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Sunny Rahbar on 20 years of Third Line Gallery

Marking two decades since its founding, The Third Line opens The Only Way Out Is Through: The Twentieth Line, curated by Shumon Basar. The exhibition, together with a programme of conversations and the return of the gallery’s Flash Sales Specials,…

‘Genius Loci – Central Asia’: Almagul Menlibayeva at Andakulova Gallery

Andakulova Gallery, in collaboration with Legend Art Club, hosts Genius Loci – Central Asia, a solo exhibition by multimedia artist Almagul Menlibayeva, on view from 3 August to 3 September 2025 at the DIFC Satellite Gallery. The exhibition draws on…

No Trespassing at Ishara Art Foundation: The Street Reimagined

Marking its first summer exhibition, Ishara Art Foundation presents No Trespassing, curated by Priyanka Mehra. Bringing the street into the white cube, the show assembles six artists from the UAE and South Asia whose practices reflect the complexity of urban…

Antevasin – Richi Bhatia at Gallery Isabelle

Antevasin: the one who sits at the border of two worlds marks Richi Bhatia’s first solo exhibition at Gallery Isabelle, presenting a body of work that moves between drawing, performance, object-making, food interventions, and assemblage. Working across India and the…

Wavering Hope: What Remains, What Returns

As Syria navigates an uncharted chapter in its history, Ayyam Gallery marks its 20th anniversary with Wavering Hope, a summer collective that brings together thirteen artists whose practices have long borne witness to the nation’s unraveling and its quiet refusals…

‘Sunrise at the Vortex’: Energy, Geometry, and the Practice of Drawing

Sunrise at the Vortex, Nima Nabavi’s second solo exhibition at The Third Line gallery, presents a body of work developed between 2022 and 2025, tracing the artist’s evolving engagement with geometry, introspection, and the practice of making. Comprising pieces created…

What’s on in Dubai: 5 Must-See Shows This Month

From surreal seas to silent mountains, the summer programme across Dubai’s galleries brings together artists thinking through fragility, memory, and the absurd. Whether reflecting on performance, migration, or ecological change, these five exhibitions offer distinct yet overlapping views on what…

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MEEM GALLERY

Gallery Statement Meem Gallery is a leading international presence in the management and promotion of modern and contemporary Arab, North African and Iranian art. Founded in 2007 by Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, Mishal Hamed Kanoo and Charles Pocock, the gallery deals…

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