher Ahmed Alaqra that reimagines shadows as urban traces\, referencing the traditional mashrabiya lattice screen. Made of stacked acrylic cubes containing 3D-printed shapes from shadow photographs of Sharjah\, the sculpture transforms fleeting encounters of light and architecture into enduring sculptural artifacts. \nEcho: an interactive light installation by Emirati artist and musician Jumairy. Visitors encounter a still water pond\, a single flower\, and ambient sound; reimagining the myth of Echo and Narcissus\, the work uses light and shadow to transform absence into intimacy and invite a deeper encounter with memory and the unconscious. \nskadw: an immersive audiovisual installation of light\, fog\, and sound by Japanese artist Ryoichi Kurokawa. Shadows are transformed into sculptural form; a single beam cuts through shifting mist\, creating ever-changing patterns of shadow and resonance. Inspired by the Japanese concept of Ma\, the beauty of negative space\, the work invites viewers into a meditative environment where absence becomes presence. \nTree Studies: the Kuwaiti-Pakistani artist Hamra Abbas has an installation of 31 stone inlay sculptures inspired by trees found in Pakistan and in the UAE\, including olive\, pomegranate\, and cherry. Using her distinctive lapis-on-lapis technique to create shadow-like foliage\, the works balance realism and abstraction. \nA Sundial for the Night Without End: a sculptural sundial conceived for a world after the sun by Japanese artist Rintaro Fuse. Formed from polished stainless steel\, the work reflects its surroundings while aligning three gnomons to past\, present\, and future North Stars. Installed beneath the museum’s dome\, it transforms cosmic time into a meditation on memory\, absence\, and the persistence of eternity. \nDancing shadows: a pavilion of swaying stainless-steel mesh\, inspired by traditional Kawachi weaving. Supported by slender columns\, the structure creates shifting patterns of shadow and light. Using recycled industrial material\, the architect duo YOKOMAE et BOUAYAD (Takuma Yokomae from Japan and Ghali Bouayad from Morocco) have created an installation that blends Tokyo and Marrakesh design traditions\, offering a poetic space where architecture moves like nature.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-art-here-2025/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5302924;54.4451578
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260101
DTSTAMP:20251110T123526Z
CREATED:20251110T123526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T123526Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Fereydoun Ave\, Raana Farnoud\, Shaqayeq Arabi: IMPROVISATIONS
DESCRIPTION:The artists in this group show have distinct visual languages that do find commonalities: they “transform the familiar through acts of care\, attention\, and intuitive play … a shared attentiveness to what is provisional\, such as a line that wavers\, a form that repeats with variation\, or a gesture made in passing but left to settle”\, as the gallery has it. \nIn Farnoud’s paintings\, forms hover between presence and disappearance. Ave’s works honour simplicity\, allowing small elements to settle into poetry. Arabi assembles delicate sculptures\, where fragility becomes a kind of resilience. \n“In a time that often demands spectacle\, these works ask us to slow down\, pay attention\, and find presence in the modest\, fragile\, and unresolved …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-fereydoun-ave-raana-farnoud-shaqayeq-arabi-improvisations/
LOCATION:Gallery Isabelle\, Unit 17\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103
DTSTAMP:20251002T112218Z
CREATED:20251002T111540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T112218Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Fertile Dreams
DESCRIPTION:The group show brings together artists from the MENA region and its diaspora whose practices engage fertility as a generative force tied to questions of origin\, transformation\, and the cycles that govern land and self. Across drawing\, painting\, ceramics\, textiles\, and installation\, they turn to rhythmic repetition as a shared method of accessing unconscious and symbolic worlds; rooted in Surrealist philosophy yet resonant with the mystic patterns of Middle Eastern spiritual traditions\, their works open passages between body and land\, spirit and matter\, dream and physicality.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-fertile-dreams/
LOCATION:Tabari Artspace\, Gate Village Level 2\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2135121;55.2823895
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260105
DTSTAMP:20251110T143307Z
CREATED:20251110T143156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T143307Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Manar Abu Dhabi 2025
DESCRIPTION:Manar Abu Dhabi returns for its second edition with the theme The Light Compass\, presenting 19 newly commissioned light-based artworks by Emirati and international artists Key locations include Jubail Island\, Souq Al Mina\, and\, for the first time\, Al Ain’s Al Qattara and Al Jimi Oases. Guided tours will be available at both Jubail Island and Al Ain location; Jubail Island\, Al Qattara Oasis and Al Jimi Oasis will all have F&B pop-ups and “experiences”. The website will have a map indicating locations. \nCo-curated by Alia Zaal Lootah\, Munira Al Sayegh and Mariam Alshehhi\, the project forms part of Public Art Abu Dhabi\, a DCT Abu Dhabi initiative that champions art in public spaces and sustained engagement with the city’s environment.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-manar-abu-dhabi-2025/
LOCATION:[various Abu Dhabi locations]\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Light,Performance
GEO:24.453884;54.3773438
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260105
DTSTAMP:20250604T110404Z
CREATED:20250604T110404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T110404Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Mohammad Alfaraj: Seas are sweet\, fish tears are salty
DESCRIPTION:The first institutional solo exhibition of Mohammad Alfaraj brings together installations\, photography\, video works and site-specific commissions that respond to the gardens and outdoor spaces of the Jameel. Central to Alfaraj’s practice is his use of storytelling\, both in written and oral forms; Alfaraj\, who lives and works in the Saudi oasis city of Al-Ahsa\, draws much of his source material from the area’s distinctive agricultural landscapes\, oral traditions and everyday life\, which he expands into universal stories and parables.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mohammad-alfaraj-seas-are-sweet-fish-tears-are-salty/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260105
DTSTAMP:20251110T114734Z
CREATED:20251110T114734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T114734Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Aliyah Alawadhi: Girl Parts
DESCRIPTION:“Childhood is a half-remembered taste: sweet\, sticky\, and sometimes spoiled.” In Girl Parts\, her first solo exhibition\, Aliyah Alawadhi expresses this residue in paint – bodies shimmering in pinks and creams\, mouths agape\, devouring and dreaming. Says the gallery: “These are not nostalgic visions of innocence but reimaginings of ‘girl’: an ancient inheritance of edicts around beauty\, shame\, and desire\, rewritten here with magic\, rage\, and much speculation”. \nThis Hunna Art exhibition is curated by Océane Sailly.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-aliyah-alawadhi-girl-parts/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2959701;55.3419302
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260106
DTSTAMP:20251020T155957Z
CREATED:20250919T111026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T155957Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY SILA: All that is Left to You
DESCRIPTION:In times of adversity\, especially amid the ongoing devastation in Gaza\, tatreez – the ancient practice of hand-embroidery\, a foundational element of Palestinian intangible heritage – becomes an act of survival and defiance. This exhibition of works by 25 artists honours the centuries-old practice and reimagined it through a contemporary lens. Several of the featured works are the result of direct collaboration with master embroiderers from the Inaash Association\, ensuring the preservation of the authenticity and the evolving spirit of tatreez. \nThe participating artists: \nAmer Shomali\nAbdel Rahman Katanani\nAreen Hassan\nAya Haidar\nBokja\nCristiana de Marchi\nDahouk Chamsi-Pasha\nFarah Behbehani\nHazem Harb\nKatya Traboulsi\nJoanna Barakat\nLeila Jabre Jureidini\nLiane Al Ghusain\nMaysaloun Faraj\nNada Debs\nNaima Almajdobah\nnaqsh collective\nNour Hage\nOmarvis\nSama Alshaibi\nSamar Hejazi\nSamia Halaby\nTala Hammoud Atrouni\nSteve Sabella\nZaid Farouki
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-sila-all-that-is-left-to-you/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.322311;55.3762336
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260108
DTSTAMP:20251106T132123Z
CREATED:20251106T132123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132123Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Salma Dib: Marks of Return
DESCRIPTION:Drawing from the charged visual language of street walls in Palestine in this\, her first solo exhibition in the UAE\, Salma Dib transforms those surfaces of resistance into layered compositions that speak of loss\, resilience\, and collective memory. Her works – painting\, installation\, and textile – become vessels of remembrance\, where every mark holds the weight of history and the quiet persistence of a people. The exhibition invites viewers to move through fragments of memory and presence\, reflecting on how the act of return continues to shape identity\, community\, and the hope for what endures …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-salma-dib-marks-of-return/
LOCATION:Aisha Alabbar Gallery\, Warehouse C19\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1196663;55.217749
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse C19 Alserkal Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Warehouse C19\, Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.217749,25.1196663
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260109
DTSTAMP:20250930T123615Z
CREATED:20250930T123615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T123615Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Gil Heitor Cortesão: All That Is Solid
DESCRIPTION:Gil Heitor Cortesão’s fifth solo show at CARBON 12 (it is also the gallery’s 100th exhibition) presents a suite of large and small works extending his investigation into the fragile perceptive systems and architectures of modernity. Working with oil on plexiglass\, Cortesão constructs images that hover between coherence and dissolution\, framing painting as a system at once striving for and resisting cohesion; at the heart of this new body of work lies the artist’s ongoing series of photographs of modernist interiors and glass structures\, reconfigured and filtered by colour\, space\, and mood.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-gil-heitor-cortesao-all-that-is-solid/
LOCATION:CARBON 12\, 17th Street\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260109
DTSTAMP:20251104T172838Z
CREATED:20251104T172838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T172838Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY By the Movement of All Things
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition curated by Hamzeh Alfarahneh of South African curatorial firm Art(Advisory) and featuring works by Hamra Abbas (Pakistan)\, Diana Al-Hadid (Syria-USA)\, Timo Nasseri (Iran-Germany)\, and four South Africans – Igshaan Adams\, Moshekwa Langa\, James Webb\, and Bronwyn Katz. \nThe exhibition continues Alfarahneh’s ongoing investigation into Global Majority abstract practices\, focusing on the affinities and resonances between South African and Middle Eastern non-figurative approaches. The title\, borrowed from Aimé Césaire’s Notebook of a Return to My Native Land\, sets the tone of active participation\, inviting the viewer to engage with the works not merely by projecting meaning but also by reflecting their own lived experiences.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-by-the-movement-of-all-things/
LOCATION:Lawrie Shabibi\, Unit 21\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260109T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260102T123226Z
CREATED:20260102T122447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T123226Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell
DESCRIPTION:Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell talk about their creative process\, alongside their exhibition The Wild Within currently running at Leila Heller – digital art envisioning iconic architecture (like the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi) reclaimed by nature.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artist-talk-ryan-koopmans-and-alice-wexell/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20250924T064317Z
CREATED:20250923T170454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T064317Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY The Shape of Things to Come
DESCRIPTION:A striking collection of artists feature in this group show\, with works by El Anatsui\, Iman Issa\, Abdoulaye Konaté\, Adam Pendleton\, Yinka Shonibare and Carrie Mae Weems. Curated by Japan-based American curator Dexter Wimberly\, the exhibition responds to “the shifting realities of modern life including political upheaval\, technological change\, cultural exchange and environmental crisis\, reinforcing art’s role as a tool for insight and change”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-the-shape-of-things-to-come/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20251007T135736Z
CREATED:20251007T135736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T135736Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Printed Matter
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition of photography and mixed media works by El3attar Film Collective – Cynthia Zahar\, Georges Yammine\, and Mohammad Al Hawajri. Through preserving and reconfiguring found materials\, stories\, and images\, each artist tackles themes of memory\, war\, and change.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-printed-matter/
LOCATION:Fann à Porter\, The Workshop\, Villa 45\, St. 23b\, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park)\, Jumeirah 2\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1966736;55.2461631
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20251014T125420Z
CREATED:20251014T125420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T125420Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ali Kaaf: The Fire’s Edge 
DESCRIPTION:Ali Kaaf’s first solo exhibition at Ayyam Gallery features his seminal body of work\, the Rift series\, alongside selected works from his Helmet and Ras Ras series. \nThe Fire’s Edge evokes the fragile threshold where ancestral practices meet modern erasure – marking not only the line between scorched earth and fertile soil\, but also the vanishing space where knowledge\, ritual\, and ecology once intertwined. The title of the exhibition thus suggests a meditation on disappearance and persistence\, on how destruction\, drought\, and extraction cast a shadow over the possibility of renewal.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-ali-kaaf-the-fires-edge/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20260701T082615Z
CREATED:20251028T124720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T082615Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ali Kaaf: The Fire’s Edge
DESCRIPTION:The artist’s first solo show at Ayyam Gallery features Kaaf’s seminal body of work from his Rift\, Helmet and Ras Ras series. \nThe Fire’s Edge evokes the fragile threshold where ancestral practices meet modern erasure\, the line between scorched earth and fertile soil but also the vanishing space where knowledge\, ritual\, and ecology once intertwined. Says the gallery: “the title of the exhibition suggests a meditation on disappearance and persistence\, on how destruction\, drought\, and extraction cast a shadow over the possibility of renewal …” \nWith Kaaf’s photographic works in the Ras Ras series\, the medium is manipulated by fire. The Helmet series explores the intersection of past and present via blown-glass helmets thatv evoke the fragility of memory. Much like Kaaf’s use of paper in the Rift series — a material that is both resilient and inherently delicate — glass becomes a poetic vessel for themes of endurance and vulnerability.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-ali-kaaf-the-fires-edge/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20251104T121020Z
CREATED:20251104T110423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T121020Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Kamrooz Aram: Domestic Compositions
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition by Kamrooz Aram. The artist’s practice integrates sculpture\, painting\, and architecture\, creating a context for viewing cultural artefacts in a way that brings them back into the present.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chancekamrooz-aram-domestic-compositions/
LOCATION:Green Art Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20251125T170111Z
CREATED:20251125T170111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T170111Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Silajit Ghosh: Abstract Reality
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for the noted Indian artist\, whose paintings aim to explore the essence of reality rather than its literal representation. His signature use of strong colours evoke emotions rather than depictions – “his works feel like waves\, each with its own rhythm and spiritual undertone\, capturing vitality\, positivity\, and a profound sense of harmony” says the gallery.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-silajit-ghosh-abstract-reality/
LOCATION:Andakulova Gallery\, Unit 18\, P4 Level Damac Park Towers\,  DIFC \, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.209528;55.278514
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20260101T133713Z
CREATED:20260101T133713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T133713Z
UID:10013183-1768003200-1768089599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Hussein Al Mohasen: The Truth
DESCRIPTION:New work from the Saudi artist\, who has been exhibited all over the Middle East since 1999. His practice is shaped by poetry from the Arab world and “the complex intersections between modern spaces and personal freedoms”; he aims to present the contemporary Arab experience after the fashion of the poetry and music\nthat inspired him. \nThe title is explained by the artist’s curatorial text: “I believe that visual art is an important medium to make people see and perceive the truth … With my new body of work I am trying to reach what is beyond reality\, to go where I want the viewers to experience a visual journey\, which makes them see reality in a hopeful\, peaceful\, manner; even if reality\, sometimes\, is not as desirable as we want …” \nTo 5 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hussein-al-mohasen-the-truth/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112
DTSTAMP:20251029T072733Z
CREATED:20251012T114159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T072733Z
UID:10012899-1768089600-1768175999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Daniel Arsham: What Remains
DESCRIPTION:A solo show by the American artist Daniel Arsham\, known for his works of ‘fictional archaeology’ expressed through sculpture\, architecture\, drawing\, and film – what he calls “future relics of the present.” This exhibition marks the 24th collaboration between the artist and Perrotin\, a partnership that has spanned more than two decades.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-daniel-arsham-what-remains/
LOCATION:Perrotin\, Gate Village Building 5\, DIFC\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2118411;55.2807637
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Perrotin Gate Village Building 5 DIFC Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Gate Village Building 5\, DIFC:geo:55.2807637,25.2118411
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112
DTSTAMP:20251110T131326Z
CREATED:20251020T155848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T131326Z
UID:10012948-1768089600-1768175999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Mohammed Joha: Houselessness
DESCRIPTION:In his latest work\, Palestinian artist Mohammed Joha redefines collage as “an architecture of rupture and reassembly\, both a method and a metaphor”. His works bring together scraps of fabric\, paper\, cardboard\, plastic and other salvaged materials\, textures pulled from shattered environments and fragments of personal history\, to form compressed\, jostling topographies; they convey not only violence and destruction\, but also endurance and resistance: a continuation of life within erasure.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mohammed-joha-houseless/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27 Alserkal Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260113
DTSTAMP:20251020T155945Z
CREATED:20251020T155707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T155945Z
UID:10012946-1768176000-1768262399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Besher Koushaji: Moments of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Koushaji’s exhibitions continues his exploration of memory\, resilience\, and the human condition with a new body of work that “reflects on a world shaped by displacement\, conflict\, and uncertainty\, yet illuminated by fleeting moments of beauty and strength”. His signature is a richly layered canvas through which Koushaji weaves symbols of cultural memory such as lemons\, pomegranates\, and flowers as metaphors of endurance and renewal; at the heart of his compositions stands the figure of the woman\, embodying continuity\, tenderness\, and quiet power.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-besher-koushaji-moments-of-hope/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Firetti Contemporary Unit 29 Alserkal Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260114
DTSTAMP:20260113T092820Z
CREATED:20260113T092630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T092820Z
UID:10013261-1768262400-1768348799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Jumana Emil Abboud: The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide
DESCRIPTION:Jumana Emil Abboud’s first solo exhibition in the Emirates draws on the lineage of Palestinian folktales and their continued resonance in the present – how stories inhabit landscapes\, shape personal histories and collective memory\, and create an enchanted relationship to the landscape. \nThe works in this show are like traces and fragments left by the tide’s ebb and flow; “they drift across time and geography\, fact and mythology\, and are grounded in the context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and return” says the gallery. “Mirroring the exhibition’s title\, the tide’s devotion to the moon’s pull and the storyteller’s slow telling prompt the central question of the exhibition: how do we carry light\, across oceans\, across ruins\, across silence\, without letting it be extinguished?” \nCurated by Indranjan Banerjee. To June 28. \nRight: Jumana Emil Abboud\, Our Other Half (detail\, 2024-2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/jumana-emil-abboud-the-storyteller-and-the-obedient-tide/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Jaddaf:geo:55.3309395,25.216757
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTSTAMP:20260112T175125Z
CREATED:20260112T175125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T175125Z
UID:10013227-1768435200-1768521599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:RUSTING ECHOES
DESCRIPTION:Works by Yoshi (Aisha Al Ali)\, Ammar Al Banna\, Ahmed Al Kuwaiti and Shaikha Al Shamsi. The theme is time as both a material and emotional presence\, expressed through processes of transformation\, memory\, repetition\, and decay – so time not as a measured unit\, but as something felt through texture\, resonance\, and change. “The artists engage in slow\, process-driven methods that register time through touch\, material\, and repetition” and the exhibition “reflects on how time manifests quietly through change\, decay\, and resonance\, revealing both impermanence and continuity in the marks it leaves …” It is curated by art educator and researcher Sarrah Bashir. \nTo 15 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/rusting-echoes/
LOCATION:NYUAD Arts Centre Project Space
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTSTAMP:20260113T091117Z
CREATED:20260113T091117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T091117Z
UID:10013255-1768435200-1768521599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Yuyu Zhitong: Serendipity
DESCRIPTION:The debut solo exhibition in the Middle East for the Chinese-born London-based artist\, known for her luscious sweeps of colour and a mordant wit (“Good Girls Go To Heaven\, Cool Girls Go Everywhere”). This show presents a new body of paintings that develops her intuitive yet disciplined approach to abstraction; working without preparatory sketches\, Zhitong allows each composition to emerge through a continuous process of construction and reconfiguration\, guided by trained intuition and attentive perception. Gesture\, rhythm\, and colour operate as structural elements\, shaping works that balance spontaneity with control. \nThe gallery says the exhibition title refers to the ability to recognise meaning within chance encounters: “for Zhitong\, painting becomes a site where intuition meets uncertainty\, and where form and significance emerge through observation rather than intention. Each work captures a moment of alignment between perception\, emotion\, and structure …” \nTo 11 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/yuyu-zhitong-serendipity/
LOCATION:Volery Gallery\, Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.20884;55.2770323
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201 Dubai International Financial Center Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center:geo:55.2770323,25.20884
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T123000
DTSTAMP:20260108T135800Z
CREATED:20260108T135344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T135800Z
UID:10013220-1768474800-1768480200@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:The Story of Art: The Age of Reason and Revolution – From Academic to Realism
DESCRIPTION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation continues its monthly lecture series led by Dr Michaela Watrelot\, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions. This time it explores a pivotal moment in art history shaped by political upheaval\, intellectual transformation\, and shifting social ideals in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Featuring the works of Delacroix\, David\, Goya\, and Turner\, the lecture traces the transition from academic tradition to expressive\, emotionally charged\, and socially engaged forms of painting. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-story-of-art-the-age-of-reason-and-revolution-from-academic-to-realism/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
GEO:24.5335392;54.4095952
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bassam Freiha Art Foundation Cultural District Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Cultural District Saadiyat Island:geo:54.4095952,24.5335392
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260113T101238Z
CREATED:20260113T101238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T101238Z
UID:10013269-1768500000-1768503600@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Conversation: Daniele Genadry and Nadine El Khoury
DESCRIPTION:Artist Daniele Genadry and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Associate Curator Nadine El Khoury will discuss Genadry’s practice and her approach to landscape through light\, perception\, and visual uncertainty\, in relation to ecology\, mediation\, and the themes of the current group exhibition at NIKA Project Space\, Hybrid Vistas (which finishes 7 February).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/conversation-daniele-genadry-and-nadine-el-khoury/
LOCATION:NIKA Project Space\, Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue\, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NIKA Project Space Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1 Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue\, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1:geo:55.2285748,25.1399294
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTSTAMP:20251231T153533Z
CREATED:20251231T153133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T153533Z
UID:10013171-1768521600-1768607999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Digital Art: Printed Works
DESCRIPTION:A group show – 27 artists\, 35 works – of prints from digital art that represent “a kaleidoscopic range of subjects and sentiments reflecting the complexity and richness of being human today … Rendered through digital tools\, in some instances as a complement to or continuation of manual methods of making\, the pieces selected for the exhibition individually invite viewers to explore and take notice of the depth\, detail\, and emotional breadth that figurative and abstract digital art can convey”. The exhibition is curated by Nora Qudah. \nTo 9 March. \nRight: Aseel AlJaberi\, Between Then and Now
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/digital-art-printed-works/
LOCATION:Kutubna Cultural Center\, Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1887983;55.3840009
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kutubna Cultural Center Madina Avenues 17 Nadd Al Hamar Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar:geo:55.3840009,25.1887983
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTSTAMP:20260507T165034Z
CREATED:20260108T165359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T165034Z
UID:10013222-1768521600-1768607999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Urdu Worlds
DESCRIPTION:A contemporary art exhibition dedicated to the Urdu language: according to Ishara\, “the show explores how language provides the tools with which we create and shape our internal ‘worlds’. Words\, rather than simply describing our surroundings\, give rise to our private lived experiences and shared cultural understandings”. \nCurated by Hammad Nasar\, the exhibition is a visual conversation around language between Ali Kazim and Zarina (it’s also the first comprehensive presentation of Kazim’s works in the GCC). Born in Aligarh\, India\, Zarina weaves Urdu script\, proverbs and poetry into her delicate print works; Ali Kazim\, a multimedia artist based in Lahore\, Pakistan\, grounds his ‘Urdu world’ in a sense of place while exhibiting an eclecticism of influences that reflects the composite and layered history of the language. \nTo 8 June. \nRight: Ali Kazim\, Untitled (Votive Objects) (2022). Below: Zarina\, Ten woodcuts by Zarina: based on Urdu proverbs (1991)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/urdu-worlds/
LOCATION:Ishara Art Foundation\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ishara Art Foundation Alserkal Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTSTAMP:20260113T164212Z
CREATED:20260112T185025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T164212Z
UID:10013249-1768521600-1768607999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Echoes in Colors
DESCRIPTION:A group show in the Renaissance Business Bay’s lobby for “a diverse roster of Dubai based artists” that is “defined by variety rather than a single style” and linked “through colour\, emotion\, and storytelling”. To 27 January.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/echoes-in-colors/
LOCATION:Renaissance Business Bay Hotel\, Al Abraj Street\, Marasi Drive\, Business Bay\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1880179;55.2889708
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Renaissance Business Bay Hotel Al Abraj Street Marasi Drive Business Bay Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Abraj Street\, Marasi Drive\, Business Bay:geo:55.2889708,25.1880179
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