A group show in Showcase Gallery explores tolerance in light of the UAE’s 2019 Year Of Tolerance. It includes a primary presentation of work by Jessica Watson-Thorp, who used her art as a bridge to explore Islam.
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The issue of script, legibility and art was the focus of the latest issue of Canvas magazine. Here is my take on it with a feature on the work of eL Seed.
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi’s first exhibition of 2019 sees two Vermeer paintings cut from the same piece of canvas cloth hang next to each other for the first time in 300 years.
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In the latest Art Dubai Portrait, Michael Tsegaye says: "I was painting for about two years, but my studio was very small, it was not well ventilated, somehow I do now have an allergic reaction to the paint - the photography came in and saved my artistic life..."
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Brazilian artist collective OPAVIVARÁ! has been commissioned to produce Art Dubai 2019’s interactive installation
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The 2019 Global Art Forum hosted at Art Dubai will be about the urgent challenges and opportunities facing education today.
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Nima Nabavi is interested in the possibilities of infinite geometry.
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All Emiratis with archival photos and documents are being asked by Sharjah Art Foundation to submit them for an art project taking place in Umm Al Qawain for the Sharjah Biennial 14 taking place in March.
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The region’s only film festival dedicated to Palestinian film will return to Dubai this month. Screenings are at Cinema Akil, Alserkal Avenue
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It was a game changer when it opened in November, here are some of my thoughts about the Jameel Arts Centre and if you haven’t been yet, I encourage you all to go.
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The one-month Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival is back for a bigger and better edition this year. Alongside several top-class art presentations, there are also 161 workshops will be held in subjects such as calligraphy, Islamic ornamentation and sand-writing as well as lectures and artist tours.
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Huda Lutfi’s third solo show at The Third Line in Dubai was a quiet moment in her sometimes outspoken practice, but sometimes, the loudest messages come through in silence.
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The Dubai Future Foundation is the home of visionary foresight and thanks to several innovative initiatives, the foundation is driving the UAE forward towards its goals of being 10 times ahead of the rest of the world.
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Sharjah Art Foundation’s new film festival will take place in January and is just one of the cultural highlights for 2019.
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Here is a round up of events happening in Dubai in December
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Mattar Bin Lahej is one of the UAE’s leading artists, specialising in public art sculptures and large-scale works that depict movement and power. I interviewed him for Shawati magazine’s Winter 2018 edition.
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Dubai-based artist Matthew Ryder will release a limited edition print for only 48 hours.
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This exhibition of book design takes viewers on a journey through art, architecture, cosmology and philosophy, as well as words.
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