9 September 2024

Darvish Fakhr: Traveling Light

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Fakhr seeks to process the complicated emotions of an Iranian growing up on America. In this collection, he illustrates the beauty of the multi-layered cultures he was constantly exposed to by painting layers over his old work; he aims to [ ... ]

Free

Robert Wilson: Video Portraits

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Robert Wilson ("a towering figure in the world of experimental theatre and an explorer in the uses of time and space on stage" —The New York Times) is one of those rare artists whose process of creation transcends a single [ ... ]

Free

Bambo Sibiya: Flamboyant Souls

Fabien Fryns Fine Art Unit 17, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A solo show for the emerging youth South African painter that drawd inspiration from traditional printmaking techniques, local wallpapers and African textiles. Portrayed on intricate and lush backgrounds in acrylic and charcoal, his paintings, some monumental in size, explore individual [ ... ]

Free

Abderrazak Sahli: Wisdom of the crowd

Elmarsa Gallery 23 Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A selection of works on burlap by the prominent Tunisian abstract painter Abderrazak Sahli (1941 – 2009); these were executed in the 90s and are rarely seen. Sahli worked in media as varied as photography, poetry, prints, paintings, books, boxes, [ ... ]

Free

Ismaïl Bahri: Films

Grey Noise Unit 24 Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ismaïl Bahri’s work cultivates slowness. It is based on a close exploration of simple elements and the often tenuous reactions that occur when those elements are brought into contact. Bahri runs through series of small gestures, repeating them assiduously – [ ... ]

Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Venti, Aurae, Anima – Spirit of Fluidity

Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai

A collaborative group project from Kazakh artists Dina Baitassova, Fredrik Nielsen, Louis-Cyprien Rials and Tahmineh Monzavi; the four artists produced work together using photography, glass blowing and painting. In the Foundry’s Gallery 8 to 19 January.

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Dania Malki and Anna Ng: New Perspectives

The Club Al Mina, Abu Dhabi

Two artist-friends with different backgrounds and art styles – one inclined to abstract impressionism (Ng, on the right above) and the other more of a realist impressionist (Malki, on the left). To 18 December.

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Richard Ketley: Babel

XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ketley’s oeuvre centres on his global travels and experience of place and culture that he captures in abstracts executed in a variety of media. This exhibition of new works from the South African artist draws inspiration from the legend of [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Khalid Al Banna: Cycle

Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai

New mixed-media works by the Emirati artist based on recycling and upcycling; “Al Banna delves further into his trademark process of construction and deconstruction, creating collages within collages”. In the Foundry’s Gallery 3 to 19 January.

Free

Marc Guiragossian

Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai

The grandson of the acclaimed Lebanese neo-expressionist painter Paul Guiragossian, Marc Guiragossian is something of a rising young star himself; his work, characterised by "a symphony of vibrant colour, gestural brushstrokes and technical rigour", engages with modernity and tradition, interchanging [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Jason Boyd Kinsella: Mentalverse

Perrotin Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

New sculptures and paintings in Jason Boyd Kinsella's debut exhibition in the Emirates. From the gallery's press release (which wasn't actually sent to magpie, but hey ho): "A lifelong artist who only committed to painting fulltime after an extended and [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Williams Godrich: Black and White Paintings II

Sotheby’s Dubai DIFC Gate Village Building No3, Unit 01, Level B2, Dubai

Fifteen never-before-seen monochrome paintings by Robbie Williams (yes, that one) and his creative partner, Ed Godrich. Though their first show was earlier this year, they’ve been working together as an artist duo for five years, creating “works with an aesthetic [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Paola Anziché: Entwined Matter

Tashkeel Studio and Gallery Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A solo exhibition by the established mid-career Italian artist Paola Anziché, a solo exhibition, marking the culmination of the Loro Piana Residency at Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba. Anziché pursues an eco-sustainable practice, creating soft, tactile sculptures from extensive research of [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Artist’s Rooms: Risham Syed

Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

This exhibition in the Jameel's Gallery 2 comprises the Lahore-based artist’s major installation The Seven Seas (2012), a series of large-scale quilts depicting 20th-century maps of various port cities that were strategically located on the colonial European trade route – including [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Tania Marmolejo: Master and Commander

Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201, Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai

A solo exhibition by the Swedish-Dominican artist. Tania Marmolejo's practice primarily involves painting figures of women with ambiguous facial expressions; flat surfaces, soft strokes, and vivid colours are characteristic. For this show 14 paintings are exhibited, dedicated to the bravery [ ... ]

Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free

Alison Collins Memorial Exhibition

Majlis Gallery Al Musalla Roundabout, Al Fahidi Neighborhood, Dubai

Alison Collins, founder of The Majlis Gallery, died at the age of 73 a year ago. The Majlis Gallery, which opened in 1979, was Dubai's first (and for a while its only) commercial art gallery, eventually offering a mix of [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free
Event Series DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Art Nights

DIFC Gate Village Dubai

With the somewhat optimistic theme 'Art for change: Building a sustainable future', the DIFC galleries and public spaces are open late (5-10pm) for two nights. It promises to showcase a variety of exhibits, plus workshops and panel discussions (which in [ ... ]

Free