Installation – magpie

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award winner unveiled at Abu Dhabi Art

20 November 2024

The winning artwork of The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award 2024 has been unveiled at Abu Dhabi Art. Datecrete Bee Hotel is an installation crafted from the eponymous eco-friendly material – Datecrete is made from date pits with none of the [… more]

Jaddaf Playscape commission: a playground for everyone

25 July 2023

The winning proposal for the inaugural Jaddaf Playscape Commission for Dubai Public Art is a playground for all ages from the UAE-based design collective Theories of Imagination (TOFI) – artist-architect Noor Alwan and artist-designer Abdulla Buhijji. Due to open to [… more]

Christo and Jeanne-Claude winners for 2023: making more of mangroves

10 May 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the winners of the eleventh edition of The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award. The winning submission, titled Shaheeq, pays tribute to the UAE’s mangroves and encourages an appreciation for the natural solutions they offer in the [… more]

Planning for peace at RAKFAF

22 February 2023

On the edge of the Al Jazeera Al Hamra festival village for the ongoing Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival is an installation of 36 carefully placed stones. Seen from above they form the shape of a stylised bird, the [… more]

Cultural districts and climate crisis: local artists to respond to global concerns

19 October 2022

Alongside its more prosaic role as a landlord for the 70 or so warehouse-style units in Al Quoz that are so well suited to contemporary art galleries and associated businesses, Alserkal Avenue sees itself as having something of a mission [… more]