FEATURES

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 [… more]

Sikka at heart? How to undersell your festival

20 February 2024

The 12th edition of the Sikka Art and Design Festival runs from 23 February to 3 March 2024. For the first time it’s being held at the Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood, centred on the museum – it’s been moved from [… more]

Abu Dhabi gets a new space for art

14 February 2024

The interesting building that has arisen next to the Manarat al Saadiyat and Berklee Abu Dhabi in the Saadiyat Cultural District is Saadiyat’s only private art foundation – indeed, as far as we know the only one in Abu Dhabi [… more]

A farewell to Perrotin Dubai, but hello Bastok Lessel

14 February 2024

There was some excitement when Perrotin opened the doors of its modest gallery space in DIFC back in November 2022. A couple of other big name galleries were already here, but Custot and Leila Heller had set up in Alserkal [… more]

Upcoming: 2024’s design and architecture festivals

7 February 2024

Click on the event name and its website will open in a new tab. You can look for specific events from the search bar at the top, or you can sort the calendar by any of the column headings – [… more]

Modern heritage in Abu Dhabi: plaques on 60+ buildings

7 February 2024

There’s not much of the original Abu Dhabi to be seen in the city; the original pre-20th century fishing village was probably little more than a collection of barasti huts, maybe with a few more substantial coral- and stone-based buildings [… more]

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 [… more]

Getting real: NYUAD Art Gallery’s dynamic Spring show

Sikka at heart? How to undersell your festival

Abu Dhabi gets a new space for art

A farewell to Perrotin Dubai, but hello Bastok Lessel

Upcoming: 2024’s design and architecture festivals

Modern heritage in Abu Dhabi: plaques on 60+ buildings

Abdullah Al Saadi’s Venice Biennale exhibition

Upcoming: 2024’s music festivals

Third Richard Mille Art Prize won by Nabla Yahya

The arts centre and the scent of love