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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260407
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Jane Beveridge: Local
DESCRIPTION:The Dubai-based artist’s first solo show aim to capture the essence of Dubai\, and of belonging. Says the artist\, who is currently Head of Art at Dubai College: “my visual palette and material inspiration are rooted in the streets. I am drawn to the beauty of cracked\, stained\, and weathered walls as well as surfaces patched with plaster or paint – they read like large abstract paintings. Corrugated cardboard\, concrete\, sand\, rust\, tangled wires\, weathered wood – all find their way into my work\, each carrying a story of time\, place and texture …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-jane-beveridge-local/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20260216T165532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T165821Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Beveridge: Local
DESCRIPTION:The Dubai-based artist’s first solo show aim to capture the essence of Dubai\, and of belonging. Says the artist\, who is currently Head of Art at Dubai College: “my visual palette and material inspiration are rooted in the streets. I am drawn to the beauty of cracked\, stained\, and weathered walls as well as surfaces patched with plaster or paint – they read like large abstract paintings. Corrugated cardboard\, concrete\, sand\, rust\, tangled wires\, weathered wood – all find their way into my work\, each carrying a story of time\, place and texture …” \nTo 6 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/jane-beveridge-local/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260305
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20260114T094205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T094205Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Huma Shoaib: Fractal
DESCRIPTION:Huma Shoaib has always been an interesting\, thoughtful artist\, creating patterns from sacred geometry and looking for analogies in life and nature. She often uses paper cut silhouettes layered with detailed graphite drawings that typically adds three-dimensional depth to otherwise flat imagery. \nAccording to the gallery\, this new show is “an exhibition that explores chaos as fractal paradox; where perfect\, infinite patterns of existence\, spirituality and free will will repeat across scales\, blurring the line between divine order and self-destructive conflict …” Significantly influenced by sufi ideologies\, Huma Shoaib’s work tries to break down this chaos into simple fractal structures that speak of order\, perfection\, the divine.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-huma-shoaib-fractal/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20260114T094114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T094114Z
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SUMMARY:Huma Shoaib: Fractal
DESCRIPTION:Huma Shoaib has always been an interesting\, thoughtful artist\, creating patterns from sacred geometry and looking for analogies in life and nature. She often uses paper cut silhouettes layered with detailed graphite drawings that typically adds three-dimensional depth to otherwise flat imagery. \nAccording to the gallery\, this new show is “an exhibition that explores chaos as fractal paradox; where perfect\, infinite patterns of existence\, spirituality and free will will repeat across scales\, blurring the line between divine order and self-destructive conflict …” Significantly influenced by sufi ideologies\, Huma Shoaib’s work tries to break down this chaos into simple fractal structures that speak of order\, perfection\, the divine. \nTo 5 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/huma-shoaib-fractal/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20260101T134255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T134255Z
UID:10013185-1770249600-1770335999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Hussein Al Mohasen: The Truth
DESCRIPTION:New work from the Saudi artist\, who has been exhibited all over the Middle East since 1999. His practice is shaped by poetry from the Arab world and “the complex intersections between modern spaces and personal freedoms”; he aims to present the contemporary Arab experience after the fashion of the poetry and music\nthat inspired him. \nThe title is explained by the artist’s curatorial text: “I believe that visual art is an important medium to make people see and perceive the truth … With my new body of work I am trying to reach what is beyond reality\, to go where I want the viewers to experience a visual journey\, which makes them see reality in a hopeful\, peaceful\, manner; even if reality\, sometimes\, is not as desirable as we want …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-hussein-al-mohasen-the-truth/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20260101T133713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T133713Z
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SUMMARY:Hussein Al Mohasen: The Truth
DESCRIPTION:New work from the Saudi artist\, who has been exhibited all over the Middle East since 1999. His practice is shaped by poetry from the Arab world and “the complex intersections between modern spaces and personal freedoms”; he aims to present the contemporary Arab experience after the fashion of the poetry and music\nthat inspired him. \nThe title is explained by the artist’s curatorial text: “I believe that visual art is an important medium to make people see and perceive the truth … With my new body of work I am trying to reach what is beyond reality\, to go where I want the viewers to experience a visual journey\, which makes them see reality in a hopeful\, peaceful\, manner; even if reality\, sometimes\, is not as desirable as we want …” \nTo 5 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hussein-al-mohasen-the-truth/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251214
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20251113T115415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T115415Z
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SUMMARY:Naqsh Raj: Half Light
DESCRIPTION:With this exhibition Naqsh Raj “invents a personal tool for grounding and connection\, balancing order with anarchy\, discipline with instinct and darkness with sparks of illumination … The repetitive expression in her work hints at a longing for predictability\, while the grid becomes a framework of order that offers comfort. Within this structure\, vertical dashes appear as symbols of strength\, an elemental part of her visual language”. \nIn her paintings\, brushwork collides with the mechanical application of paint: the thickness of the paint invites a tactile response. The characteristic grid over her work contrasts with these impulses of freedom ­ and Raj has a good relationship with geometry: she frequently activates a composition by dividing it into two\, opening space for a dual approach within the same frame. As the gallery puts it: “essentially\, her exploration in a self-imposed structure reveals a deep commitment to her evolving language”. \nTo 8 January. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/naqsh-raj-half-light/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251212
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20251105T093321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T093636Z
UID:10013014-1765411200-1765497599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Tor Seidel: Riposte
DESCRIPTION:Tor Siedel explores how ‘vandalism’ by environmental activists in triptychs that consider whether these attacks can also be considered performative acts of art. He focuses on the protagonists’ actionism\, the shock or entertainment value for visitors\, and the professional dissemination of videos of the attack groups on the internet; says the gallery\, “this leads him to conclude that these are not only ambivalent forms of protest\, but also independent artistic acts. With paint bombs and soup\, the actors succeed in transforming significant works of art in unexpected ways and creating new experiences within the museum environment”. \nSeidel reconstructs some of these attacks in three phases: a reenactment of the scene following the attack\, collecting statements from those involved\, and transforming the defacement into a new piece. The change\, whether lasting a few days or months during a complex or straightforward restoration\, means that the work has been forever altered by the presence of the videos filmed during the attack – “its transformation implies a new context of meaning that cannot be obscured”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-tor-seidel-riposte/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20251105T093225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T093225Z
UID:10013013-1763164800-1763251199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Tor Seidel: Riposte
DESCRIPTION:Tor Siedel explores how ‘vandalism’ by environmental activists in triptychs that consider whether these attacks can also be considered performative acts of art. He focuses on the protagonists’ actionism\, the shock or entertainment value for visitors\, and the professional dissemination of videos of the attack groups on the internet; says the gallery\, “this leads him to conclude that these are not only ambivalent forms of protest\, but also independent artistic acts. With paint bombs and soup\, the actors succeed in transforming significant works of art in unexpected ways and creating new experiences within the museum environment”. \nIn short\, actionism challenges the common perception that classical art and museum spaces are sacrosanct and expands the concept of art – it takes art as action out of the predictable white cube and into the spontaneous spaces of society\, transforming the museum into a stage for activist performances. \nSeidel reconstructs some of these attacks in three phases: a reenactment of the scene following the attack\, collecting statements from those involved\, and transforming the defacement into a new piece. The change\, whether lasting a few days or months during a complex or straightforward restoration\, means that the work has been forever altered by the presence of the videos filmed during the attack – “its transformation implies a new context of meaning that cannot be obscured”. \nTo 11 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tor-seidel-riposte/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picasso-L-H-Attack-Seidel.webp
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250912
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250623T101556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T090403Z
UID:10012590-1757548800-1757635199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Tajammul
DESCRIPTION: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)\, “signifying efforts to make oneself beautiful in appearance or courteous in deed … In this way\, Tajammul implies a form of grace that comes from infusing places\, spaces\, and situations with a sense of elegant beauty and social ease. It reflects the way that the United Arab Emirates is not only a place of fine art\, high culture\, sweeping architecture\, and dynamic change\, but a place of close connections\, loyal friendships\, and warm hospitality. Certainly it’s an impressive (and impressively diverse) roster of participants. \nThe artists: \n\n\n\nBasil Alkazzi\nHussein Al-Mohasen\nCharlotte de Bekker\nCC (Alireza Asbahi)\nImran Channa\nElizabeth Dorazio\nOussama Garti\nMahmoud Hamadani\nDavid Howarth\nRichard Ketley\nBehdad Lahooti\nColleen Quigley\nTor Seidel\nMoussa Tiba\nMorteza Zahedi\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-tajammul/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250702
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250623T101513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T101513Z
UID:10012589-1751328000-1751414399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Tajammul
DESCRIPTION: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)\, “signifying efforts to make oneself beautiful in appearance or courteous in deed … In this way\, Tajammul implies a form of grace that comes from infusing places\, spaces\, and situations with a sense of elegant beauty and social ease. It reflects the way that the United Arab Emirates is not only a place of fine art\, high culture\, sweeping architecture\, and dynamic change\, but a place of close connections\, loyal friendships\, and warm hospitality. Certainly it’s an impressive (and impressively diverse) roster of participants. \nThe artists: \n\n\n\nBasil Alkazzi\nHussein Al-Mohasen\nCharlotte de Bekker\nCC (Alireza Asbahi)\nImran Channa\nElizabeth Dorazio\nOussama Garti\nMahmoud Hamadani\nDavid Howarth\nRichard Ketley\nBehdad Lahooti\nColleen Quigley\nTor Seidel\nMoussa Tiba\nMorteza Zahedi\n\n\n\nTo 11 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tajammul/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250701
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250516T075102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T075102Z
UID:10012064-1751241600-1751327999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE MyLysses
DESCRIPTION: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 images become so easy that we must ask ourselves what we still read\, write\, and know? What influence do these texts written by AI agents have on visual productions\, and how enduringly do they shape what was once conceived of as collective memory? … In this exhibition\, we have invited artists whose works engage with classical literature\, examine scientific imagery within the context of its interpretation\, engage in\nconversations with AI identities\, or consider machine sounds as creators of independent poetics”. \nThe artists: \nAbdulghani Alanahawi\nBrian Gonzales\nBao Li\nMarcel Buehler\nDaniela Friebel\nMutasim Al Kubaisi\nJens Lystraeten\nChristiana De Marchi\nUnaiza Ismail\nIsaac Sullivan\nTor Seidel\nCharlie Koolhaas\nShahad Mohamed AlBlooshi
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mylysses-2/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250525
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250515T092406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T083032Z
UID:10012062-1748044800-1748131199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:MyLysses
DESCRIPTION: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 images become so easy that we must ask ourselves what we still read\, write\, and know? What influence do these texts written by AI agents have on visual productions\, and how enduringly do they shape what was once conceived of as collective memory? … In this exhibition\, we have invited artists whose works engage with classical literature\, examine scientific imagery within the context of its interpretation\, engage in\nconversations with AI identities\, or consider machine sounds as creators of independent poetics”. \nThe artists: \nAbdulghani Alanahawi\nBrian Gonzales\nBao Li\nMarcel Buehler\nDaniela Friebel\nMutasim Al Kubaisi\nJens Lystraeten\nChristiana De Marchi\nUnaiza Ismail\nIsaac Sullivan\nTor Seidel\nCharlie Koolhaas\nShahad Mohamed AlBlooshi  \nTo 30 June.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mylysses/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SEIDEL-Library-168-1-final.webp
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250523
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250407T131725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T131725Z
UID:10011893-1747872000-1747958399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Al Braithwaite: MATAB
DESCRIPTION:Al Braithwaite is a contemporary artist from London who works across a variety of disciplines including sculpture\, assemblage\, found material and installation. For this show\, Braithwaite’s Material Abstraction (MATAB) comprises textured panels arrayed as physical sculptures. Says the gallery: “Their weight and conceptual terrain is contained within a language where flatness of form and potency of industrial energy is paramount … The artist asks questions by intersectioning materials: what happens when this touches that\, when one idea divides another\, when this angle reaches for another angle\, or when that thing becomes empowered as an abstract entity?”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-al-braithwaite-matab/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250523
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250407T131644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T131644Z
UID:10011892-1747872000-1747958399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Halim Al Karim: Mythological Love
DESCRIPTION:Experimental photography works by the Iraqui artist\, who says: “Inspired by the Sumerian myth and my archaeological excavations in our invisible life\, the mythological love series invites us to contemplate the magical love relationship between human women and the Anunnaki who descended from the heavens to planet Earth. This series reflects the concept of the eternal need to tame the anxious self; it embodies the mystery surrounding our existence between two worlds and challenges the construction of historical narratives about the ideologies of immortal love …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-halim-al-karim-mythological-love/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250418
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250303T105603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T105603Z
UID:10011759-1744848000-1744934399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Niga Sayyed and Ali Zolghadri: Silence & Noise
DESCRIPTION:The connection between silence and noise\, minimalism and maximalism\, is explored in this exhibition\, which contrasts contemporary and traditional art: Ali Zolghadri works with minimalistic black-and-white photography\, Niga Sayyed captures quiet stories from the past in pieces that evolve from traditional printmaking to contemporary mixed media.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-niga-sayyed-and-ali-zolghadri-silence-noise/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Bur Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai:geo:55.300449,25.2637606
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250416
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250407T124749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T131606Z
UID:10011891-1744675200-1744761599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Al Braithwaite: MATAB
DESCRIPTION:Al Braithwaite is a contemporary artist from London who works across a variety of disciplines including sculpture\, assemblage\, found material and installation. For this show\, Braithwaite’s Material Abstraction (MATAB) comprises textured panels arrayed as physical sculptures. Says the gallery: “Their weight and conceptual terrain is contained within a language where flatness of form and potency of industrial energy is paramount … The artist asks questions by intersectioning materials: what happens when this touches that\, when one idea divides another\, when this angle reaches for another angle\, or when that thing becomes empowered as an abstract entity?” To 22 May
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/al-braithwaite-matab/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250416
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T124420Z
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SUMMARY:Halim Al Karim: Mythological Love
DESCRIPTION:Experimental photography works by the Iraqui artist\, who says: “Inspired by the Sumerian myth and my archaeological excavations in our invisible life\, the mythological love series invites us to contemplate the magical love relationship between human women and the Anunnaki who descended from the heavens to planet Earth. This series reflects the concept of the eternal need to tame the anxious self; it embodies the mystery surrounding our existence between two worlds and challenges the construction of historical narratives about the ideologies of immortal love …” To 22 May
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/halim-al-karim-mythological-love/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250321
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250303T105435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T105435Z
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SUMMARY:Niga Sayyed and Ali Zolghadri: Silence & Noise
DESCRIPTION:The connection between silence and noise\, minimalism and maximalism\, is explored in this exhibition\, which contrasts contemporary and traditional art: Ali Zolghadri works with minimalistic black-and-white photography\, Niga Sayyed captures quiet stories from the past in pieces that evolve from traditional printmaking to contemporary mixed media. To 17 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/niga-sayyed-and-ali-zolghadri-silence-noise/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250321
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250124T163136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T163136Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Solimar Miller: Symphony of the Wetlands
DESCRIPTION:This solo show by the Dubai-based artist/designer celebrates the Gulf’s mangroves\, celebrating their vital role in protecting wildlife\, the coastline\, and the balance of nature\, “celebrating their inherent tranquillity and the intricate tapestry of endangered wildlife thriving within their protective embrace”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-solimar-miller-symphony-of-the-wetlands/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250216
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20250124T163040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T163139Z
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SUMMARY:Solimar Miller: Symphony of the Wetlands
DESCRIPTION:This solo show by the Dubai-based artist/designer celebrates the Gulf’s mangroves\, celebrating their vital role in protecting wildlife\, the coastline\, and the balance of nature\, “celebrating their inherent tranquillity and the intricate tapestry of endangered wildlife thriving within their protective embrace”. To 20 March.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/solimar-miller-symphony-of-the-wetlands/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240424
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20240319T081758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T081826Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE CC: cARTpets
DESCRIPTION:Outsider artist CC\, better known to his mum as Alireza Asbahi\, shows his latest collection of carpets and hangings. It’s quirky\, interesting art that collages and layers materials and shapes. His works have the same kind of raw energy that is more commonly found these days in urban art; the subject matter though reflects Iranian history and culture\, particularly the traditional iconography like the Lion and the Sun.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-cc-cartpets/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240328
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240329
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20240319T081616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T081816Z
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SUMMARY:CC: cARTpets
DESCRIPTION:Outsider artist CC\, better known to his mum as Alireza Asbahi\, shows his latest collection of carpets and hangings. It’s quirky\, interesting art that collages and layers materials and shapes. His works have the same kind of raw energy that is more commonly found these days in urban art; the subject matter though reflects Iranian history and culture\, particularly the traditional iconography like the Lion and the Sun. To 23 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cc-cartpets/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2637606;55.300449
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231209
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20231204T160911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T160911Z
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SUMMARY:Yoshihiko Tsutsumi: Intersections of Cosmos
DESCRIPTION:Yoshihiko Tsutsumi is an accomplished graphic designer and artist (and a professional antiques dealer\, gallerist and art director too\, as it happens). Influenced by the immersive environment of his uncle’s cinema billboard painting atelier in Kumamoto\, Japan\, he draws inspiration from the captivating interplay of colours and dripping marks on the studio floor. \nTsutsumi’s creative process “unfolds like a meticulously crafted spider’s nest\, guided by an equidistant grid that shapes the evolution of lines and forms\,” says the gallery. “This grid serves as a blueprint\, orchestrating the sequential connection of outlines\, akin to the organic process of cell reproduction found in living beings\, rocks\, and metals.” \nHis layer series explores phenomena materialising through the accumulation of colours\, and these are immediate and impactful; more discreet and perhaps more cerebral are his monochromatic series\, where white pencil traces dance over black canvases or vice versa\, mirrors an architectural process where elements are meticulously plotted and constructed. \nTsutsumi was one of the standouts in XVA’s September group show on capturing movement in art; he’s an interesting\, exciting painter. Recommended. \nTo 9 January. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/yoshihiko-tsutsumi-intersections-of-cosmos/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20230607T115734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T120032Z
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SUMMARY:A Summer Allegory
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition with a seasonal theme: “summer is when all positive feelings surface allowing for a better appreciation of everything we do\,” says the curatorial statement. “A Summer Allegory aims to encompass this summer’s glamour through a selection of artists\, forms and subject matter”. \nThe artists: \nRichard Ketley – a South African based between Dubai and Johannesburg whose abstracts reflect his extensive: “I find meaning where others do not – in the fall of light on a sandy building in Riyadh\, the chaos of the shacks of Kampala\, the crowded taxi parks of Johannesburg …” \nSolimar Miller – a 25-year resident of the UAE who specialises in silkscreen works that highlight the unique qualities of the indigenous flora. \nElisabeth Dorazio – the Brazilian artist\, currently a Dubai resident\, has an impressively large body of work in different techniques and materials. “Her use of shifting and fragmented surfaces alludes to the existential and unstable nature of humanity and the natural world\,” says the gallery. \nColleen Quigley – a Japanese-American artist based in Tucson\, her practice encompasses a broad range of media including sculpture\, installation\, painting\, encaustic\, and digital fabrication on themes of materiality\, perception\, memory and place\, and the transcultural flow of objects. \nTo 7 September. \nAbove: Elisabeth Dorazio\, Untitled (from the On Nature series\, 2019)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-summer-allegory/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230512
DTSTAMP:20260425T095416
CREATED:20230505T135908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T135908Z
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SUMMARY:Katia Al Tal: Appearance
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for the abstract sculptures of the Jordanian-French artist. Appearance explores the intrinsic essence of the artist’s vision and the experiences which led to the creation of these vessels – “a culmination of time specks that are made tangible in the velvety texture of pearly white silhouettes”. To 22 June.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/katia-al-tal-appearance/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:3D,Art,Exhibition
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