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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T123000
DTSTAMP:20260108T135800Z
CREATED:20260108T135344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T135800Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260113T101238Z
CREATED:20260113T101238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T101238Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTSTAMP:20251231T153533Z
CREATED:20251231T153133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T153533Z
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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
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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
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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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20251114T133745Z
CREATED:20251114T133745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T133745Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Lala Rukh II: The importance of staying quiet
DESCRIPTION:The first part of this series\, Lala Rukh I\, presented a selection of photographs from the artist’s archives during her years at the University of Chicago (1974-76). Its speculative framework helped us to stage the evolution of Lala’s photographic sensibility\, as she refined her sense of composition\, framing\, and perception. This second exhibition of The importance of staying quiet completes the two-part observational inquiry into Lala Rukh’s photographic practice\, showing how it moved toward abstraction. The exhibition builds parallels across different bodies of work\, tracing how Lala both used and broke down photographic technique\, the visual\, and the conceptual into photo-documentation\, unique photo works\, video\, and drawing.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-lala-rukh-ii-the-importance-of-staying-quiet/
LOCATION:Grey Noise\, Unit 24 Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Photography
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Grey Noise Unit 24 Alserkal Avenue Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Unit 24 Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20251231T170651Z
CREATED:20251231T170651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T170651Z
UID:10013174-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY: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”. \nTo 18 March. \nRight: Kais Salman\, Red Carpet (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kais-salman-remnants/
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260101T135741Z
CREATED:20260101T135741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T135741Z
UID:10013186-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Anuar Khalifi: Remember the Future
DESCRIPTION:The third Third Line solo exhibition by Spanish-Moroccan artist Anuar Khalifi comprises a new body of large-scale paintings and works on paper that represent an evolution in Khalifi’s practice\, with increasingly intricate and carefully composed settings expanding the pictorial field. Says the gallery: “The works move between reality and imagination and across different tenses in time\, inviting viewers to partake in meaning-making with curiosity and childlike wonder”. To 1 March. \nRight: Anuar Khalifi\, Remember the Future\, 2025
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/anuar-khalifi-remember-the-future/
LOCATION:The Third Line\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Third Line Alserkal Avenue Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260107T110532Z
CREATED:20260107T110532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T110532Z
UID:10013211-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY: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 …” \nTo 10 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/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
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:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260107T115509Z
CREATED:20260107T115509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T115509Z
UID:10013214-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY: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? \nRecommended. To 26 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/anahita-razmi-the-task-of-the-mythologist/
LOCATION:CARBON 12\, 17th Street\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=CARBON 12 17th Street Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=17th Street:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260113T090214Z
CREATED:20260113T090214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T090214Z
UID:10013251-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY::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 … \nTo 20 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mentalklinik-are-you-human-enough/
LOCATION:Gallery Isabelle\, Unit 17\, 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:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260113T100201Z
CREATED:20260113T095827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T100201Z
UID:10013267-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Aïda Muluneh: This Bloom I Borrow
DESCRIPTION:A new series of images by the Ethiopian art photographer\, her second solo exhibition at the gallery. The show includes 10 works that have never been seen before\, using techniques developed through Muluneh’s recent residency at Efie. \nMuluneh has been a distinctive voice in contemporary photography throughout her 25-year career; her vivid\, carefully staged photographs of painted figures in surreal settings draw on African iconography\, architecture and textiles to create narratives that blur the boundaries between photography\, painting and performance. Muluneh has developed an experimental process that bridges photography\, silkscreen printing and hand-painting to transform photographs into unique\, painterly objects. \nThe works are characterised by bold geometric compositions and recurring symbols such as eyes\, keys\, masks\, flowers\, and ancestral motifs\, mostly rendered in striking primary colours. They continue Muluneh’s ongoing enquiry into ideas of identity\, womanhood and heritage through a lens of material experimentation. \nAt 4.30pm on the opening day of the exhibition\, Aïda Muluneh will talking about her work with exhibition catalogue contributor\, artist and curator Sheikh Maktoum Al Maktoum. \nTo 5 April. \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/aida-muluneh-this-bloom-i-borrow-2/
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:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260114T112209Z
CREATED:20260114T112209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T112209Z
UID:10013290-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY: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 …” \nTo 18 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/saher-nassar-chronicles-from-the-storm/
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:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260119T172126Z
CREATED:20260119T172020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T172126Z
UID:10013322-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Sarah McEneaney: Creative Non-Fiction
DESCRIPTION:For nearly five decades\, Sarah McEneaney has devoted her practice to a singular theme\, the meticulous chronicling of her own life. This exhibition presents a series of paintings that chart the latest moments and milestones in a life – domestic interiors\, intimate self-portraits\, her studios\, her animals\, her neighbourhoods\, travels\, and community spaces. “I like to think that I’m describing a life that other people can enter into\, with their own stories\,” she says. \nTo 9 April. \nRight: Sarah McEneaney\, Second Summer (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sarah-mceneaney-creative-non-fiction/
LOCATION:Taymour Grahne Projects\, Warehouse 31A\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260119T180333Z
CREATED:20260119T172617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T180333Z
UID:10013324-1768608000-1768694399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:John Dilg: Found and Lost
DESCRIPTION:The Iowa-based artist John Dilg represents scenic panoramas as earth-toned paintings that feel immediately familiar yet poignantly dreamlike. Having specialised in abstraction early in his career\, Dilg’s evolution towards landscape painting retained an especial awareness of spatial relationships – “a consciousness of the physical and allusory [sic] weight of forms and structures\,” as the gallery puts it. “His landscapes transcend scenery\, becoming a lexicon of objects\, each powerfully charged with memory and meaning. Dilg’s paintings are wonderfully contemplative spaces\, where solitude and recognition coexist\, evoking our shared longing for meaning within nature’s vastness …” \nTo 9 April. \nRight: John Dilg\, Mistletoe (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/john-dilg-found-and-lost/
LOCATION:Taymour Grahne Projects\, Warehouse 31A\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTSTAMP:20250918T121046Z
CREATED:20250918T121046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T121046Z
UID:10012701-1768694400-1768780799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ala Younis: Past of a Temporal Universe
DESCRIPTION:This mid-career retrospective marks the first institutional survey in the region for Ala Younis. It includes archival installations\, textiles\, murals\, mosaics\, and drawings spanning the last two decades of her hybrid practice as an artist-researcher-curator. There will also be some major new works\, including a collaboration with historian Dr Masha Kirasirova supported by NYUAD’s Research Kitchens\, and new projects developed during the artist’s tenure as research scholar at NYUAD’s al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art. \nInformed by her training in architecture and visual cultures\, Younis’ projects centre on the physical developments and narrative intersections of the Arab geographies in which she grew up\, frequently drawing from a wide range of formal and informal archives. Together\, these works trace conceptual and formal throughlines in her work\, from the tools and skills she developed as she emerged in the art scene of Amman to her experiments in navigating new knowledge as she evolved the unique methods and perspective for which she is noted today.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-ala-younis-past-of-a-temporal-universe/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery\, Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5302924;54.4451578
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260122
DTSTAMP:20260123T121822Z
CREATED:20260112T180751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T121822Z
UID:10013230-1768953600-1769039999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Picasso\, the Figure
DESCRIPTION:A landmark monographic exhibition that traces Picasso’s lifelong preoccupation with the human form. Included are more than 130 artworks from the Musée National Picasso-Paris and other institutions\, as well as Louvre Abu Dhabi\, DCT Abu Dhabi\, and other regional collections that suggest the artist’s influence on the Arab world; also featured are works by key Arab modernists who have engaged with Picasso’s legacy\, such as Jewad Selim’s Alqailoula [The Nap] (1958\, below). \n \nThe exhibition offers a chronological itinerary of Picasso’s radical transformations\, intertwining figuration with enduring mythological archetypes across painting\, sculpture\, drawing\, and ceramics. It is curated by Cécile Debray\, Virginie Perdrisot-Cassan (both from Musée national Picasso–Paris) and Aisha AlAhmadi (Associate Curator at Louvre Abu Dhabi). \nUnmissable. To 31 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/picasso-the-figure/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5302924;54.4451578
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Saadiyat Island:geo:54.4451578,24.5302924
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260122
DTSTAMP:20260114T102330Z
CREATED:20260114T102330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T102330Z
UID:10013287-1768953600-1769039999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Caty Cordahi: Dubai\, from Dunes to Vibrant Crowds
DESCRIPTION:An expressionist exploration of the city that captures Dubai as it is felt\, rather than as it is seen. “Through [Cordahi’s] expressive brushstrokes\, colour becomes a language\, revealing the city’s complexity – its energy\, diversity\, and profound contradictions.” \nTo 5 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/caty-cordahi-dubai-from-dunes-to-vibrant-crowds/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2334844;55.3155556
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=La Galerie Alliance Française Dubai Alliance Française Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Alliance Française Dubai:geo:55.3155556,25.2334844
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260123
DTSTAMP:20260120T124713Z
CREATED:20260120T124713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T124713Z
UID:10013330-1769040000-1769126399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Brushstroke Brilliance 2.0
DESCRIPTION:A two-week pop-up in the lobby of Rixos The Palm presented in collaboration with Art Factor UAE and BKR Events. It features 14 artists: \nJasmine Mohammed Rizvi\nBindu Krishnan Roy\nVarsha Saju Nair\nAnjini Prakash Laitu\nAhmed Al Awadhi (Rukni)\nRouhollah Safavi\nShoma Banerjee\nSaranya Nagarajan\nChristine Dessa\nNayma Yasir\nJyoti Singla\nSzilvia Viczian\nCelina Sarieddine\nNikita Elsa Korah \nTo 5 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/brushstroke-brilliance-2-0/
LOCATION:Rixos The Palm Dubai\, East Crescent Plot 40\, Palm Jumeirah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1246154;55.1547073
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124
DTSTAMP:20260120T155117Z
CREATED:20260120T155117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T155117Z
UID:10013335-1769126400-1769212799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Shamsa Al Omaira: Hard Like Tears\, Soft Like Glass
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition for Shamsa Al Omaira\, an Abu Dhabi based multidisciplinary artist and designer. Evocations of duality occupy a prominent position in her work; childhood bedding and memories of jelly desserts morph into soft-looking sculptures laced with hidden or overt symbols of harm in ceramic and glass shards. How precarious is childhood? \nAs part of the gallery’s programme\, Al Omaira was mentored by UAE-based curator and art critic Nadine Khalil over the last year\, resulting in a development of her practice and experimentation with new mediums\, including woodwork\, stitching and installation works. \nTo 30 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shamsa-al-omaira-hard-like-tears-soft-like-glass/
LOCATION:Iris Projects\, Studio 20\, Madar 39\, MiZa\, Port Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5191728;54.3681885
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260112T181430Z
CREATED:20260112T181419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181430Z
UID:10013234-1769194800-1769200200@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Le mystère Picasso | The Mystery of Picasso: dir Henri-Georges Clouzot (1956)
DESCRIPTION:One of the best films about Picasso\, a documentary that captures his creative process by using novel filming techniques. The artist produced around 20 drawings and paintings specifically for the film\, using inks and paints that bled through the paper\, with a camera mounted at the back of the easel to capture the act of creation in real time. In the edit Clouzot employed a kind of stop-motion effect to speed up the process and depict the development of the works. \nThis should be a great accompaniment to the current Louvre show. It’s free\, but you will have to buy a museum general admission ticket.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-mystere-picasso-the-mystery-of-picasso-dir-henri-georges-clouzot-1956/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Film
GEO:24.5302924;54.4451578
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTSTAMP:20260114T095214Z
CREATED:20260114T095214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T095214Z
UID:10013283-1769212800-1769299199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Juliet Makhlouf: Admiring Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:More than 30 new paintings\, offering a comprehensive survey of the artist’s recent work. This show approaches ancestry as a living presence rather than a distant past\, reflecting on civilizations whose surviving traces – clay tablets\, systems of law and trade\, and foundational narratives such as the Epic of Gilgamesh – continue to shape collective human memory. The story of Syria is presented as inseparable from that of the wider Arab world\, formed through centuries of shared history\, values\, and belief. \nTo 8 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/juliet-makhlouf-admiring-ancestors/
LOCATION:Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.0796205;55.1224096
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20250920T121952Z
CREATED:20250920T120814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T121952Z
UID:10012738-1769299200-1769385599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition on the rich heritage of the Mamluk Sultanate\, a dynasty that ruled a vast expanse of territory encompassing the most significant Islamic holy sites for more than 250 years (1250–1517)\, with more than 270 works  gatheredfrom 34 museums and cultural institutions in 13 countries – including objects of art\, glasswork\, metalwork\, ceramics\, textiles\, coinage\, manuscripts and more. Manuel Rabaté\, the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s director\, emphased the international nature of the Mamluk empire: “This exhibition delves into the interactions of the Mamluk Sultanate with Asia\, Africa and Europe\, revealing how interconnected the world was at that time\, and how remarkably aligned in spirit it was with the cosmopolitan nature of contemporary Abu Dhabi”. \nFirst shown at the Musée du Louvre as the first major European showcase dedicated to the Mamluk Sultanate\, this edition of Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire is curated by Dr. Souraya Noujaim\, Director of the Department of Islamic Art at Musée du Louvre (General Curator)\, and Dr. Carine Juvin\, Curator for the Medieval Near East Collection\, Department of Islamic Art\, at Musée du Louvre (Scientific Curator)\, with the support of Fakhera Alkindi\, Senior Curatorial Assistant at Louvre Abu Dhabi.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mamluks-legacy-of-an-empire/
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:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20251012T133740Z
CREATED:20251012T133740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T133740Z
UID:10012901-1769299200-1769385599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Nja Mahdaoui: the Choreographer of Letters
DESCRIPTION:This focused retrospective surveys over six decades of practice by the Tunisian multimedia artist Nja Mahdaoui\, an influential figures in Arab modern art who repurposed Arabic calligraphy into a visual and abstract contemporary art form. This show\, o-curated by Michaela Watrelot\, head curator and director of exhibitions at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, and the artist’s daughter Molka Mahdaoui\, bridges tradition and modernity to signify notions of identity and heritage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-nja-mahdaoui-the-choreographer-of-letters/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5335392;54.4095952
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20251113T092623Z
CREATED:20251113T092031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T092623Z
UID:10013063-1769299200-1769385599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Al Burda Exhibition: The Shape of Meaning
DESCRIPTION:In response to the Nja Mahdaoui retrospective in the main gallery at BFAF\, this exhibition presents loans from the Ministry of Culture’s Al Burda exhibitions from 2008 to 2023. Al Burda was/is an annual exhibition where contemporary artists engage with the cultural and semantic power of the written word while experimenting with form and medium; this exhibition provides a dialogue between calligraphy as abstract form and as linguistic tradition\, showing how artists today both inherit and reinvent tradition.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-al-burda-exhibition-the-shape-of-meaning/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5335392;54.4095952
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260126T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260119T141302Z
CREATED:20260119T141302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T141302Z
UID:10013312-1769450400-1769455800@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Museums\, Social Media\, and Public Space
DESCRIPTION:This NYUAD Institute talk considers how artworks operate across different contexts\, from museums and galleries to public spaces and digital circulation. Drawing on over 15 years of experience\, Bahia Shehab reflects on how audience engagement shifts when art is encountered within institutional settings versus when it is publicly displayed and exposed to everyday life. Through examples from projects in cities such as New York\, Istanbul\, Marrakesh\, and Hawaii\, the talk looks at how art travels\, remains relevant across geographies\, and is shaped by social media. \nThe speaker is a practising artist and a professor of practice in design (and founder of the graphic design programme) at The American University in Cairo\, where she developed a full design curriculum mainly focused on the visual culture of the Arab world.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/museums-social-media-and-public-space/
LOCATION:NYUAD Institute\, NYU Abu Dhabi\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Talk
GEO:24.5238948;54.4345558
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260128T092815Z
CREATED:20260113T091320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T092815Z
UID:10013257-1769472000-1769558399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Darvish: Enrapture
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition is described by the gallery as “a visual dialogue\, suspended between Occidental heritage and Oriental sensibilities” and “rooted in the belief that love is a direct conduit to the Divine – a state that dissolves societal constructs and expectations\, dismantling the walls they build between our true nature and the infinite …”\nDarvish acts as the living thread that ties the paintings together\, his presence an unfolding rhythm that draws the room into a single\, shared frequency. “The work represents a quiet refusal to be shaped or subdued by worldly constructs. Turning away from the discordant noise of the mundane\, the artist aligns instead with a primordial pulse ­– a deep\, indwelling frequency that guides the spirit into a state of heightened clarity …” \nRight: Darvish\, Fly-By (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/darvish-enrapture/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260128T091608Z
CREATED:20260113T091453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T091608Z
UID:10013258-1769472000-1769558399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Ayad Alkadhi: Sunken Republic
DESCRIPTION:Based in New York\, Alkadhi has academic degrees in art\, engineering\, and design – and as a result brings a multidisciplinary approach to a practice that engages with the cultural and political realities of global and Middle Eastern events. \nThis exhibition reflecting the turbulence of political conflict\, social unrest\, and survival. Figures twist and merge\, anatomical precision is disrupted by drips\, neon bursts\, and dissolving edges\, battle scenes or fever dreams are evoked\, echoes of historical grandeur meet ghostly overlays and street art grit … The result\, as the gallery puts it\, is “a diasporic\, hybrid language that defies categorisation”. \nRight: Ayad Alkadhi The Four Horsemen (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ayad-alkadhi-sunken-republic/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260128T092137Z
CREATED:20260113T092110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T092137Z
UID:10013259-1769472000-1769558399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Bahar Sabzevari: Ancestral Algorithms
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in Indo-Persian mythology\, Ancestral Algorithms feature a series of drawings\, paintings\, and sculptural works that merge organic and mechanical forms to reimagine the legendary Talking Tree (Derakht-e Sokhangoo) – a mythical being that could speak\, listen\, and connect the human\, animal\, and spiritual realms. Sabzevari reinterprets this ancient symbol through the lens of our technological era\, where the voice of nature evolves into the digital consciousness of AI. Says the artist: “the project explores how storytelling and communication evolve across time — from myth and magic to code and machine learning — revealing that our longing for connection remains constant. The Talking Tree becomes a hybrid network of memory\, where plants\, animals\, humans\, and machines coexist in an ever-expanding conversation …” \nAbove: Bahar Sabzevari\, Party (crown series) (2019)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bahar-sabzevari-ancestral-algorithms/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTSTAMP:20260108T173025Z
CREATED:20260108T173025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T173025Z
UID:10013224-1769817600-1769903999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Saif Azzuz: Invisible Fish
DESCRIPTION:This first solo exhibition in the Middle East for the SF-based Libyan-Yurok artist takes its title from a poem by Joy Harjo\, which considers cycles of transformation across land\, water\, and time\, moving from submerged environments to human settlement and industrial presence. This show includes paintings\, works on paper\, sculpture\, and moving images\, tracing an ecological and cultural history of the UAE prior to large-scale urban development; Azzuz approaches land and water as lived\, relational systems rather than extractive resources\, foregrounding marine environments\, fishing practices\, and water as both sustenance and connective force across geographies. \nThrough material experimentation and research-driven enquiry\, Azzuz positions water not only as a subject but as a shared condition – one that links place\, history\, and the ongoing negotiation between human activity and the natural world. The Algae Bloom series of paintings are central to this\, with Azzuz working wet-on-wet so that paint bleeds\, drips and merges to produce organic forms that feel suspended and continuously evolving. So rather than literal depictions\, these works function as sensory impressions of aquatic ecosystems shaped by rhythm\, fragility\, and transformation … \nRecommended. To 3 April. \nRight: Saif Azzuz\, Algae Bloom 2 (detail) (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/saif-azzuz-invisible-fish/
LOCATION:Lawrie Shabibi\, Unit 21\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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