Exhibitions – magpie

17 April 2026

Under pressure: food security in Venice

8 February 2025

The Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates has outlined its plans for the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale. Curated by Azza Aboualam, architect and Assistant Professor at Zayed University’s College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, it has the [ … ]

Ring cycle: the collection of Yves Gastou

15 November 2024

For a man especially, wearing a ring beyond the wedding band is a statement. For thousands of years, men have worn them to signal status, commitment, association, and yes wealth too. They send messages – that you’re not available, that [ … ]

Five years of art in the Gulf: NYUAD Art Gallery picks some pointers

18 September 2024

One of the key roles of an art gallery associated with a major educational institution is to document the regional artistic landscape. The Art Gallery at NYUAD has been doing this rather well since its inception ten years ago – [ … ]

10 for 10: ten key shows in ten years of the NYUAD Art Gallery

3 September 2024

“What is a university gallery?” asks Maya Allison, Chief Curator and founder of the NYUAD Art Gallery, in one of the essays in The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery 2014-2020, a book with a commendably explicit title that explains the [ … ]

Five artists for Art Here 2024

9 July 2024

Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Art Here 2024, now in its fourth edition, has rapidly become a significant entry in the Middle East’s art exhibition calendar – a regional competition for 3D work that benefits from sponsorship by luxe watchmaker Richard Mille [ … ]

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In Real Time: art as process

5 June 2024

Most art exhibitions are by their nature static; the curator decides a theme, the artist(s) create work or supply existing pieces that fit the theme, they’re placed in an exhibition space, we go to see them there. The dynamic elements [ … ]

After Impressionism, inside Africa: the big shows from Louvre Abu Dhabi for next season

22 May 2024

For its 2024-25 season, Louvre Abu Dhabi has again come up some very solid announcements – the kind of exhibitions that will help to burnish its reputation, underpin its ethos, and make the most of the relationships it has with [ … ]

Getting real: NYUAD Art Gallery’s dynamic Spring show

22 February 2024

NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery celebrates its ten-year anniversary (is it ten years already??) with a characteristically interesting exhibition, albeit one that’s a touch more experimental than usual. In Real Time (22 February to 9 June) is a literally dynamic [ … ]

Abdullah Al Saadi’s Venice Biennale exhibition

7 February 2024

The National Pavilion UAE has detailed its exhibit at this year’s Venice Biennale. It’s titled Sites of Memory, Sites of Amnesia, and comprises eight artworks by Abdullah Al Saadi. We were enthusiastic about the choice of Abdullah Al Saadi (in [ … ]

Endless seas, melting mountains: Blane De St Croix in conversation

29 November 2023

The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery opened its new season last September with one of its most pertinent shows: Horizon by Blane De St Croix. He’s a sculptor who works on the relationship between people and landscape, and in particular [ … ]