There is an exciting summer of art to be enjoyed in the Emirates.
Galleries in the UAE are presenting several works over the next few months, including by Monir Farmanfarmaian, whose Khayyam Fountain is now on view at Sharjah Art Foundation, and Judy Blum Reddy, who is presenting a takeover at Dubai’s 1x1 Art Gallery. There are also new shows at the art space Foundry in Downtown Dubai, with works by Hashel Al Lamki and Maxime Cramatte, among others.
Here are 13 exhibitions to see in the UAE now:
Making Sense of the Floating Word
New York-born artist Blum Reddy is the focus of 1x1 Art Gallery's latest exhibition. The artist studies symbolic forms and graphics, specifically their roles in communication before the development of alphabetic writing systems.
Curated by Lou Mo, the exhibition is the first of a series of four that is part of 1x1’s annual summer initiative, OneWall.
Blum Reddy’s works include autobiographical mixed-media collages on wood panels that reference her past, as well references to her earlier works as a student and a younger artist.
Until Saturday, July 17; 1x1 Art Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; 1x1artgallery.com
Do You Remember What You Are Burning
Iraqi-Kurdish artist Hiwa K’s first solo show in Asia and the Middle East highlights more than 10 years of the acclaimed artist’s practice. Fusing humour and personal experience, his work explores issues of displacement, belonging and resilience.
Many of the works in Do You Remember What You Are Burning relate the city of Sulaymaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan – where the artist was born in 1975 – and his experience as a refugee.
Works on view include One Room Apartment, an outdoor installation originally commissioned for Documenta 14 in 2017, and a new interactive large-scale piece created especially for the show.
Until Saturday, July 24; Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai; jameelartscentre.org
Four new shows at Foundry Downtown Dubai
Over the summer, art space Foundry is hosting four shows in its three galleries, starting with Cramatte’s appropriation of Dubai’s street culture into Pop Art pieces. The artist, a DJ and co-founder of art collective Satwa 3000, takes objects from Dubai’s urban life – the shawarma machine, for example – and transforms them into kitschy and kooky symbols. Meanwhile, graffiti artist Fink 22 experiments with different techniques to look at "urban decay".
Kico Camacho’s exhibition features paintings that reflect on the waterways and rivers from his youth in Argentina. His abstract canvases, with their soft swirls and colours, are an exploration of personal memory and material texture.
Finally, Emirati artist Al Lamki presents works created during the pandemic – his reflections on the past year. His paintings chronicle a transition from the busyness of city life to countryside living. Al Lamki’s work blends figurative and abstract elements to create dreamlike scenes that show momentum and contrast the natural and the man-made.
Until Tuesday, August 25; Foundry Downtown Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard; foundry.downtowndubai.ae
Sedimentary Matters
Caline Aoun’s second solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Sedimentary Matters reveals the hidden stories of the physical world. Highlights include Fictional Accumulation of Real Shadows’ Past, an installation that features pieces of sand-coloured fabric hung on the gallery walls. The shapes of the cloth are drawn from the shadows of the numerous artworks that came before it, with Aoun combing through Grey Noise's exhibition archive since 2012 to develop the work.
The artist, who exhibited at the Sharjah Biennial in 2019 and was selected as Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year in 2018, focuses on giving shape to virtual and invisible dimensions or lesser-known histories, digging up traces and materialising them in various ways.
Until Saturday, July 31; Grey Noise, Al Quoz, Dubai; greynoise.org
Cemented Sky at Zawyeh Gallery
Palestinian artist Yazan Abu Salameh depicts everyday life in Bethlehem in his work, mimicking the militaristic infrastructure around him. His concrete artworks bear childhood memories of blockades and watchtowers, but also map out Palestinian neighbourhoods from a bird’s-eye view. These roadblocks and checkpoints are recreated with Lego blocks, cardboard, concrete, pebbles and wire.
Born in Jerusalem in 1993, Abu Salameh studied fine arts at Al-Kalima College in Bethlehem. In 2020, he participated in Ramallah’s first art fair, held at Zawyeh Gallery’s space in the West Bank.
Until Saturday, August 21; Zawyeh Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; zawyeh.net
Age of You
Curated by Shumon Basar, Douglas Coupland and Hans Ulrich Obrist, with graphic design UK studio by Daly & Lyon, Age of You considers how our perceptions of ourselves have changed, and what it means to be an individual today.
The exhibition includes works in film, fashion, sculpture and installation by more than 70 contributors, presented through 13 chapters from the newly released book, The Extreme Self: Age of You. The book looks at the impact of the internet on individualism and identity.
Until Saturday, August 14; Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai; jameelartscentre.org
Try to Catch the Moon
Amir Khojasteh’s solo exhibition Try To Catch The Moon, at Carbon 12, is about an impossible task. Beyond that, it contemplates the acceptance of defeat through symbolic paintings that feature the Moon and the horse. The celestial body stands for achievement and victory, while the animal is described as “a means for man towards greatness and power”.
Referencing art history, Khojasteh draws parallels to Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps, an equestrian portrait that shows the French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte. In his colourful sculptures, Khojasteh also refers to the portrait. Instead of showing a triumphant figure, however, the artist depicts a "sad fighter".
Until Monday, September 6; Carbon 12, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; carbon12.art
Under Construction II: Deconstruction / Reconstruction
Lawrie Shabibi builds on its previous group show Under Construction with Under Construction II: Deconstruction / Reconstruction. The exhibition focuses on the notion of a work in progress, with works by Farhad Ahrarnia, Mounir Fatmi, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Yazan Khalili, Driss Ouadahi and Larissa Sansour.
Highlights include Ahrarnia’s hand embroideries on digital photography titled On the Road, the Silk Road (2010-2011), which demonstrate the artist’s interest in Greater Persia, and Fatmi’s blend of calligraphic and geometric shapes in works that allude to the fluctuations of the stock market.
From Monday, until Thursday, September 9; Lawrie Shabibi, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; lawrieshabibi.com
Drop by Drop, Life Falls from the Sky: Water, Islam and Art
On view at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, Drop by Drop, Life Falls from the Sky: Water, Islam and Art, includes 120 artworks and objects that provide insights into the importance of water in Islam, not only for ablutions, but also its symbolic significance as written in the Quran.
The exhibition explores four themes: the blessings of water and Islam, water and daily life, the traditional hammam and gardens. A number of objects on loan for the exhibition have been drawn from 16 renowned Italian public and private collections and from the collections of Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation and Sharjah Art Museum. The list of artefacts includes a range of manuscripts, metalwork, pottery, glass, textiles, carpets and stones linked to Islamic art.
Until Saturday, December 11; Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation; sharjahmuseums.ae
'Khayyam Fountain'
Farmanfarmaian’s installation Khayyam Fountain is made up of varyingly shaped glass pieces – triangles, pentagons and hexagons – stacked in layers to form a twisting fountain. Rising above a hollow base, the fountain’s material allows light refractions to shift and shine throughout the day. The form of the fountain evokes the metaphor of water as a constant fount of life.
Now on view at Sharjah Art Foundation’s Al Hamriyah Studios, the work borrows inspiration from Persian polymath Omar Khayyam’s work, which includes explorations of cubic equations. The last major installation to be completed by Farmanfarmaian, Khayyam Fountain was commissioned by Bruges Triennial 2018: Liquid City, Belgium, and is on long-term loan to the foundation.
In her decades-long career, Farmanfarmaian gained recognition for her abstract sculptures and drawings made from glass, mosaic, paper and fabric that drew from geometry, Sufism and Islamic architecture from her native Iran.
On view at Sharjah Art Foundation; sharjahart.org
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Friday Leganes v Alaves, 10.15pm; Valencia v Las Palmas, 12.15am
Saturday Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad, 8.15pm; Girona v Atletico Madrid, 10.15pm; Sevilla v Espanyol, 12.15am
Sunday Athletic Bilbao v Getafe, 8.15am; Barcelona v Real Betis, 10.15pm; Deportivo v Real Madrid, 12.15am
Monday Levante v Villarreal, 10.15pm; Malaga v Eibar, midnight
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• Rikki Olds, 25
• Tralona Bartkowiak, 49
• Suzanne Fountain, 59
• Teri Leiker, 51
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• Kevin Mahoney, 61
• Lynn Murray, 62
• Jody Waters, 65
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New UK refugee system
- A new “core protection” for refugees moving from permanent to a more basic, temporary protection
- Shortened leave to remain - refugees will receive 30 months instead of five years
- A longer path to settlement with no indefinite settled status until a refugee has spent 20 years in Britain
- To encourage refugees to integrate the government will encourage them to out of the core protection route wherever possible.
- Under core protection there will be no automatic right to family reunion
- Refugees will have a reduced right to public funds
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It's up to you to go green
Nils El Accad, chief executive and owner of Organic Foods and Café, says going green is about “lifestyle and attitude” rather than a “money change”; people need to plan ahead to fill water bottles in advance and take their own bags to the supermarket, he says.
“People always want someone else to do the work; it doesn’t work like that,” he adds. “The first step: you have to consciously make that decision and change.”
When he gets a takeaway, says Mr El Accad, he takes his own glass jars instead of accepting disposable aluminium containers, paper napkins and plastic tubs, cutlery and bags from restaurants.
He also plants his own crops and herbs at home and at the Sheikh Zayed store, from basil and rosemary to beans, squashes and papayas. “If you’re going to water anything, better it be tomatoes and cucumbers, something edible, than grass,” he says.
“All this throwaway plastic - cups, bottles, forks - has to go first,” says Mr El Accad, who has banned all disposable straws, whether plastic or even paper, from the café chain.
One of the latest changes he has implemented at his stores is to offer refills of liquid laundry detergent, to save plastic. The two brands Organic Foods stocks, Organic Larder and Sonnett, are both “triple-certified - you could eat the product”.
The Organic Larder detergent will soon be delivered in 200-litre metal oil drums before being decanted into 20-litre containers in-store.
Customers can refill their bottles at least 30 times before they start to degrade, he says. Organic Larder costs Dh35.75 for one litre and Dh62 for 2.75 litres and refills will cost 15 to 20 per cent less, Mr El Accad says.
But while there are savings to be had, going green tends to come with upfront costs and extra work and planning. Are we ready to refill bottles rather than throw them away? “You have to change,” says Mr El Accad. “I can only make it available.”
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
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Top New Zealand cop on policing the virtual world
New Zealand police began closer scrutiny of social media and online communities after the attacks on two mosques in March, the country's top officer said.
The killing of 51 people in Christchurch and wounding of more than 40 others shocked the world. Brenton Tarrant, a suspected white supremacist, was accused of the killings. His trial is ongoing and he denies the charges.
Mike Bush, commissioner of New Zealand Police, said officers looked closely at how they monitored social media in the wake of the tragedy to see if lessons could be learned.
“We decided that it was fit for purpose but we need to deepen it in terms of community relationships, extending them not only with the traditional community but the virtual one as well," he told The National.
"We want to get ahead of attacks like we suffered in New Zealand so we have to challenge ourselves to be better."
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How Apple's credit card works
The Apple Card looks different from a traditional credit card — there's no number on the front and the users' name is etched in metal. The card expands the company's digital Apple Pay services, marrying the physical card to a virtual one and integrating both with the iPhone. Its attributes include quick sign-up, elimination of most fees, strong security protections and cash back.
What does it cost?
Apple says there are no fees associated with the card. That means no late fee, no annual fee, no international fee and no over-the-limit fees. It also said it aims to have among the lowest interest rates in the industry. Users must have an iPhone to use the card, which comes at a cost. But they will earn cash back on their purchases — 3 per cent on Apple purchases, 2 per cent on those with the virtual card and 1 per cent with the physical card. Apple says it is the only card to provide those rewards in real time, so that cash earned can be used immediately.
What will the interest rate be?
The card doesn't come out until summer but Apple has said that as of March, the variable annual percentage rate on the card could be anywhere from 13.24 per cent to 24.24 per cent based on creditworthiness. That's in line with the rest of the market, according to analysts
What about security?
The physical card has no numbers so purchases are made with the embedded chip and the digital version lives in your Apple Wallet on your phone, where it's protected by fingerprints or facial recognition. That means that even if someone steals your phone, they won't be able to use the card to buy things.
Is it easy to use?
Apple says users will be able to sign up for the card in the Wallet app on their iPhone and begin using it almost immediately. It also tracks spending on the phone in a more user-friendly format, eliminating some of the gibberish that fills a traditional credit card statement. Plus it includes some budgeting tools, such as tracking spending and providing estimates of how much interest could be charged on a purchase to help people make an informed decision.
* Associated Press
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An Islamic bond structured in a way to generate returns without violating Sharia strictures on prohibition of interest.
The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
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