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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924
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SUMMARY:Maggie Otieno: Sojourner – The Difference Is the Same
DESCRIPTION:New works by the Kenyan artist Maggie Otieno\, her first solo show here since the gallery began representing her in 2024 . Otieno’s practice centres on the transformation of reclaimed and distressed materials.; working across wood\, metal\, and mixed media\, her semi -abstract forms explore layered narratives of history\, memory\, human interaction\, and environmental survival. Her works function as vessels of remembrance and renewal\, grounding social and historical reflection in physical form. \nFeatured in the exhibition are new works based around railway sleepers\, symbols of East Africa’s colonial past. More than 150 years old\, these timbers travelled from India to Kenya for railway lines\, carrying with them the stories of travellers\, labourers\, and communities. Also included are works created during a residency at El Anatsui Studio in Ghana last summer. Sculptures made from fragments of wooden canoes bear traces of memory and passage; some are hinged to resemble books\, evoking the turning of a page and the opening of a new chapter. \nTo 13 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/maggie-otieno-sojourner-the-difference-is-the-same-2/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922
DTSTAMP:20260428T095345Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY In Abstracto\, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence
DESCRIPTION: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 erasure\, between the surfaces of lived experience and the abstractions of memory”. It goes on: “the exhibition is less concerned with depicting bodies in their recognisable form than with asking how the body … becomes a vessel for history\, inheritance\, and imagination”; and “rather than presenting a singular mode of figuration or abstraction\, the exhibition unfolds as a spectrum of strategies. Within this spectrum\, three interwoven threads emerge: Memory and Inheritance\, where surfaces register the weight of what is passed down and endured; Myth and Imagination\, where hybrid or surreal forms generate new lineages; and Presence and Care\, where the body is both affirmed and protected as a site of tenderness and resilience.”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-in-abstracto-in-concreto-on-memory-and-presence/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
DTSTAMP:20260428T095021Z
CREATED:20260428T094811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T095021Z
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SUMMARY:In Abstracto\, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence
DESCRIPTION: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 erasure\, between the surfaces of lived experience and the abstractions of memory”. It goes on: “the exhibition is less concerned with depicting bodies in their recognisable form than with asking how the body … becomes a vessel for history\, inheritance\, and imagination”; and “rather than presenting a singular mode of figuration or abstraction\, the exhibition unfolds as a spectrum of strategies. Within this spectrum\, three interwoven threads emerge: Memory and Inheritance\, where surfaces register the weight of what is passed down and endured; Myth and Imagination\, where hybrid or surreal forms generate new lineages; and Presence and Care\, where the body is both affirmed and protected as a site of tenderness and resilience.” \nTo 21 September. \nRight: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones. Blue Fragments (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/in-abstracto-in-concreto-on-memory-and-presence/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
DTSTAMP:20260203T132005Z
CREATED:20260203T131414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T132005Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Maggie Otieno: Sojourner – The Difference Is the Same
DESCRIPTION:Otieno’s first solo presentation with Efie centres on her signature transformation of reclaimed and distressed materials. Working across wood\, metal\, and mixed media\, her semi-abstract forms explore layered narratives of history\, memory\, human interaction\, and environmental survival.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-maggie-otieno-sojourner-the-difference-is-the-same/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260415T110719Z
CREATED:20260113T095919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T110719Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Aïda Muluneh: This Bloom I Borrow
DESCRIPTION:A new series of images by the Ethiopian art photographer\, her second solo exhibition at the gallery. The show includes 10 works that have never been seen before. \nMuluneh has been a distinctive voice in contemporary photography throughout her 25-year career; her vivid\, carefully staged photographs of painted figures in surreal settings draw on African iconography\, architecture and textiles to create narratives that blur the boundaries between photography\, painting and performance. Muluneh has developed an experimental process that bridges photography\, silkscreen printing and hand-painting to transform photographs into unique\, painterly objects. \nThe works are characterised by bold geometric compositions and recurring symbols such as eyes\, keys\, masks\, flowers\, and ancestral motifs\, mostly rendered in striking primary colours. They continue Muluneh’s ongoing enquiry into ideas of identity\, womanhood and heritage through a lens of material experimentation. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-aida-muluneh-this-bloom-i-borrow-2/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260415
DTSTAMP:20260203T131247Z
CREATED:20260203T131247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T131247Z
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SUMMARY:Maggie Otieno: Sojourner – The Difference Is the Same
DESCRIPTION:Otieno’s first solo presentation with Efie centres on her signature transformation of reclaimed and distressed materials. Working across wood\, metal\, and mixed media\, her semi-abstract forms explore layered narratives of history\, memory\, human interaction\, and environmental survival. To 16 May. \nRight: Maggie Otieno\, Unforgotten Memories (1) (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/maggie-otieno-sojourner-the-difference-is-the-same/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20260113T100201Z
CREATED:20260113T095827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T100201Z
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SUMMARY:Aïda Muluneh: This Bloom I Borrow
DESCRIPTION:A new series of images by the Ethiopian art photographer\, her second solo exhibition at the gallery. The show includes 10 works that have never been seen before\, using techniques developed through Muluneh’s recent residency at Efie. \nMuluneh has been a distinctive voice in contemporary photography throughout her 25-year career; her vivid\, carefully staged photographs of painted figures in surreal settings draw on African iconography\, architecture and textiles to create narratives that blur the boundaries between photography\, painting and performance. Muluneh has developed an experimental process that bridges photography\, silkscreen printing and hand-painting to transform photographs into unique\, painterly objects. \nThe works are characterised by bold geometric compositions and recurring symbols such as eyes\, keys\, masks\, flowers\, and ancestral motifs\, mostly rendered in striking primary colours. They continue Muluneh’s ongoing enquiry into ideas of identity\, womanhood and heritage through a lens of material experimentation. \nAt 4.30pm on the opening day of the exhibition\, Aïda Muluneh will talking about her work with exhibition catalogue contributor\, artist and curator Sheikh Maktoum Al Maktoum. \nTo 5 April. \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/aida-muluneh-this-bloom-i-borrow-2/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20250924T064317Z
CREATED:20250923T170454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T064317Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY The Shape of Things to Come
DESCRIPTION:A striking collection of artists feature in this group show\, with works by El Anatsui\, Iman Issa\, Abdoulaye Konaté\, Adam Pendleton\, Yinka Shonibare and Carrie Mae Weems. Curated by Japan-based American curator Dexter Wimberly\, the exhibition responds to “the shifting realities of modern life including political upheaval\, technological change\, cultural exchange and environmental crisis\, reinforcing art’s role as a tool for insight and change”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-the-shape-of-things-to-come/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251219T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251219T210000
DTSTAMP:20251029T092436Z
CREATED:20251029T092425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T092436Z
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SUMMARY:Tajouj: dir Gadalla Gubara (1977)
DESCRIPTION:The first feature film to be directed by a Sudanese filmmaker\, this historical romance tells of the beautiful Tajouj whose cousin publicly declares his love for her in a song. The traditions of the tribe decry such an act and his proposal of marriage is initially refused – but he apologises\, and the marriage is finally allowed. In the meantime\, however\, another suitor has appeared with tragic consequences … \nScreens as part of a monthly film programme in Efie’s Rekord Gallery tracing the intertwined histories of African and Arab Liberation Cinema: “through a carefully curated selection of films\, the series interrogates how revolutionary aesthetics\, political struggle\, and the diasporic imagination have shaped\, and continue to shape\, the language of cinema across continents”. It’s organised with Bootleg Griot\, an independent public library project currently ensconced in the Rekord Gallery that is aimed at improving access to literature and print media – especially from writers and collectives of African descent.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tajouj-dir-gadalla-gubara-1977/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251121T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251121T210000
DTSTAMP:20251029T092444Z
CREATED:20251029T091446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T092444Z
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SUMMARY:Xala: dir Ousmane Sembène (1975)
DESCRIPTION:This Senegalese satirical comedy\, written and directed by Ousmane Sembène as an adaptation of his own novel\, finds a corrupt government official cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage. He comes to realise it’s connecting with his embezzling\, and it can be cured only by having the lowly of society spit on him … Adeptly combining elements of African folklore and popular cinema\, Sembène has produced a hilarious\, caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. \nScreens as part of a monthly film programme in Efie’s Rekord Gallery tracing the intertwined histories of African and Arab Liberation Cinema: “through a carefully curated selection of films\, the series interrogates how revolutionary aesthetics\, political struggle\, and the diasporic imagination have shaped\, and continue to shape\, the language of cinema across continents”. It’s organised with Bootleg Griot\, an independent public library project currently ensconced in the Rekord Gallery that is aimed at improving access to literature and print media – especially from writers and collectives of African descent.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/xala-dir-ousmane-sembene-1975/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251031T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251031T210000
DTSTAMP:20251029T090932Z
CREATED:20251029T090142Z
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SUMMARY:The Wind Will Carry Us: dir Abbas Kiarostami (1999)
DESCRIPTION:Kiarostami wrote and directed this deceptively simple but highly affecting film about a journalist posing as a city engineer who arrives in a Kurdish village to document the locals’ mourning rituals in anticipation of the death of an old woman. She doesn’t die\, though\, and the journalist is forced to slow down and appreciate the lifestyle of the village. The result is a beautifully shot movie\, simple and honest\, about life\, death\, and living … \nScreens as part of a new monthly film programme in Efie’s Rekord Gallery tracing the intertwined histories of African and Arab Liberation Cinema: “through a carefully curated selection of films\, the series interrogates how revolutionary aesthetics\, political struggle\, and the diasporic imagination have shaped\, and continue to shape\, the language of cinema across continents”. It’s organised with Bootleg Griot\, an independent public library project currently ensconced in the Rekord Gallery that is aimed at improving access to literature and print media – especially from writers and collectives of African descent.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-wind-will-carry-us-dir-abbas-kiarostami-1999/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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