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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260223
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE And After
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition with 15 Arab artists that explores the element of air and its various states through the lens of Arabic terminology\, specifically Sukoon\, Hawaa\, Naseem and Riyah. The exhibition\, curated by Dirwaza Curatorial Lab\, invites audiences to reconnect with the subtleties of their natural surroundings and the shifts brought by seasonal transitions.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-and-after/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260223
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Bady Dalloul: Self-portrait with a Cat I Don’t Have
DESCRIPTION:An extended solo exhibition for the Syrian-French artist\, curated by Art Jameel’s Lucas Morin. \nSelf-portrait with a cat I don’t have is Bady Dalloul’s first institutional solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. Blending autobiographical anecdotes with stories of individuals he encounters\, the artworks feature fragile heroes and ordinary people navigating systems larger than themselves. Dalloul repurposes everyday materials—including books\, matchboxes\, board games and magazines—to create surprising dialogues across cultures and genres. He elevates everyday narratives into epics\, bridges high and low brow\, and importantly\, connects non-Western cultures\, at times unexpectedly\, outside of conventional delineations and Eurocentric gaze. \nSpecially made for this exhibition\, Age of Empires\, a new series of 50 works on paper\, uses onmyōdō\, a 19th-century Japanese astrology manual\, to contemplate the life and death of imperial power. On the gallery walls\, Matchboxes\, a series of dozens of minuscule drawings framed in matchboxes\, offer snapshots of everyday scenes\, news broadcasts and political developments witnessed by the artist over the years\, notably in his family’s native Syria. Inside a recreated apartment inspired by Dalloul’s live-in studio in Dubai\, multiple small works retrace the last five years of his nomadic practice.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-bady-dalloul-self-portrait-with-a-cat-i-dont-have/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260216
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260112T175218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T175219Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE RUSTING ECHOES
DESCRIPTION:Works by Yoshi (Aisha Al Ali)\, Ammar Al Banna\, Ahmed Al Kuwaiti and Shaikha Al Shamsi. The theme is time as both a material and emotional presence\, expressed through processes of transformation\, memory\, repetition\, and decay – so time not as a measured unit\, but as something felt through texture\, resonance\, and change. “The artists engage in slow\, process-driven methods that register time through touch\, material\, and repetition” and the exhibition “reflects on how time manifests quietly through change\, decay\, and resonance\, revealing both impermanence and continuity in the marks it leaves …” It is curated by art educator and researcher Sarrah Bashir.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-rusting-echoes/
LOCATION:NYUAD Arts Centre Project Space
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260215
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260202T161355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T161423Z
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SUMMARY:Nazilya Nagimova: Follow the Snail
DESCRIPTION:The first solo exhibition in the Emirates for the Münster-based Tatar artist Nazilya Nagimova brings together new works created specifically for her solo project at NIKA Project Space\, plus selections from earlier projects. \nNagimova explores memory\, migration\, and the search for belonging\, and these works share a thematic core: the artist’s ongoing experiments with felt (a traditional material of her ancestors)\, her engagement with the long histories of Tatar mobility and settlement\, and the idea of home as a mobile\, vulnerable\, and constantly transforming structure. Says the gallery: “The exhibition unfolds as a reflection on the fragility of shelter and on how personal and collective memory shape our intimate relationship to place and community”. \nTo 4 April. \nAbove: Nazilya Nagimova\, Jort\, White (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/nazilya-nagimova-follow-the-snail/
LOCATION:NIKA Project Space\, Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue\, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260214
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260210T144859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T145025Z
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SUMMARY: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”. \nTo 9 March. \nAbove: Luis Olaso\, Composition for a field of red poppies (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/luis-olaso-photosynthesis/
LOCATION:JD Malat Gallery\, ACT 2 Tower\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A \,Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260214
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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SUMMARY:Khozema Al-Aaed: We Walk on Stories
DESCRIPTION:Khozema Al‑Aaed’s solo exhibition reimagines cartographies\, reminding us that land absorbs our movements\, our wounds\, our hopes\, “becoming a living archive of human presence” as the gallery puts it. “The compositions resemble traces of cities once inhabited\, imagined\, or departed. Lines recall footsteps and pathways that may no longer exist\, yet continue to shape identity and belonging. Land appears not as a passive surface\, but as a living archive that absorbs stories\, wounds\, and hopes over time …” \nThe exhibition has been curated by Lina Mikati. \nTo 13 April. \nAbove: Khozema Al-Aaed\, Cities 2 (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/khozema-al-aaed-we-walk-on-stories/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260214
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260203T120127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T120448Z
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SUMMARY:Reflections: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Villain Collection
DESCRIPTION:Modern and contemporary works from Syria\, Lebanon\, North Africa\, and the UAE selected from the impressive private collection of Fairouz and Jean-Paul Villain – a pair of collectors for whom the acquisition of works has been a way of engaging with artists and the places they call home. As the Foundation puts it\, “their collection brings together works that speak to personal histories and cultural exchange … while inviting you to experience the region through their eyes”. \nTo 31 May. \nAbove: Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim\, Pinky Boulevard (2020)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/reflections-modern-and-contemporary-art-from-the-villain-collection/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260213
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260209T090548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T090548Z
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SUMMARY:Émilie Dubois: Home Is Not a Place
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the experience of living and working alongside people from across the globe in the UAE\, this exhibition by the UAE-based Guatemalan artist on a theme that will resonate with many expats – where actually is ‘home’?  It features a central interactive living room installation plus high-colour mixed media works. \nThere’s a private artist-led preview at 2-4pm on 13 February which “transitions into a coffee experience accompanied by a DJ set\, creating a relaxed and social atmosphere to experience the exhibition”. RSVP here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/emilie-dubois-home-is-not-a-place/
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:20260212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260213
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260128T101255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T154615Z
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SUMMARY:All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Nada Shabout of NYUAD’s al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art\, this exhibition investigates and celebrates the work and influence of one of the most important art movement of the mid-Century Middle East. Dr Shabout brings together work by the artists from the Baghdad Modern Art Group\, as well as those who the group influenced both at the time and in later generations. \nEstablished in 1951 by two of Iraq’s most influential artists\, Jewad Selim (1919–1961) and Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925–2004)\, the Baghdad Modern Art Group grew to engage many of Iraq’s leading artists\, architects\, poets\, and more; together\, they sought to develop a new art form that reflected the secularised\, modern society emerging from the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire. Says the gallery: “Artists questioned the ability of traditional ‘Islamic art’ practices to present their contemporary realities\, searching for a more effective visual language. In this context\, modern art provided a conduit for exploration and was perceived by Iraqi artists as a global space of shared humanity …” \nAt the same time\, those artists were conscious of their role in developing a sense of identity for their newly formed nation\, alongside broader decolonization processes. “This set the stage for Iraq’s so-called golden age of the 1950s: a time of maturation for a generation of artists pivotal in initiating rigorous standards of art theory and practice\, thus charting new possibilities for future generations.” \nArtists included in the show: Faraj Abbo\, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji\, Himat Mohammad Ali\, Rasoul Alwan\, Suad al-Attar\, Qahtan Awni\, Dia al-Azzawi\, Bogus Bablanian\, Amar Dawod\, Ghassan Ghaib\, Faiq (Faeq) Hassan\, Mohammed Ghani Hikmat\, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra\, Rand Abdul Jabbar\, Fouad Jihad\, Saadi Al Kaabi\, Ardash Kakafian\, Salma Khoury\, Hanaa Malallah\, Mahmoud Obaidi\, Widad al-Orfali\, Khalid al-Rahal\, Kareem Risan\, Miran al-Saadi\, Mahmoud Sabri\, Naziha Salim\, Nizar (Nazar) Salim\, Shakir Hassan Al Said\, Delair Shaker\, Jewad Selim\, Lorna Selim\, Walid Siti\, Ismail Fattah (Al-Turk)\, Madiha Umar\, Khalil al-Ward\, Nazar Yahya \nTo 7 June.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-modern-art-group/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery\, Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260212
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260204T110231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T110231Z
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SUMMARY:Ludmilla Radchenko: Wings of Power
DESCRIPTION:Works resulting from a year of profound transformation initiated by the artist’s journey to Nepal\, “where inner awareness and self-observation became central to her practice”. Radchenko’s visual language combines painting\, collage\, symbolism\, and layered cultural references\, creating compositions that are bold\, ironic\, and emotionally charged. Recurring animal figures embody the Seven Deadly Sins — not as moral judgment\, but as raw human forces: instinct\, desire\, fear\, excess\, anger\, pride\, and inertia. Opposing them are the Wings\, symbols of awareness\, elevation\, and transformation. \nTo 25 February. \nAbove: Ludmilla Radchenko\, Butterfly Light Time (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ludmilla-radchenko-wings-of-power/
LOCATION:Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260212
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260113T091205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T091205Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Yuyu Zhitong: Serendipity
DESCRIPTION:The debut solo exhibition in the Middle East for the Chinese-born London-based artist\, known for her luscious sweeps of colour and a mordant wit (“Good Girls Go To Heaven\, Cool Girls Go Everywhere”). This show presents a new body of paintings that develops her intuitive yet disciplined approach to abstraction; working without preparatory sketches\, Zhitong allows each composition to emerge through a continuous process of construction and reconfiguration\, guided by trained intuition and attentive perception. Gesture\, rhythm\, and colour operate as structural elements\, shaping works that balance spontaneity with control. \nThe gallery says the exhibition title refers to the ability to recognise meaning within chance encounters: “for Zhitong\, painting becomes a site where intuition meets uncertainty\, and where form and significance emerge through observation rather than intention. Each work captures a moment of alignment between perception\, emotion\, and structure …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-yuyu-zhitong-serendipity/
LOCATION:Volery Gallery\, Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.20884;55.2770323
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260211
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260223T122607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T132620Z
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SUMMARY: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. \nTo 18 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260120T112320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T112320Z
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SUMMARY:Ahaad Alamoudi: Sunkissed
DESCRIPTION:The motifs of the sun and its intense heat as well as the sand and its pervasive orange hue often serve to represent and condense the Gulf’s complex ecologies and aspirations. This selection of recent and newly commissioned works by Jeddah-based artist Ahaad Alamoudi draws on these stereotypical symbols to examine how collective identity and visual expression intersect\, emerge and unfold amid the region’s rapidly transforming landscape. \nAlamoudi’s snapshots of contemporary Khaleeji aesthetics playfully capture the give-and-take between developmental goals and their real-world manifestation. Viral memes\, talking falcons\, automated toy cars and insect light traps all function as tools to process accelerating change; together\, these works explore how the overarching desire for development is absorbed and rearticulated in everyday life. \nThe exhibition is curated by Amal Al Ali\, Curatorial Assistant at the Foundation. To 3 May. \nAbove: Ahaad Alamoudi\, Those Who Don’t Know Falcons Grill Them (still)\, (2018)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ahaad-alamoudi-sunkissed/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Photography
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260120T105122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T111801Z
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SUMMARY:Jorge Tacla: Time the destroyer is time the preserver
DESCRIPTION:While Jorge Tacla was only an adolescent during the 1973 coup against Chile’s democratically-elected socialist president Salvador Allende\, the upheaval left an irrevocable mark on his politics and practice. Titled after a line from a TS Eliot poem\, Tacla’s “most expansive presentation to date” examines how enduring truths can be excavated in the aftermath of a destructive incident. \nStructured as eight ‘chapters’\, the exhibition traces Tacla’s sustained challenge to the supposed hierarchies of human suffering\, false binaries of victim and perpetrator\, and the structural violence connecting seemingly disparate events; the paintings reassert the primacy of human memory and perception in navigating the complexities of representation and interpretation. By depicting buildings and landscapes ‘in negative’\, the artist defines form through absence\, “creating images that reflect on how events are inscribed within individual and collective consciousness”. \nThe exhibition is curated by SAF director Hoor Al Qasimi with Abdulla Aljanahi\, Curatorial Assistant at the Foundation. To 7 June. \nAbove: Jorge Tacla\, La Distribucion de los Primarios (The Distribution of the Primes) (1995)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/jorge-tacla-time-the-destroyer-is-time-the-preserver/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260114T095253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T095253Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE 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.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-juliet-makhlouf-admiring-ancestors/
LOCATION:Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T163530Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Leda Catunda: I like to like what others are liking
DESCRIPTION:The most comprehensive solo exhibition to date of Brazilian artist Leda Catunda outside her home country. Sharjah Art Foundation is presenting four decades of Catunda’s practice\, tracing the transformation of her art from figurative painting to hybrid forms that explore materiality\, abstraction and dimensionality; her works typically explore the limits of textures and materials\, exemplifed by her ‘soft paintings’ over materials like toweling\, bedclothes\, leather\, velvet and silk. But the scope is broad: from large-scale installations to elemental watercolours\, each piece embodies a sensuous negotiation between the handmade and the mass-produced\, offering a whimsical critique of pop culture and consumerism.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-leda-catunda-i-like-to-like-what-others-are-liking/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260114T174735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T174857Z
UID:10013292-1770422400-1770508799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY: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. To 30 March. \nAbove: Abdelwahab Hawam\, Untitled (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260114T094114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T094114Z
UID:10013281-1770422400-1770508799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Huma Shoaib: Fractal
DESCRIPTION:Huma Shoaib has always been an interesting\, thoughtful artist\, creating patterns from sacred geometry and looking for analogies in life and nature. She often uses paper cut silhouettes layered with detailed graphite drawings that typically adds three-dimensional depth to otherwise flat imagery. \nAccording to the gallery\, this new show is “an exhibition that explores chaos as fractal paradox; where perfect\, infinite patterns of existence\, spirituality and free will will repeat across scales\, blurring the line between divine order and self-destructive conflict …” Significantly influenced by sufi ideologies\, Huma Shoaib’s work tries to break down this chaos into simple fractal structures that speak of order\, perfection\, the divine. \nTo 5 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/huma-shoaib-fractal/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20251113T105851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T105851Z
UID:10013068-1770422400-1770508799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Hybrid Vistas
DESCRIPTION:A group show with Adel Abidin\, Daniele Genadry\, Ali Kaeini\, Katya Muromtseva\, and Melissa Rios that explores “how landscape is transformed in an age of post-human thought\, climate disruption\, and hybrid perception … This is a space where nature is no longer “natural\,” but imagined- artificially assembled\, re-experienced through code and memory”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-hybrid-vistas/
LOCATION:NIKA Project Space\, Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue\, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NIKA Project Space Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1 Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue\, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1:geo:55.2285748,25.1399294
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260114T102434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T145401Z
UID:10013288-1770249600-1770335999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE 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/last-chance-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:20260205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260101T134255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T134255Z
UID:10013185-1770249600-1770335999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Hussein Al Mohasen: The Truth
DESCRIPTION:New work from the Saudi artist\, who has been exhibited all over the Middle East since 1999. His practice is shaped by poetry from the Arab world and “the complex intersections between modern spaces and personal freedoms”; he aims to present the contemporary Arab experience after the fashion of the poetry and music\nthat inspired him. \nThe title is explained by the artist’s curatorial text: “I believe that visual art is an important medium to make people see and perceive the truth … With my new body of work I am trying to reach what is beyond reality\, to go where I want the viewers to experience a visual journey\, which makes them see reality in a hopeful\, peaceful\, manner; even if reality\, sometimes\, is not as desirable as we want …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-hussein-al-mohasen-the-truth/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20260217T094922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T094922Z
UID:10013439-1769904000-1769990399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY: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. \n“Over a dozen students\, not just from CAAD but all over AUS different colleges\, were able to take part in this practicum and directly engage with Modern Arab art\, studying and selecting works\, designing the exhibition\, and contributing to a publication.” said Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi. “Working on this exhibition offered the students valuable experience that will prepare them\, and perhaps give them an advantage\, when entering the workforce.” \nThe artists included would indeed make a good rollcall for modern Arab art: \nAbed Abdi\, Abdul Qader Al Rais\, Achraf Touloub\, Alia Ahmad\, Ammar Al Attar\, Farah Al Qasimi\, Ibrahim Ismail\, Inji Efflatoun\, Jafar Islah\, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige\, Khaled Akil\, Khaled Jarrar\, Larissa Sansour\, Manal Al Dowayan\, Marwa Arsanios\, Maryam Al-Homaid\, Menhat Helmy\, Mohamed Farea\, Mohammad Seleem\, Mohammed-Said Baalbaki\, Naji Al Ali\, Nazar Yahya\, Nedim Kufi\, Obaid Suroor\, Sadik Al Fraji\, Stephanie Saade\, Tammam Azzam\, Walid Al Wawi\, Yto Barrada\, Youssef Akil \nTo 20 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/past-through-here/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.322311;55.3762336
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Maraya Art Centre Al Qasba Sharjah United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Qasba:geo:55.3762336,25.322311
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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. \nAbove: 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
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lawrie Shabibi Unit 21 Alserkal Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Unit 21\, Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bahar-Sabzevari-Party-Crown-Series-2019.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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”. \nAbove: 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:20260423T183447
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 …” \nAbove: Darvish\, Fly-By (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/darvish-enrapture/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20251113T092031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T092623Z
UID:10013063-1769299200-1769385599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE 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;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20251012T133740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T133740Z
UID:10012901-1769299200-1769385599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE 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
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bassam Freiha Art Foundation Cultural District Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Cultural District Saadiyat Island:geo:54.4095952,24.5335392
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
CREATED:20250920T120814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T121952Z
UID:10012738-1769299200-1769385599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE 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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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTSTAMP:20260423T183447
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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