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Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive

Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A solo exhibition by the Syrian artist that includes large-scale portraits, a tile installation, sculptures, artist books, and works on paper. At the centre of Tallaa's practice is the face, not as portrait or likeness, but as witness; this exhibition, curated [... more]

Free

CLOSING TODAY In Abstracto, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence

Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, Dubai

A summer-long group show for Luke Agada, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ludovic Nkoth, and Naila Opiangah, curated by Brice Arsène Yonkeu – whose curatorial statement defines the show as "an encounter with works on paper and paintings that move between visibility and [... more]

Free

Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive

Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE, chalk powder, pigments, and acrylic, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa's large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it, "Faces do [... more]

Free

Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive

Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE, chalk powder, pigments, and acrylic, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa’s large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it, “Faces do [... more]

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Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro & Sing It!

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

A two-act evening of improvised spells, scenes, and songs, entirely based on audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse’s most experienced improv performers plus guest performer and improv instructor Andrew Gentilli from the UK. After warming up with some games [... more]

Free