GUIDED TOURS

Our Guided Tours series is where we invite you along with us to explore galleries, museums and private collections

Claustrophobia: Mohammad Khalili’s first solo exhibition at SARAI Gallery.

Claustrophobia: Mohammad Khalili’s first solo exhibition at SARAI Gallery.   SARAI Gallery is a contemporary gallery specializing in Middle Eastern art. Founded by Hassan Saradipour in 2018. It serves as a platform to showcase emerging and young regional talents including…

Athr Gallery Solo Exhibitions

Athr Gallery Solo Exhibitions The Athr Gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is currently hosting three independently curated solo shows until April 2023, featuring the works of two Saudi nationals, Daniah Al-Saleh and Asma Bahmim, and one Kuwaiti national, Farah Behbehani.…

Tabari Artspace Land Survey: Béchir Boussandel’s Solo exhibition

Béchir Boussandel’s Solo exhibition Franco-Tunisian artist Béchir Boussandel lives and works in Lille, France. Boussandel graduated as a painter from the Dunkirk School of Fine Arts. His practice raises questions of identity, the nature of space of time and the…

NYU ABU DHABI Art Gallery unveils 2023 programme

  The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Announces 2023 Spring and Fall Exhibitions that Confront Contemporary Landscape Curated by The NYUAD Art Gallery Executive Director and University Chief Curator, Maya Allison, the shows examine the different ways we think about…

Shows to See in Dubai this week

  Timur D’Vatz, Reawakening Timur D’Vatz’s artworks are always infused with deep meaning and a diversity of symbols. You may devote hours looking at them, discovering new aspects and fascinating stories. Unique, sometimes mystical, wrapped in a mystery you desire…

MENART FAIR: WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE MENA

  WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE MENA: THE ART SCENE FOR WOMEN IS THRIVING DESPITE MANY OBSTACLES   Women make up 42% of the artists showing at the Menart Fair in Brussels. A simple fact, not so much a proclamation as…

Islamic Arts Biennale

Diriyah Biennale Foundation’s inaugural edition of Islamic Arts Biennale to spotlight 18 Saudi Arabian artists   Hosted by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, one of the key highlights of the inaugural edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale taking place between January…

Sami Aboul Azm, Al Masar Gallery

PLACES… Familiar Places; there are some that have lost their familiarity and have become unrecognizable. When people attend the scene in silence, the unfamiliar seems even stranger than before. When One imagines a whole scene of what is an uninhabited…

MENART FAIR: EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITIONS

Two Exclusive Exhibitions dedicated to the Region and Lebanon   Tribute to Etel Adnan, Lebanese artist and poetess Etel Adnan, Eight ceramics (50 x 50 cm), directed by Alexandra Catelain-Orange, © MENART FAIRFrom the Olivéa series, a tribute to the…

For the Age of Lebanon, Farid Haddad

For the Age of Lebanon Sfeir Semler Gallery  presents Farid Haddad: For the Age of Lebanon, the artist’s first solo show in Beirut in over fourty years. The exhibition presents an overview of Haddad’s painting oeuvre and spans the last…

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Dubai Design Week 2023

Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and a member of the Dubai Council, Dubai Design Week returns to its home in Dubai Design…

11 Edition of Vantage Point Sharjah

The 11th edition of Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS), an annual photography exhibition hosted by the Sharjah Art Foundation, is set to return with a showcase challenging established conventions in photography. Running from October 14, 2023, to January 14, 2024, at…

Being Dia al-Azzawi: Chapter 2: The Arab Cause

The years spanning 1970 to 1989 were marked by tumultuous events in the Middle East, which continued to shape Dia al-Azzawi’s art and highlight his commitment to depicting the struggles, hopes, and resilience of the Palestinian people. As an artist,…

‘I Can No Longer Produce the Limits of My Own Body’ at NIKA Project Space

NIKA Project Space presents its fourth exhibition, “I Can No Longer Produce the Limits of My Own Body,” opening on November 15, 2023. Curated by the independent curator and art critic, Nadine Khalil, this group exhibition will showcase the works…

‘Duality’ by Nima Nabavi and Jason Seife at The Third Line

The Third Line is delighted to present “Duality,” a collaborative exhibition featuring the innovative works of artists Nima Nabavi and Jason Seife. Born out of a longstanding “art friendship,” Duality encapsulates the synergy between two creators who share a unique…

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