The Jameel's annual Youth Takeover is the manifestation of the Assembly, an experimental learning programme designed to foster creative leaders aged 18 to 24 in the UAE, "inviting the creation and curation of projects reflective of their generation’s areas of [... more]
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The second exhibition in Efie Gallery’s new Alserkal Avenue location, this group show of film and photography features works by contemporary artists across generations – Samuel Fosso (b.1962), Aïda Muluneh (b.1974), Kelani Abass (b.1978), Abeer Sultan (b.1999) and Sumayah Fallatah [... more] A Jameel Library Commission by the Palestinian artist and educator that explores regional myths and legends through ten monthly texts – chapters in fact, in digital form – that address an imagined foetus (referred to as a “child of myths") [... more]
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2 events,The Dubai iteration of this show, which is presented in collaboration with Kamel Lazaar Foundation and has previously been shown at B7L9 Art Centre in Tunis, introduces a new body of work in blown glass – a departure from Béchir’s [... more]
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2 events,Curated by Murtaza Vali, this exhibition revisits Hassan Sharif’s 'objects', works which expand the definition of 'craft' beyond notions of skill, precision and medium-specific mastery and towards "an experimental, experiential and embodied practice of learning, understanding, and knowing through making". [... more]
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2 events,This exhibition brings together four artists from the Atassi Foundation collection – Walid El-Masri, Farouq Kondakji, Rida Hus Hus, and Omar Hamdi – whose work reimagines the landscape not as a fixed geography, but as a space of memory, metaphor, [... more]
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4 events,Thomas Lélu’s practice interweaves photography, installation art, and textual elements, frequently featuring the appropriation and recontextualisation of imagery from popular culture and media to interrogate themes of contemporary society, consumerism, and media representation. His methodology of exploration, archiving, and contextualization [... more]
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An exhibition inspired by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s comment on 'reverie' – "Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul", a space where imagination and memory intertwine [... more] Ahmad Kasha’s complete War Series (2018–2025) is presented here for the first time in association with Fann à Porter. Influenced by various traditions of war art, the series reflects on the psychological toll of violence on people, animals, nature, and [... more] |
4 events,An exhibition showcasing the artistic journey of the Emirati artist known for his ability to capture maritime heritage and coastal landscapes through the interplay between nature and time; he characteristically incorporates elements of rust, waves, and the textures of the [... more]
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The second solo exhibition by Nima Nabavi at the gallery features new works that mark a significant evolution in the artist's practice, reflecting a deepened commitment to introspection, geometry, and modes of making that embrace technology alongside traditional tools. Created [... more]
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The first solo exhibition at Gallery Isabelle for the UAE-based Indian artist. Her practice spans drawing, performance, object-making, food interventions, and assemblage; says the gallery, "inviting us to engage with liminality, her work challenges the normative categories that shape our [... more]
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2 events,Zhou Song's solo show echoes traditional Chinese landscape painting but employs symbolic imagery to explore relationships between nature, technology, and faith. The 'anthropomorphic tree' is central, serving as a metaphor for nature’s alienation by technology – "these trees retain natural [... more]
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2 events,Ayyam Gallery’s summer group show celebrates and questions the current siutation in Syria with works by Kais Salman, Khaled Takreti, Tammam Azzam, Abdalla Al Omari, Othman Moussa, Safwan Dahoul, Thaier Helal, Elias Izoli, Abdul-Karim Majd Al-Beik, Mohannad Orabi, Nihad Al-Turk, [... more]
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2 events,The new body of work in this solo exhibition marks a turning point in Ihab Ahmad’s practice – "a move toward instinct, spontaneity, and emotional exploration" as the gallery puts it. Smiling faces populate the canvases, each a reflection of [... more]
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3 events,The first institutional solo exhibition of Mohammad Alfaraj brings together installations, photography, video works and site-specific commissions that respond to the gardens and outdoor spaces of the Jameel. Central to Alfaraj’s practice is his use of storytelling, both in written [... more]
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The Middle East solo debut for the LA-based artist, known for layered, poetic paintings that explore the intersection of memory, identity, and place. Says the gallery: "Yamazaki constructs atmospheric compositions where domestic interiors dissolve into natural landscapes. Veil-like layers of [... more]
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2 events,The Saudi artist has long been developing a highly characteristic visual language rooted in the Arabian urban landscapes, architecture, and linguistic history. In his work, In his monumental installations and sculptures Al Othman reflects on the layers of history embedded [... more]
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4 events,New works by the noted Palestinian artist. The title The Promise suggests a poetic and ambiguous statement of intent; a promise is made but can also be broken. Makhoul's practice engages deeply with the concept of home, with the recurring [... more]
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Subtitled explicitly 'Contemporary Art from Korea, 1960s to Today', this exhibition is a selection of works from the Seoul Museum of Art, curated by SeMA's Kyung-Hwan Yeo and Maya El Khalil for the Abu Dhabi Festival, and it aims to [... more]
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How do contemporary artists grapple with the shifting role of text, literature and knowledge in an age of AI? This group exhibition curated by Tor Seidel tries to answer that question. As Seidel puts it, "Has access to texts and [... more]
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2 events,The XVA group show for the summer, curated by Carina Vicente, promises "beauty and grace, capturing the aesthetics of the evolving art landscape in the contemporary Middle East" – the title comes from the Arabic root word for beauty (jamaal), [... more]
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2 events,Ishara’s first summer exhibition, curated by Priyanka Mehra, features six UAE-based and South Asian artists exploring their relationship with the street – “a collection of individual experiences that alternate between chaotic and orderly, gritty and beautiful, uninhibited and curated … [... more] |
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