Exhibitions

Memory Drum

Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim 19 Sep - 12 Nov 2020 Gallery Memory Drum is the second solo exhibition of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim (b.1962) at the gallery, comprising a series of new paintings and sculptures, produced during his time in isolation in his Khorfakkan studio during the 2020 lockdown. In psychology, Memory Drum is a theory that unconscious neural patterns acquired from... Read more

Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize

Shaikha Al Mazrou at Galeria Municipal do Porto, Portugal 12 Sep - 12 Nov 2020 Museums The Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize was created in 2015, by Porto City Council, as a tribute to the former Councilor for Culture, Paulo Cunha e Silva, and is aimed at artists under 40 years of age. The jury of the second edition of the award – Isabel Lewis,... Read more

New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School Archives

Mohamed Melehi at Concrete, Alserkal Avenue 19 Sep - 21 Nov 2020 Alserkal Arts Foundation presents New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School Archives. Curated by Morad Montazami, Zamân Books & Curating, the exhibition retraces the life and career of Melehi the painter, photographer, muralist, graphic designer, art teacher, and cultural activist. New Waves is organised in collaboration with the... Read more

In Vitro

Larissa Sansour at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai 10 Jun 2020 - 3 Jan 2021 Museums Larissa Sansour’s film In Vitro (2019) is an Arabic-language sci-fi film, set in the biblical town of Bethlehem during the aftermath of an eco-disaster. The film presents an otherworldly reflection on memory, history, place and identity, with the locale of the film providing a narratively, politically and symbolically charged backdrop.... Read more

Miniature 2.0

Hamra Abbas and Shahpour Pouyan at the Pera Museum, Istanbul 11 Aug 2020 - 17 Jan 2021 Museums Focusing on contemporary approaches to miniature painting, the exhibition brings together the works of 14 artists from different countries such as Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan. The artists do not treat miniature solely as a historical object, they emphasize its theoretical potential as a contemporary art form. Using... Read more

Global(e) Resistance

Nadia Kaabi-Linke at Centre Pompidou, Paris 29 Jul 2020 - 4 Jan 2021 Museums Global(e) Resistance, curated by Christine Macel, Alicia Knock, and Yung Ma, features works from more than 60 artists acquired by the museum over the past decade. With a strong focus on artists from the Global South, it aims to examine ideas and strategies of resistance in the context of contemporary... Read more

The Invented History

Nadia Kaabi-Linke and Larissa Sansour at KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin 13 Sep 2020 - 21 Feb 2021 Museums Curated by Kathrin Becker, as part of Berlin Art Week 2020, The Invented History is a group exhibition that examines the need to critically question historical narratives. History is no longer viewed as a mere collection of data and facts, as a linear sequence of clearly defined events. Instead, there... Read more

We Do Not Dream Alone: Asia Society Triennial

Hamra Abbas 27 Oct 2020 - 7 Feb 2021 Biennials The inaugural Asia Society Triennial, a festival of art, ideas, and innovation, is slated to run October 27, 2020 through June 27, 2021. Featuring 40 artists and 18+ commissioned works, t his first edition of the Asia Society Triennial, titled We Do Not Dream Alone, will be composed of a... Read more