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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260305T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260305T123000
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
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SUMMARY:Studio Visit: Hazem Harb
DESCRIPTION:A visit with Hazem Harb in his studio. A multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting\, collage\, and sculpture\, Harb explores memory\, displacement\, and archival histories\, often reconstructing fragments of the past into layered compositions. This visit offers a rare chance to engage directly with the artist\, see works in progress\, and gain deeper insight into the ideas and processes that shape his practice. Part of the Dubai Collection Nights programme.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/studio-visit-hazem-harb/
CATEGORIES:Art,Tour/Visit
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260305T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260305T123000
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260226T110302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T110302Z
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SUMMARY:The Story of Art: On the Path to Modern Art – Post-Impressionism
DESCRIPTION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation’s monthly lecture series\, led by Dr Michaela Watrelot\, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions\, continues with a search for deeper structure\, symbolism\, and emotional intensity that laid the foundations for modern art. The focus is on the works of Cézanne\, van Gogh\, Gauguin\, and Seurat\, and the lecture will examine how colour\, form\, and composition were reimagined.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-story-of-art-on-the-path-to-modern-art-post-impressionism/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260305T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260305T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260225T124912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T124912Z
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SUMMARY:Studio Visit and Suhoor: House of Arts
DESCRIPTION:A visit to Expo City’s cultural platform\, House of Arts – “a space that supports artists\, welcomes the creative community and activates cultural dialogue” – as part of the Dubai Collection Nights programme.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/studio-visit-and-suhoor-house-of-arts/
LOCATION:House of Arts\, Expo City Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Tour/Visit
GEO:24.9610386;55.1500446
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260306T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260306T133000
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260225T124442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T124442Z
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SUMMARY:Studio Visit: Saif Mhaisen
DESCRIPTION:A visit with Saif Mhaisen\, a Dubai-based artist working primarily in charcoal drawing and large-scale oil painting. Mhaisen’s practice is rooted in slow observation\, creating portraits shaped by community\, presence\, and lived experience. Through an intimate look at his process and current projects\, this visit invites participants to connect with the artist’s approach to portraiture and the quiet intensity of looking closely. Part of the Dubai Collection Nights programme.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/studio-visit-saif-mhaisen/
LOCATION:Bayt Al Mamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Deira\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Tour/Visit
GEO:25.2769434;55.3338022
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260306T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260306T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260225T125151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T125151Z
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SUMMARY:VIP Patron Collection Visit: Ghada Kunash and Khaled Abdel Hamid Collection
DESCRIPTION:An invitation-only private home viewing of The Ghada Kunash & Khaled Abdel Hamid Collection. Hosted by Dubai Collection patrons Ghada Kunash and Khaled Abdel Hamid\, this brings guests closer to the personal story of collecting through a curated selection of works and an intimate setting for conversation around art\, patronage\, and the role of private collections in shaping the UAE’s cultural landscape. Part of the Dubai Collection Nights programme.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/vip-patron-collection-visit-ghada-kunash-and-khaled-abdel-hamid-collection/
CATEGORIES:Art,Tour/Visit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260216T165532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T165821Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Beveridge: Local
DESCRIPTION:The Dubai-based artist’s first solo show aim to capture the essence of Dubai\, and of belonging. Says the artist\, who is currently Head of Art at Dubai College: “my visual palette and material inspiration are rooted in the streets. I am drawn to the beauty of cracked\, stained\, and weathered walls as well as surfaces patched with plaster or paint – they read like large abstract paintings. Corrugated cardboard\, concrete\, sand\, rust\, tangled wires\, weathered wood – all find their way into my work\, each carrying a story of time\, place and texture …” \nTo 6 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/jane-beveridge-local/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260307T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260307T123000
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260225T125831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T125945Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Al Mehairi: Geometry & Art
DESCRIPTION:A hands-on introduction to using geometry\, abstraction\, and material exploration to build meaning. Led by Emirati artist Sarah Al Mehairi\, whose practice examines language\, materiality\, and memory through intuitive approaches to narrative and abstraction\, the workshop will guide discussions on art history\, techniques\, and styles\, while experimenting with processes inspired by her work. Part of the Dubai Collection Nights programme.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sarah-al-mehairi-workshop-geometry-art/
LOCATION:Al Safa Art & Design Library\, Al Safa Park\, Jumeriah 3\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20251028T093610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T093610Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook: The Bouquet and the Wreath
DESCRIPTION:The acclaimed Thai artist’s first international large-scale survey exhibition brings together works from the last 45 years alongside new commissions. Including performance\, video and installations plus some large-scale sculptures not seen since the 1990s\, the exhibition fills the indoor galleries\, lobby and courtyard of Jameel Arts Centre and showcases Rasdjarmrearnsook’s evolution and ongoing engagement with societal\, philosophical and environmental question. \nConceived by guest curators Kittima Chareeprasit\, curator at Chiang Mai’s MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum (with whom the show is presented) and Roger Nelson\, art historian and curator\, the exhibition is accompanied by a substantial publication featuring perspectives from scholars\, curators\, artists and writers. \nTo 8 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-araya-rasdjarmrearnsook-the-bouquet-and-the-wreath/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260223T150354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T150354Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Dubai Collection Nights: In Attunement
DESCRIPTION:The fourth edition of Dubai Collection Nights features works from the Dubai Collection that reimagine landscape and invite a slower\, more attentive way of seeing.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-dubai-collection-nights-in-attunement/
LOCATION:Al Safa Art & Design Library\, Al Safa Park\, Jumeriah 3\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.180223;55.2231588
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20251231T153616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T153616Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE 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”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-digital-art-printed-works/
LOCATION:Kutubna Cultural Center\, Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1887983;55.3840009
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260210T145115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T145115Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Luis Olaso: Photosynthesis
DESCRIPTION:New work by the Spanish artist\, which the gallery says marks a pivotal moment in his practice. They were created in his new studio in Cádiz\, surrounded by olive\, almond\, and orange trees\, allowing nature to enter physically and psychologically; rather than depicting this environment directly\, Olaso allows it to act as a catalyst for emotion\, intuition\, and subconscious response. As the artist puts it: “Even when I work with plants\, flowers\, or everyday elements\, I am not aiming for literal representation; they are a vehicle to express abstract metaphors of myself and the moment I am living while creating the work”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-luis-olaso-photosynthesis/
LOCATION:JD Malat Gallery\, ACT 2 Tower\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A \,Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1926401;55.2716753
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260311
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260107T114502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T114502Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Alia Hussain Lootah: In the Space of Becoming
DESCRIPTION:In this new body of work – paintings\, drawings\, and sculpture – Alia Lootah continues an exploration of how form moves\, shifts\, and transforms (“a form is never finished\, only paused”). Shapes stretch\, collapse\, and reappear altered\, “existing in a space between recognition and ambiguity” as the gallery puts it. \nThe exhibition is anchored by knitted sculptures that demonstrate how simple materials can generate complexity – structures produced by a meditative\, rhythmic act shaped by memory and labour\, contrasting softness and stability\, movement and stillness. “The exhibition invites viewers to engage patiently\, witnessing forms that are always unfolding\, always becoming …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-alia-hussain-lootah-in-the-space-of-becoming/
LOCATION:Aisha Alabbar Gallery\, Warehouse C19\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1196663;55.217749
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260312
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260313
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260223T133104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T133104Z
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SUMMARY:Memoryscape: Contemporary Visions Across the Arab Diaspora
DESCRIPTION:A group show for six contemporary artists of Arab descent: Gilbert Halaby\, Hanibal Srouji\, Hussein Baalbaki\, Richard Hearns\, Sarah Alagroobi\, and Soraya Abu Naba’a. Says the gallery: “At the heart of Memoryscape lies a shared inquiry into how our surroundings shape\, hold\, and recall our histories. For these artists\, the landscape is more than scenery\, it is an archive of experience\, a repository of emotion\, and a mirror of identity …” \nTo 26 April. \nAbove: Hussein Baalbaki\, Seaside (2025). Below: Gilbert Halaby \, September Hues (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/memoryscape-contemporary-visions-across-the-arab-diaspora/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260216T162049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T181048Z
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SUMMARY:Sara Naim: From the Perspective of Language
DESCRIPTION:Sara Naim’s fourth solo show at the gallery is also her first public exhibition of paintings\, large-scale works produced between 2023 and 2026 that move between figuration and abstraction. The exhibition is accompanied by a new video performance\, Mother Practices Her Tongue (2026)\, which “abstracts the Arabic language into gestures and sounds that no longer produce coherent meaning … Together\, the paintings and video extend Naim’s ongoing investigation into how meaning is constructed through inherited systems such as language\, symbols\, and ideology”. \nTo 31 May. \nAbove: Sara Naim\, Skin 8 (2025) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sara-naim-from-the-perspective-of-language/
LOCATION:The Third Line\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260324T113126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T110351Z
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SUMMARY:Douglas White: The Great Wave
DESCRIPTION:Throughout his practice\, White approaches sculpture as a kind of material alchemy – discarded substances are reworked forms that appear uncannily animate: industrial debris becomes wave\, tree\, or cosmic surface\, revealing unexpected continuities between natural forces and technological systems. \nTwo sculptures form the centre of the exhibition. In The Great Wave (after Hokusai)\, fragments of torn tyre rubber collected from roadsides around the world gather into a dense\, turbulent crest that rises above the viewer – one of the most recognisable images in art history\, understood as a moment of impending force poised above fragile human lives. And the monumental Black Palm rises through the gallery like an improbable organism\, assembled from lengths of discarded tyre rubber\, its trunk and fronds have presence of a living structure – an artificial tree grown from the residues of global mobility. \nAcross the exhibition White’s works reveal the hidden energies that shape material form. In the Lichtenberg Drawings\, high-voltage electrical discharges burn branching patterns directly into the surface of wood\, creating lightning-like structures that emerge through the interaction of energy and resistance. And the electroformed Black Sun works develop slowly through the accumulation of copper in electrically charged baths\, allowing metallic surfaces to crystallise over time. \nTo 6 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/douglas-white-the-great-wave/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260204T101650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T162050Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Artists’ Rooms: Kamruzzaman Shahdin
DESCRIPTION:A monumental one-room installation that restages the Bangladeshi artist’s The River Remembers. Originally commissioned by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation and created in 2023\, this large-scale textile work has handcrafted threads mapping the colour of the water of the Teesta and the Brahmaputra\, two rivers flowing through the Bengal delta. Engraved brass disks convey the memories and migration stories of two women in the artist’s life whose own lives were strongly marked by the river. To 1 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-rooms-kamruzzaman-shahdin/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T180838Z
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SUMMARY:Artists' Rooms: Kamruzzaman Shadhin
DESCRIPTION:This one-room installation restages Shadhin’s monumental The River Remembers. In this large-scale textile artwork\, handcrafted threads map the colour of the water of the Teesta and the Brahmaputra\, two rivers flowing through the Bengal delta. Engraved brass disks convey the memories and migration stories of two women in the artist’s life: his mother and Johura Begum\, a traditional jute weaver in his village. Affected by the 1947 partition of Bengal\, their lives were strongly marked by the river. \nTo 1 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-rooms-kamruzzaman-shadhin/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/shahdin.webp
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20251231T170730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T170730Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Kais Salman: Remnants
DESCRIPTION:New work by Kais Salman\, who “places his audience among ruins … his recent body of work acting as a pile of forgotten images buried beneath decades of historical buildup … Faces emerge through Salman’s energetic brushwork\, only to fade back into the walls and dissolve into material debris. Therefore\, rendering his paintings as spaces of loss …” Recognised for his very characteristic abstract expressionist style\, Salman’s energetic brushwork and gestural application of acrylics in vibrant colours express an urgency and energy\,  “a space where introspection transforms into insight”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-kais-salman-remnants/
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260114T131745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T131809Z
UID:10013291-1773792000-1773878399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Saher Nassar: Chronicles from the Storm
DESCRIPTION:In this new body of work\, Nassar reflects on prolonged states of loss\, endurance\, and moral exhaustion\, translating deeply personal and collective experiences across multiple mediums. Says the gallery: “Rather than seeking resolution or catharsis\, the works dwell in a state of moral exhaustion where clarity is suspended and certainty dissolves. This prolonged experience becomes a reluctant muse\, granting the artist the distance needed to engage more deeply with his subject matter: studies of loss\, the collapse of familiar symbols\, the formation of new convictions\, and an intimacy with endurance that arrives without epiphany or closure …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-saher-nassar-chronicles-from-the-storm/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260223T125020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T125041Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Noura Ali-Ramahi: I Am Not a Chair. Am I a Fox?
DESCRIPTION:This solo show includes works created over several years\, using acrylic\, pastel\, ink\, charcoal\, and found materials such as wood\, fabric\, and recycled objects. At the centre of the exhibition is the recurring image of the chair\, appearing as a symbol of structure\, expectation\, and imposed identity. Opposite it stands the fox: alert\, untamed\, and in motion\, representing instinct\, freedom\, and a refusal to remain fixed.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-noura-ali-ramahi-i-am-not-a-chair-am-i-a-fox/
LOCATION:Khawla Art Gallery\, Plaza 30\, 12B Delma St.\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE :mentalKLINIK: Are You Human Enough
DESCRIPTION:Set within an environment of visual overload and compulsive accumulation\, the work in this third solo exhibition at the gallery for the artist duo centres on the human figure at risk of dissolving into surface\, interface\, and pattern – a mere carrier of data and aesthetic signals. \nThe exhibition brings together a video work featuring the MetaHuman Viola (from the series Lunatic Poet\, 2024)\, whose fragmented speech echoes the pressures of contemporary digital life; and LIKEWISE (2025: above)\, a 360-degree installation composed of camouflaged mirrored panels – printed surfaces depicting parrots\, lobsters\, manicured hands\, lipstick\, and jewellery are physically disrupted through smearing and erosion\, merging digital production with manual intervention. Camouflage patterns\, advertising references\, and fractured reflections interrupt clear vision\, producing moments of visual saturation and pause …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mentalklinik-are-you-human-enough/
LOCATION:Gallery Isabelle\, Unit 17\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Past Through Here
DESCRIPTION:A student-curated exhibition developed by students from the American University of Sharjah under the mentorship of Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi\, Founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation\, and drawing on works from Barjeel’s noted collection of modern and contemporary Arab art. The exhibition explores memory\, movement and belonging.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-past-through-here/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Surabhi Sharma with Reena Mohan\, Bina Paul: A Room of Our Own
DESCRIPTION:More than 50 women graduates have contributed their stories and photographs to this oral history project exploring the experiences of women film graduates in India and the “unremembered” stories of women’s labour in film. \nSurabhi Sharma\, NYUAD Associate Dean for the Arts and Creative Practices and Associate Professor of Practice of Film and New Media\, is an independent filmmaker making feature-length documentaries and short films since 2000. Her documentaries\, fiction\, and video installations engage with cities in transition using the lens of labour\, music\, and migration.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-surabhi-sharma-with-reena-mohan-bina-paul-a-room-of-our-own/
LOCATION:NYUAD Arts Centre Project Space
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260324
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
CREATED:20260324T143836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T143836Z
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SUMMARY:Move Pause Return
DESCRIPTION:Gallery Isabelle is celebrating its 20th anniversary\, not least with this interesting exhibition that grew out of a conversation with Alexie Glass-Kantor\, Curatorial Director at Art Dubai Group\, around the notion of accumulation – as both a curatorial method and a lived experience. So for this 20-day exhibition\, 20 artists have been invited to participate – “artists … who were present from the very beginning\, who helped build the ecosystem alongside us\, and who have grown\, persisted\, and moved forward together over time”. \nThe aim is to reflect “an accumulated history of stories\, relationships\, and artistic development … Accumulation here speaks to first encounters and decisive turning points\, to emblematic works that shifted narratives\, to new introductions\, neighbours\, and the wider community that has enabled the gallery to remain present\, relevant\, responsive\, and adaptable across two decades”. \nThe exhibition itself features one new work each day during the run: writers\, collectors\, and curators have been invited to engage closely with a selected work\, contributing a short text that responds to their encounter with it. The 20 days will culminate in a reception at the gallery on 11 April\, where all works will be exhibited simultaneously to mark “a collective celebration of the scene we have built\, sustained\, and continue to shape together”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/move-pause-return/
LOCATION:Gallery Isabelle\, Unit 17\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Anahita Razmi: The Task of the Mythologist
DESCRIPTION:Anahita Razmi’s video\, installation and performance works usually focus on issues of identity and gender and examine processes of cultural appropriation in which the meanings of existing images\, artefacts and thus identities are put into question by situating them in another context. Her sixth solo exhibition at the gallery references Roland Barthes’ Mythologies (1957)\, a seminal work on the subject that examines how culture turns mundane objects and practices into myths that convey ideological meanings; Razmi builds on this premise to find global power structures embedded in our material and virtual; for her\, symbols such as the fingers-crossed emoji\, a Turkish talismanic shirt\, or a 90s Britpop emblem hold unstable meanings\, shifting with context and use. The act of deconstructing these layered meanings is what Barthes describes as “the task of the mythologist.” \nFor Razmi’s ongoing Talismanic Polarities series (2021–present)\, unique Islamic talismanic shirts are pinned with buttons reading YES\, BUT\, NO and AND; “by foregrounding these semantic framing devices\, Razmi incorporates tools of interpretation into a renewed reading of an object that sustains multiple and even conflicting possibilities” says the gallery. \nA new work\, OA SIS (2025) features Oasis band T-shirts with evil eye appliqués covering the OA so that only SIS remains:  a signifier of Western masculinity revised into one of Eastern femininity or a comment on the commercialisation of feminism? Or both? Or more?
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-anahita-razmi-the-task-of-the-mythologist/
LOCATION:CARBON 12\, 17th Street\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260327
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SUMMARY:Abdulqader Al Rais: Al Nayed
DESCRIPTION:A retrospective for one of the artists who have played a central role in shaping the UAE’s modern visual identity\, featuring work from a career spanning more than five decades. Bridging heritage and modernity with authority\, Al Rais’s paintings draw deeply on Emirati heritage\, Islamic culture\, and the interplay between the UAE’s natural landscapes and architecture. As the gallery puts it\, “Al Nayed captures the cultural transformation of the UAE without nostalgia”. \nThe exhibition include rare works from the artist’s private collection and a selection of previously unseen new work\, but also draws substantially from five of the artist’s best known series – Alghaf\, inspired by the ghaf tree\, a national symbol of the UAE; Calligraphy (Hurufiyya)\, where Arabic letters function as visual and spiritual forms; Impressionism\, early depictions of UAE landscapes rendered with soft\, atmospheric brushstrokes; Alhaa\, a distinctive series of watercolours on paper; and Abstract\, which combines geometric elements with landscape compositions. \nTo 8 April. \nAbove: Abdulqader Al Rais\, Untitled\, from Serenity Series (2016). Below: Abdulqader Al Rais\, My Dubai (2014) \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/abdulqader-al-rais-al-nayed/
LOCATION:Opera Gallery\, DIFC\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED March Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual convening of artists\, curators\, scholars and arts practitioners from around the world to discuss issues in contemporary art focuses this time on effective responses to global challenges in social unrest\, environmental degradation\, systemic erasure and alienation. \nThrough panels\, keynotes\, conversations and performances\, participants will examine how historical entanglements of language\, geography\, economy and social organisation shape our present. How can kinship\, memory and humour sustain connection even as shared stories fracture or fade? What forms of transmission – oral\, visual\, sonic\, literary\, archival – can trace the movement of knowledge and experience between people and places? \nThe March Meeting is always interesting and often insightful; there aren’t many equivalent symposia anywhere in the world (especially when attendance is free).  The provisional programme is here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/march-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330
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SUMMARY:Bashar Khalaf: The Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Khalaf explores the relationship between self\, object\, and other through a focus on ‘steel’ in public spaces: The Field of Dreams\, or “dreams as minefields”\, remind us of the modern structures of unbridled capitalism and the transformative domination of life. This is delivered via two series of oil paintings\, The Junk Garden and The Protective Shield. The latter is particularly powerful\, using garbage bins as symbols of resistance during the First Intifada – juxtaposing their role as protective barriers against the colonial settler machinery with the oppressive use of steel barrels to enforce isolation.\nKhalaf asks questions about humanity’s choices in the face of hegemony and the nature of freedom in contemporary society. \nTo 1 June.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bashar-khalaf-the-field-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTSTAMP:20260507T011303
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Abdelwahab Hawam: Solo Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The debut exhibition in the UAE by the emerging Egyptian artist draws inspiration from Hawam’s hometown of El Mahalla El Kubra in Gharbeya Governorate – its countryside\, colours\, and the faces of people who shaped his early life. Working in oils\, Hawam places women at the centre of this universe through surreal\, playful narrative compositions and colours; he reimagines human experiences with an uplifting\, optimistic vision that invites viewers into his vibrant\, magical world.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-abdelwahab-hawam-solo-exhibition/
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260331
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SUMMARY:All at Once
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition that reflects on continuity\, resilience\, and quiet optimism at a time when the world can feel uncertain. Says the gallery: “All at Once speaks to the coexistence of multiple realities – personal and shared\, fleeting and enduring\, grounded and aspirational. Through an eclectic mix of perspectives and practices\, the exhibition embraces this simultaneity\, offering a space where contrasts do not compete\, but instead unfold together”. \nThe artists: \nZhang Ji (China)\nGary Lang (USA)\nConrad Jon Godly (Switzerland)\nKojo Marfo (Ghana)\nSantiago Parra (Colombia)\nSophie-Yen Bretez (Vietnam)\nTim Kent (Canada)\nUr Kasin (Romania)\nRichard Wathen (UK)\nYann Leto (France)\nHenrik Uldalen (South Korea)\nLu Xinjian (China) \nTo 15 May. \nAbove: Ur Kasin\, The Painter on the Road to Dubai (2024-25)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/all-at-once/
LOCATION:JD Malat Gallery\, ACT 2 Tower\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A \,Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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