As the new art season approaches in Dubai, three very different solo shows have some unexpected parallels and point to a regional aesthetic.
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Palestinian architects Yousef & Elias Anastas have designed a meditative porous pod for London's Design Festival, after which it will travel to Dubai before returning home to Palestine.
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In Christine Macel's statement for the current (57th) edition of the Venice Biennale she wrote: "Today, in a world full of conflicts and shocks, art bears witness to the most precious part of what makes us human. Art is the ultimate ground for reflection, individual expression, freedom, and for fundamental questions."
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The first fully hand-painted animated movie celebrates the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh, one of the world's greatest masters
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A forthcoming exhibition of Iranian at LACMA will explore the impact of ancient art and literature on contemporary practices.
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Is it necessary to know Fahrelnissa Zeid’s life story before you can appreciate her art? From her sprawling abstracts to compelling portraits, the current retrospective at Tate Modern charts her life’s work and weaves in her biography too.
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Good Printing is an exhibition that explores the medium of print without showing any prints. The 10 artists have work that questions the nature of reproduction and the originality of the image
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I AM is a touring exhibition of work by Middle Eastern female artists, which attempts to redress engrained stereotypes. It is currently showing in London
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I AM is an exhibition that focuses on art by Middle Eastern women. Turkish author Elif Shafak will be speaking at the event on August 14, 2017
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Art Jameel has teamed up with Campus Art Dubai to give informal art education in the UAE a boost. It will include a summer programme and a curatorial partnership
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A new cash prize and artist residency for young artists aged 18-30 has been launched. Submissions accepted exclusively through the new ArteVue app.
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The seventh edition of Experimenter Curator's Hub in Kolkata is now streaming live.
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London-based photographic artist Hassan Hajjaj will open a solo show in Somerset House in October as part of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair. La Caravane will open October 5
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FIAC, France's leading art fair will feature two Middle Eastern galleries for the first time this year. Green Art Gallery from Dubai and Cairo's Gypsum Gallery will be participating in the prestigious fair
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In a podcast interview with Dexter Wimberly, Anna Seaman discusses cultural hybridity and how it affects our identity to live in a multicultural world. The conversation was in the context of The Third Line's exhibition A Fast Moving Sky
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This UK debut exhibition for three Saudi artists uses the metaphor of shifting desert sands to talk about rapid urbanisation and modernisation in the Gulf region.
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GPP's community exhibition Behind The Portrait, will explore portraiture taking in the environment of the subject or focusing on smaller details. The gallery is now taking submissions for entries.
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The third off site project of Sharjah Biennial 13 will take place in Ramallah in August. Titled Shifting Ground, the symposium and launch of 10 publications explores issues of land and earth in Palestine
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