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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Huang Yi – Art\, Movement\, and Gratitude
DESCRIPTION:Behind the precision of robotics and the poetry of movement lies a story of resilience and grace. In this talk\, Huang Yi reflects on how scarcity became a source of creativity and how gratitude continues to guide his work and relationships within the ever-evolving landscape of art and technology – as demonstrated in his performance piece Ink in a couple of days’ time. The talk will be moderated by Aaron Sherwood\, NYUAD Associate Arts Professor of Interactive Media.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artist-talk-huang-yi-art-movement-and-gratitude/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room\, أبو ظبي\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260131T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
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SUMMARY:Another City is Possible: Mediating Architecture
DESCRIPTION:For the next event in its SAT03 public programme\, Sharjah Architecture Triennial presents a conversation on reimagining the city and the possibilities of architecture beyond its conventional boundaries. \nLed by Vyjayanthi Rao and Tau Tavengwa\, Curator and Associate Curator of SAT03\, the discussion will be moderated by Kenneth Bailey\, Co-founder of Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI)\, an organisation that works on rebuilding public spaces to be more equitable and vibrant. \nThe conversation will look at the way urban space is produced not only through buildings and infrastructure\, but also through social relations\, narrative and cultural practice – which essentially is the conceptual framework of Architecture Otherwise\, theme of the SAT03 Triennial.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/another-city-is-possible-mediating-architecture/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260120T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260120T200000
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SUMMARY:Localized Futures: Collective Heritage
DESCRIPTION:A key element in 421’s Winter season is Localized Futures: Conversations by 421 x afikra\, a four-part series of talks and panel discussions developed in collaboration with afikra. The series aims to explore the future of key cultural and civic sectors through a uniquely regional lens\, challenging the dominant global narrative by looking at the complexities\, innovations\, and solutions inherent to the MENA region. 421 says this forum will foster high-level public discourse\, share critical local knowledge\, and generally strengthen the local intellectual community. \nThose are grand aims\, but clearly fit the remits of both afikra and 421. This opener explores the roles of museums\, institutions\, policymakers\, and community advocates in defining what ‘heritage’ means – “not as a static relic\, but as a living\,\nevolving source of identity and future-making”. \nOn the panel: \nRanda Omar bin Haidar Managing Partner at Bani & Al Culture\, a consultancy specialising in research and development for arts and culture projects in the region \nSalama Nasser Al Shamsi Director of Cultural sites at DCT Abu Dhabi\, where she is responsible for managing 16 cultural sites throughout the Emirate and oversees cultural preservation efforts and programmes to promote Abu Dhabi’s heritage \nSafiya Al Maskari Project Manager at Lest We Forget\, a researcher whose expertise lies in documenting oral memories of the people in the UAE \nModerated by Mikey Muhanna\, top interviewer across culture\, policy\, academia\, media\, and the arts. \nThe upcoming Localized Futures topics are Education (10 Feb)\, Cities & Communities (2 Apr) and Arts (9 Apr).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/localized-futures-collective-heritage/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260118T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20251231T151354Z
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SUMMARY:Memory under Construction: Rashad Bukhash in conversation with Lina Najem
DESCRIPTION:Architect Rashad Bukhash has restored and protected from demolition hundreds of buildings in Dubai. In this conversation with researcher Lina Najem\, he revisits decades of work on both shores of Dubai Creek\, including a long tenure at Dubai Municipality\, with a look back on what has been learned along the way. \nThis is a public event associated with the Jameel’s Night School 2026\, an intensive five-week seminar programme (which itself is now fully subscribed).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/memory-under-construction-rashad-bukhash-in-conversation-with-lina-najem/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T190000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260111T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20251231T151017Z
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SUMMARY:An Unwritten Country: Frauke Heard-Bey in conversation with Meitha Al Mazrooei
DESCRIPTION:Historian and author Frauke Heard-Bey joins scholar Meitha Almazrooei to discuss the long arc of writing and archiving history. Heard-Bey’s landmark publication From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates\, first published in 1982\, is an essential source for anyone interested in the development of the country; its author is a thoughtful and inspiring speaker on the subject of the role of documentation and the historical record. This should be a fascinating conversation about attending to the past in the present moment. \nThis is a public event associated with the Jameel’s Night School 2026\, an intensive five-week seminar programme (which itself is now fully subscribed).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/an-unwritten-country-frauke-heard-bey-in-conversation-with-meitha-al-mazrooei/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260109T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251213T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251213T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20251209T151236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T151308Z
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SUMMARY:Restless Circle: Tour and Conversation
DESCRIPTION:What goes into conceptualising and curating a solo exhibition? Artist Afra Al Dhaheri and curator May Al Qaydi lead an enquiry-based tour of Al Dhaheri’s current exhibition Restless Circle (ends tomorrow\, 14 December)\, followed by a conversation between the two that offers insight into the artist’s process and her collaboration with the curator.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/restless-circle-tour-and-conversation/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251213T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20251209T112307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T112456Z
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SUMMARY:The Twentieth Line
DESCRIPTION:The Third Line gallery is currently running The Only Way Out Is Through: The Twentieth Line\, a significant retrospective exhibition curated by Shumon Basar to mark its 20th anniversary by looking back on two decades of The Third Line’s story in relation to global cultural\, political\, and economic shifts. In this related conversation\, hosted by Basar\, prominent figures from The Third Line’s adjacent history and the Gulf’s cultural present discuss their take on the evolution in arts across multiple\, accelerated transformations. Participants: Sarra Alayyan (deputy editor\, Dazed MENA)\, Rami Farook (artist\, curator\, producer)\, Butheina Kazim (founder\, Cinema Akil)\, Sara Bin Safwan (curator\, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-twentieth-line/
LOCATION:The Third Line\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251211T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20251208T101305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T111628Z
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SUMMARY:Clémence Marie Bergal in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:An Inloco Gallery conversation about the evolution of public art in the MENA region with Clémence Marie Bergal\, Abu Dhabi Public Art Director at DCT Abu Dhabi. Clémence will discuss how institutional frameworks\, artistic practice\, and urban development shape public art in the UAE\, based on her recent (and very successful) projects – Manar Abu Dhabi and the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. Aleksei Afanasiev moderates.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/clemence-marie-bergal-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Foundry Downtown\, Boulevard Crescent\, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Public art
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250620T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250620T190000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250609T094139Z
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SUMMARY:Layered Dialogues: Society as Medium – In/Visible City
DESCRIPTION:Another in the series of panel discussions based around the Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits exhibition at this venue (runs to 30 June and is well worth seeing). Artist Minouk Lim talks with Wael Al Awar\, Principal architect and founding partner of hop studio waiwai\, discuss the hidden infrastructures of the city – both material and social – that orchestrate urban life and social relations. How does infrastructure operate as both geopolitical script and social choreography? How do these systems emerge from\, and reinforce\, particular forms of social organisation? \nConceiving the city as a layered topography of speculative\, real\, and imagined mediums\, ranging from master plans to maintenance routines\, the discussion focuses on Gulf urbanism and the cultural logic embedded in its invisible systems. This should deliver some fascinating insights …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/layered-dialogues-society-as-medium-in-visible-city/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250614T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250614T190000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250609T093713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T152314Z
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SUMMARY:Layered Dialogues: Society as Medium
DESCRIPTION:Subtitled ‘Objects as Anchors: Material\, Narrative\, and Memory’\, this panel discussion riffs on the recently-opened Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits exhibition at this venue (runs to 30 June and is well worth seeing). \nAs the blurb puts it: “Objects persist across time and space\, becoming focal points around which communities\, identities\, and histories take shape. From traditional crafts and ritual items to incidental domestic bric-a-brac\, objects can anchor deeply personal or collective narratives … [The] subjective interdependence of material\, memory\, and narrative means that\, while objects might travel\, their precise meanings do not always move with them: what is sincerely felt in one place or time does not necessarily translate …”\n‍\nArtists Rand Abdul Jabbar and Sojung Jun are in conversation with Tina Sherwell\, Associate Arts Professor at NYUAD and co-director of the MFA programme there. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/layered-dialogues-society-as-medium/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250501T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250424T105212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T105212Z
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to Quincy Jones
DESCRIPTION:The Abu Dhabi Festival in collaboration with Berklee Abu Dhabi pay tribute to musical legend Quincy Jones (a close friend of the Festival) in a special session of Riwaq Al Fikr – ADMAF Talks. The evening features insights from long-time collaborator Badr Jafar plus Berklee tutors including Ron Savage\, Sean K Skeete\, and Terri Lyne Carrington; the moderatir is the Grammy-nominated Mayssa Karaa.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-tribute-to-quincy-jones/
LOCATION:Berklee Abu Dhabi\, UAE Pavilion\, Saadiyat ISland\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250417T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250417T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250326T171935Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Words: When Humour Meets Visual Culture
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with around Thomas Lélu’s current Zidoun-Bossuyt show Calm Down It’s Just Art exploring the impact of language and humour in contemporary art\, and how it resonates within an international cultural context like that of the UAE. \nThe panel: \nThomas Lélu artist\nSalem Alshamsi artist\, lawyer and lecturer at Sorbonne Abu Dhabi\nJudith Benhamou art writer\nStéphanie Salha director\, Institut Français Des Émirats Arabes Unis \nRSVP to leslie@zidoun-bossuyt.com.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-power-of-words-when-humor-meets-visual-culture/
LOCATION:Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery\, 796 Jumeirah Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250315T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250315T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250303T095739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T095921Z
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SUMMARY:Artist talk: Athar Jaber
DESCRIPTION:Barjeel Art Foundation founder and noted cultural commentator Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi talks with Athar Jaber about the artist’s practice\, life\, and thoughts. Athar Jaber’s first solo show at Ayyam Gallery\, titled Vestiges\, is midway through its run (to 1 April); building on the classical notion of the mind trapped within the body\, Athar’s interesting exhibition uses the body as a metaphor for socio-political dynamics – the human form becomes a means to address power dynamics\, social structures\, and the human condition.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artist-talk-athar-jaber/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T123000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250305T092701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T175220Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Curation: Women at the Forefront of Cultural Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion in celebration of International Women’s Day\, featuring a group of top female curators with local connections. Speakers: \nSuheyla Takesh Director\, Barjeel Art Foundation\nPaz Monge Museum Curator\, Guggenheim\nChimere Cissé Founder\, Art|Kōrero and STELLA Alliance \nModerated by Michaela Watrelot\, Bassam Freiha Art Foundation curator.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-art-of-curation-women-at-the-forefront-of-cultural-dialogue/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250128T123000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20250127T083608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T144615Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Connection
DESCRIPTION:Subtitled ‘supporting art through patronage and collaboration’\, this ‘dialogue’ on how patronage shapes the UAE’s art scene features Stéphanie Oueda-Cruz – Tiffany & Co’s Global VP for Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion & Belonging – in conversation with Michaela Watrelot\, Director of Exhibitions and Curator at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-power-of-connection/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241215T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241215T183000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20241210T114219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T114219Z
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SUMMARY:What is Dance? Beata Stankevič in conversation with Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores the evolving definition of dance\, challenging conventional ideas in choreography and examining how the concept of dance shifts across cultures and eras. Ginevra Panzetti and Enrico Ticconi\, who perform their piece Harleking also as part of the Frontiers dance programme\, have been working together since 2008 with a style that interlaces dance\, performance and visual art. Beata Stankevič\, a cultural manager with a particular focus on contemporary dance\, is the first independent locally contemporary dance programmer to be based locally; in 2020\, she co-founded the HIBA Art Project initiative to further develop the dance scene in the UAE\, and since 2023 she has been managing cultural programmes at the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/what-is-dance-beata-stankevic-in-conversation-with-ginevra-panzetti-enrico-ticconi/
LOCATION:The Yard\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241215T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241215T173000
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CREATED:20241210T113720Z
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SUMMARY:Samaa Wakim & Samar Haddad King:  Interdisciplinarity in Dance
DESCRIPTION:Samaa Wakim graduated from the faculty of Theatre at the University of Haifa and has since performed in numerous dance theatre productions; Samar Haddad King\, the founding artistic director of Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre\, has a BFA in choreography\, has choreographed several productions\, and co-authored a chapter on dance in the Arab World for the 2nd edition of Contemporary Choreography (Routledge\, 2018). Their conversation will cover their past multi-modal collaborations and extend into a discussion of the future of the field. \nThis piece is part of the Frontiers dance programme\, which includes Wakim and Haddad King’s piece Losing It on 14 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/samaa-wakim-samar-haddad-king-interdisciplinarity-in-dance/
LOCATION:The Yard\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241208T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
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SUMMARY:Archeological Insights: Dr Peter Magee in conversation with Dr Mansour Radwan
DESCRIPTION:This Dubai Culture event offers insights into historical artefacts and settlements across the UAE\, with a focus on the upcoming loan of unexpected discoveries to the Zayed National Museum. The Musuem’s director\, Peter Magee\, is a distinguished scholar with over 70 publications on the Arabian Gulf’s history and archaeology; he has led cultural heritage projects across the Middle East since 1994. Joining him is Mansour Radwan\, an archaeology expert with Dubai Culture’s Antiquities Section\, celebrated for an extensive career directing excavations across Egypt and for his significant contributions to archaeological research in the UAE and the wider region.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/archeological-insights-dr-peter-magee-in-conversation-with-dr-mansour-radwan/
LOCATION:Etihad Museum\, 1 Jumeirah St\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Archeology,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241124T191500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241124T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Tania Candiani’s Nomadic Stage
DESCRIPTION:Tania Candiani’s contribution to the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial features an inflatable mobile stage that moves across the city\, transforming urban spaces into hubs for collective exchange and endowing these spaces with renewed significance. The performers for this live music show are … \n7.15pm Bait Al Oud (trio – qanun\, cello\, percussion)\n8.20pm Qawwali Night with Sufiwadi Ensemble led by Ustad Aftab Qadri\n9.20pm Yarub Smarait Quartet (cool Arabic-tinged jazz) \nWe’re not certain of the location\, but it’s probably at her site on the Corniche opposite the Urban Park. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-tania-candianis-nomadic-stage-3/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241123T191500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241123T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Tania Candiani’s Nomadic Stage
DESCRIPTION:Tania Candiani’s contribution to the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial features an inflatable mobile stage that moves across the city\, transforming urban spaces into hubs for collective exchange and endowing these spaces with renewed significance. The performers for this live music show are … \n7.15pm Bait Al Oud (duo – violin\, percussion)\n8.20pm Manic Mundate (we think they mean Manic Mundane\, the solo project of musician and bedroom producer Kath Dizon: in which case expect some cool triphop ish vibes)\n9.20pm James Kelly (turntablist\, composer\, DJ) \nWe’re not certain of the location\, but it’s probably at her site on the Corniche opposite the Urban Park. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-tania-candianis-nomadic-stage-2/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241122T191500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241122T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20241119T172959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T173735Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Tania Candiani’s Nomadic Stage
DESCRIPTION:Tania Candiani’s contribution to the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial features an inflatable mobile stage that moves across the city\, transforming urban spaces into hubs for collective exchange and endowing these spaces with renewed significance. The performers for this live music show are … \n7.15pm Bait Al Oud (oud solo)\n8.20pm Hindustani classical: two singers with musicians playing tabla\, keyboard\, and violin\n9.20pm Qawsaan \nWe’re not certain of the location\, but it’s probably at her site on the Corniche opposite the Urban Park. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-tania-candianis-nomadic-stage/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241122T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241122T163000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20241119T175324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T175358Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Sociocultural Contexts and Public Art
DESCRIPTION:This panel involves artists whose work connects us within cities. Bjørnstjerne Christiansen (SUPERFLEX) speaks about interspecies relationships and gathering spaces for humans and other species; Afra Al Dhaheri explains how her work fosters sensory engagement\, promoting balance amid modern life’s overstimulation. \nSpeakers: \nAfra Al Dhaheri\nBjørnstjerne Christiansen (SUPERFLEX)\nModerator: Mariet Westermann\, Director and CEO\, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-sociocultural-contexts-and-public-art/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T201500
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20241119T170728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T170847Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Functionality\, Space\, and Public Art
DESCRIPTION:This conversation extends from artist Christopher Joshua Benton’s Where Lies My Carpet Is Thy Home (2024)\, a vibrant\, collaboratively made astroturf carpet developed with merchants from Abu Dhabi’s carpet souq and inspired by their stories and lives. The audience can learn how the work was made and how it reflects a carpet’s life cycle – from collecting wool to dyeing fibres to selling it in the souq. \nSpeakers: \nChristopher Joshua Benton\nDeepak Unnikrishnan\, NYUAD Associate Arts Professor of Literature and Creative Writing\nKatia Arfara\, NYUAD Assistant Professor of Theatre\, Performance Studies\nModerator Carmen Salah Hassan \nThis Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial event will be at the Carpet Souq hub. The conversation will be followed by performances: \n6.45pm Poetry reading by Banin Amini (Afghanistan)\n6.55pm Poetry reading by Daniel Tajwer (Pakistan)\n7.15 – 8.15pm Mohammad Paktiawal and Bakhti Jan Tappay (Afghan folk band)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-functionality-space-and-public-art/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T164000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20241119T171640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T171640Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Identity and Reshaping Public Space
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion on the shared sociocultural topics of Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Wsh Wsh (2024) and Nicholas Galanin’s In every language there is Land / En cada lengua hay una Tierra (2024). Abu Hamdan reimagines the intimate soundscapes of Damascene fountains\, transforming public spaces into havens for hidden dialogue; Galanin’s work engages with colonial history and Indigenous resilience\, inviting dialogue on language and the enduring connection to land and water. \nSpeakers: \nLawrence Abu Hamdan\nNicholas Galanin\nZeinab Alhashemi\nModerator Reem Fadda \nThis Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial event will be at the Carpet Souq hub.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-identity-and-reshaping-public-space/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240508T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240508T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20240430T154340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T154340Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the artist: Dima Srouji
DESCRIPTION:Dima Srouji\, whose Charts for a Resurrection show opens here the day before\, is in conversation with Myrna Ayad. This should be a productive chat; Srouji is a particularly interesting artist – a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and currently Studio Lead for the RCA’s City Design MA programme\, her work acts as a form of political commentary and as a place-making (or un-making) tool – and Ayad is adept at managing these interview-like conversations. RSVP to info@lawrieshabibi.com if you’d like to attend.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/meet-the-artist-dima-srouji/
LOCATION:Lawrie Shabibi\, Unit 21\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240426T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240426T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20240415T072532Z
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SUMMARY:Artists's Talk: Khaled Akil & Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
DESCRIPTION:A conversation between Khaled Akil and Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi supporting the Aleppo-born artist’s first solo show at the gallery. Akil began his career with photography “and gradually liberated himself through different media”; his work suggests that this will be an interesting chat about an interesting approach to art; Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi – art collector\, educator\, columnist\, Barjeel Art Foundation’s founder\, and much sought after for this kind of role – should be just the right interlocutor.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artistss-talk-khaled-akil-sultan-sooud-al-qassemi/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231121T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035144
CREATED:20231121T113728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T113728Z
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SUMMARY:A Musical Journey: Jordi Savall in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The -award-winning Catalan-Spanish musicologist\, music maker and conductor Jordi Savall is in town for a concert with a special focus on the Hispanic and Mediterranean musical heritage. Here he joins Maurice Pomerantz\, Senior Director of NYUAD Institute and Professor of Literature and Arab Crossroads Studies at NYUAD\, for an in-depth conversation about his upcoming programme spanning more than 500 years of Arab cultural and historical roots in al-Andalus. Presented with ADMAF. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-musical-journey-jordi-savall-in-conversation/
LOCATION:NYUAD Campus\, Conference Centre\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Music
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