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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260807
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Juma Al Haj: Interoception
DESCRIPTION:Centred on the concept of ‘interoception’\, the body’s ability to sense and process its internal state\, this exhibition examines how moments of crisis are internalised and transformed into material expression. Developed in response to the first missile attacks reported in the UAE in February 2026\, Interoception traces Al Haj’s instinctive return to painting as a means of processing fear\, uncertainty\, and collective anxiety; working through layered surfaces\, fragmented script\, and visceral mark-making\, the artist transforms deeply personal reactions into visual expressions of disruption and resilience.  The show is curated by Shamma Al Mheiri.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-juma-al-haj-interoception/
LOCATION:Iris Projects\, Studio 20\, Madar 39\, MiZa\, Port Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
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SUMMARY:Vantage Point 13
DESCRIPTION:The latest edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s open-call photography exhibition examines the evolving possibilities of documentary photography through newly commissioned works by six artists – Luisa Dörr\, Latifa AlBokhari\, Sathish Kumar\, Adam Rouhana\, Guanyu Xu and Maheder Haileselassie. \nThe principle is that photography is not simply as a tool for recording reality but can be treated as a medium through which histories and systems of representation are negotiated. So through portraiture and observational strategies\, Dörr\, AlBokhari and Kumar probe the nuances of lived experience\, tracing intimate connections between land and belonging via long-term collaborations with individuals\, families and communities; Rouhana\, Guanyu Xu and Haileselassie explore themes of absence and rupture\, photography as a means of grappling with questions of visibility and with histories interrupted by conflict or erasure. As SAF puts it: “The works position documentary photography as a field in transformation – one defined not by static truths\, but by continual discernment”. \nVantage Point 13 is curated by Sara Al Mheiri and Osemudiamen Ekore of the SAF curatorial team. \nTo 29 November. \nRight: Sathish Kumar\, Dream (2026). Below: Luisa Dörr\, Yaritza and Yuli\, Teuchitlán\, Jalisco\, Mexico (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/vantage-point-13/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
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SUMMARY:Shan Castelino: To Live Boldly\, To Love Wildly
DESCRIPTION:Castelino has spent nearly three decades in Dubai with an extensive career at Christie’s and senior positions within leading contemporary galleries\, working with some of the most celebrated contemporary artists of our time and gaining a rare perspective on artistic practice\, materiality\, and the emotional possibilities of abstraction. As a result\, her debut solo exhibition – a new body of paintings that covers “resilience\, memory\, transformation\, and the enduring dialogue between humanity and the natural world” – should be well worth the visit. \nRather than depicting landscapes\, says the gallery\, Castelino paints “emotional terrains”. So nature is never treated simply as scenery; instead\, it becomes a living metaphor for the human condition. Built through successive layers of paint\, texture\, gesture\, and light\, the paintings reveal themselves gradually. “Botanical forms emerge before dissolving into luminous fields of colour. Leaves become fragments of memory. Water suggests movement\, surrender\, and healing. The surface itself records time\, with each layer preserving traces of experiences that can never be erased but continue to shape what follows …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shan-castelino-to-live-boldly-to-love-wildly/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTSTAMP:20260804T140424Z
CREATED:20260804T140424Z
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SUMMARY:Habeeb Abu-Futtaim: The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude
DESCRIPTION:Two interconnected exhibitions\, both curated by Mo Reda and supported by the Department of Painting and Printmaking at VCUarts Qatar. Together\, The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude mark the culmination of a two-month residency at Bayt AlMamzar; they present several different bodies of work developed over the past ten years\, drawing from an artistic practice shaped by sustained research\, investigation\, and critical inquiry. \nWorking across painting\, installation\, performance\, video\, and writing\, Abu-Futtaim investigates the construction and performance of collective identities\, examining how inherited symbols\, political imaginaries\, and cultural narratives become internalized as expressions of belonging. Songs in Solitude reflects on the intimate space of artistic practice through playfulness\, imagination\, intimacy\, and selfhood; The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia turns outward to examine the inherited performances of collective identity and the burden of unrealized political futures. Between them the exhibitions move between the personal and the political\, revealing how solitude\, memory\, and collective imagination continually shape one another. \nTo 2 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/habeeb-abu-futtaim-the-ongoing-performance-of-melancholia-and-songs-in-solitude/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Deira\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814
DTSTAMP:20260813T143442Z
CREATED:20260813T143442Z
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SUMMARY:Mutable Devotions
DESCRIPTION:This is the MFA thesis exhbiition from six graduating students\, presenting the culmination of their research and work – “informed by a deep commitment to risky multi-media exploration The works are by Maha Alasker\, Yuehan Dai\, Nour Elbery\, Almaha Jaralla\, Tooba Shaikh\, and Shaima Shamsi. To 31 August.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mutable-devotions/
LOCATION:Rizq Art Initiative\, Leaf Tower\, Al Reem Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260820
DTSTAMP:20260813T155256Z
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SUMMARY:Phenomenological Alphabet
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition for six artists – Aya Afaneh\, Sarah Afaneh\, Sarah Brahim\, Amir Hazim\, Yoonsik Chico Park\, and Andrew Riad – exploring how language is formed through the body\, voice\, gesture\, and mark making practices. Each contributes a distinct artistic perspective on how meaning and communication are created. \nTo 4 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/phenomenological-alphabet/
LOCATION:NYUAD Arts Centre Project Space
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823
DTSTAMP:20260817T110601Z
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SUMMARY:The Glitch: Fragmented Becoming
DESCRIPTION:A Diarbid show for 35 artists “who explore identity as fluid\, layered\, and continuously evolving. Through fragmented\, distorted\, duplicated\, and incomplete forms\, the works examine how the self is shaped by memory\, displacement\, shifting environments\, and the uncertainties of contemporary life. The glitch functions as both a visual language and a metaphor for these shifting states …  By interrupting familiar forms and unsettling recognition\, it opens alternative ways of seeing and becoming. Fragmentation is approached not as loss\, but as a generative space where the familiar can be disrupted and the incomplete can remain open to new possibilities …” \nTo 15 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-glitch-fragmented-becoming/
LOCATION:Al Shindagha Museum – House 353\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260427T185450Z
CREATED:20260427T185450Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY A Return to Presence
DESCRIPTION:Described by the gallery as “a significant new exhibition” and “a return to the essential experience of art as presence\, encounter\, and shared space”\, this show features a curated selection of 50 newly arrived 2D and 3D works by Annalù\, Stefano Bombardieri\, Cveto Marsič\, Umberto Ciceri\, Giuseppe Maiorana\, Robert Hromec\, Youn Kyoung Cho and Gustavo Vélez.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-a-return-to-presence/
LOCATION:Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260630T143957Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY In Transit
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition featuring works by Wadeei Khaled\, Ahmad El Badawi\, Bahram Hajou\, Hanibal Srouji\, Jamal Bassiouni\, Rania Amoudi and Yervant Hawarian – an introduction to artists who will be featured in upcoming exhibitions throughout the year\, alongside others whose works have previously been shown. Says the gallery: “The exhibition reflects a curatorial intention to trace evolving artistic narratives while highlighting recurring themes of memory\, identity\, displacement\, and visual perception”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-in-transit/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260813T143609Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Mutable Devotions
DESCRIPTION:This is the MFA thesis exhbiition from six graduating students\, presenting the culmination of their research and work – “informed by a deep commitment to risky multi-media exploration The works are by Maha Alasker\, Yuehan Dai\, Nour Elbery\, Almaha Jaralla\, Tooba Shaikh\, and Shaima Shamsi.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mutable-devotions/
LOCATION:Rizq Art Initiative\, Leaf Tower\, Al Reem Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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