Month: February 2025

COMMENT

Comment: 27 February 2025

27 February 2025
The quote Self employment is a never-ending contest between the world’s worst manager and the world’s laziest employee Daniel Akst Phenomenal teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi will officially open its elegantly styled doors to the public in Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi on 18 [… more]
COMMENT

Comment: 20 February 2025

19 February 2025
The quote This present moment was once the unimaginable future Stewart Brand Today’s the day Happening today (Thursday): Xposure, the region’s biggest and best festival of photography, running till next Wednesday in its hew Aljada home … a celebration of the embroidery crafts of Freej Al [… more]
Festival

Making contact: the Tamaaas Festival

9 February 2025
Tamaas means ‘contact’ in Arabic (and Farsi too, as it happens). That’s a neat summary of what we should expect from an arts centre – contact as communication and connection, but also contact as collision. Maybe we’ll get all three [… more]
Art

Sharjah Biennial Prize winners

9 February 2025
Sharjah Art Foundation announced Aziz Hazara, Pallavi Paul and Pratchaya Phinthong as winners of the Sharjah Biennial Prize during the opening gala dinner of the Biennial’s 16th edition last week (no, we weren’t invited, since you asked). The winners were selected by architect/curator Paula Nascimento, co-curator [… more]
Architecture

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 [… more]
COMMENT

Comment: 13 February 2025

7 February 2025
The quote If you want new ideas, read old books Shane Parrish Last-minute music The Tamaas Festival is the latest offer from NYUAD’s Arts Center in its perennial quest to bring clever, imaginative, exciting new music to Abu Dhabi from around the world. We have a [… more]
COMMENT

Comment: 6 February 2025

6 February 2025
The quote Labels are for jam jars Richard Flanagan Today’s the day Happening today (thursday): the first day – of three – for the Sharjah Biennial opening programme. Pritzker prizewinner Riken Yamamoto talks about the transformative power of architecture in shaping communities. And Gregory Nava’s El [… more]