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eL Seed's art installation depicts the words of Yogmaya Neupane, one of the first female activists of Nepal, a woman who has become a modern icon in the contemporary fight for gender equality and social justice. Photo: eL Seed / Twitter
New eL Seed artwork tells an amazing story of resilient Nepali women

A reinterpretation of his project, 'Like Her', is on view at the Women’s Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

ArtOctober 28, 2021
El Anatsui is an award-winning Ghanaian artist, known for his large-scale sculptures, which are composed of thousands of folded and crumpled pieces of metal. His work is on display at Efie Gallery in Downtown Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Dubai's new Efie Gallery puts the spotlight on contemporary African artists

The new space will open its permanent location in 2022

ArtOctober 28, 2021
A still from Maitha Hamdan's video work 'Precautions' (2020). Photo: Warehouse421
Review: New Abu Dhabi art show aims to challenge how we define womanhood

The show, curated by the Banat Collective, touches on the complexities of gender

ArtOctober 20, 2021
Nora Zeid's debut exhibition Cairo Illustrated: Stories from Heliopolis at Tashkeel presents black-and-white illustrations of Egypt’s capital. Photo: Tashkeel
Last chance to see: Nora Zeid celebrates a different side of Cairo in Dubai exhibition

Her work, which is also a published book, calls on the preservation of the Egyptian capital's modern heritage

ArtOctober 18, 2021
A work by Parviz Tanavoli. Photo: NYUAD Art Gallery
NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery to reopen for the first time since the pandemic

The first physical exhibition of the season will feature paintings and sculptures from the collection of Abby Weed Grey

ArtOctober 13, 2021
Dubai Design Week this year will feature more than 130 exhibiting brands and designers. Photo: Dubai Design Week
Dubai Design Week to return in November with more than 200 events

The annual festival will take place in Dubai Design District from November 8 to 13

Arts & CultureOctober 13, 2021
Nigerian-American artist Anthony Akinbola is presenting his first solo exhibition at Carbon 12 in Dubai. Photo: Carbon 12
Anthony Akinbola presents durag paintings in new Dubai show

The American artist's exhibition Thanks A Million at Carbon 12 is on view until November

ArtOctober 09, 2021
The UK Pavilion's cone shape is made of several slats that will project a 'collective message'. Photo: Alin Constantin
How Stephen Hawking inspired the UK Pavilion’s poetic presentation at Expo 2020

Designed by Es Devlin, the pavilion will project AI-generated poems throughout the event

ArtSeptember 30, 2021
The Abu Dhabi Art programme venue Manarat Al Saadiyat. Photo: Abu Dhabi Art
Abu Dhabi Art 2021 announces guest curators and commissioned artists

The fair will take place in Manarat Al Saadiyat from November 17 to 22

ArtSeptember 30, 2021
Vivek Vilasini's series 'Housing Dreams', part of the So Different, So Appealing exhibition at Warehouse421. Photo: Vivek Vilasini
Abu Dhabi's Warehouse421 presents its autumn programme

Highlights include a pilot of the centre's Curatorial Development Exhibition programme

ArtSeptember 30, 2021
Danish artist Jens Haaning. Photo: D+t Project gallery
Danish artist takes $84,000 from a museum and calls it conceptual art

Jens Haaning, who tackles issues of power and communication, says it's a statement about artistic compensation

ArtSeptember 28, 2021
DUBAI, 14 September 2021. Art Installation, Pillow Fort Playground by Afra Al Dhaheri , Expo 2020 Dubai. Walaa Alshaer/Expo 2020 Dubai/ © Afra Al Dhaheri 2021
'Pillow Fort': first glimpse of the public artwork at Expo 2020 Dubai

A total of 11 public artworks will be unveiled during the event and remain as public sculptures for District 2020

ArtSeptember 27, 2021
Installation view from 'Remain Calm: Solitude and Connectivity in Japanese Architecture', 2021 at Sharjah Art Foundation. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation
Last chance to see: Sharjapan 3 considers how architecture can heal and connect us

The show, which runs until October 1, features architectural models, multimedia installations and photographs

ArtSeptember 27, 2021
A poster for SWALIF Publishing House's first book 'Encapsulated Volume 1: Photo Essays on Khaleejiness', featuring an image by Ishaq Madan. Photo: SWALIF
How a new UAE publishing house wants to further critique in the Gulf

Its first book, 'Encapsulated Volume 1: Photo Essays on Khaleejiness', is now available and accompanied by a photography exhibition

ArtSeptember 26, 2021
Ajlan Gharem’s monumental wire structure ‘Paradise Has Many Gates’ is now at Gharem Studio. Photo: Gharem Studio
Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem wins Jameel Prize 6 for cage-like mosque installation

As part of the award, the artist's work will be on view at the V&A in London from Saturday

ArtSeptember 15, 2021
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