Exhibitions

Upsurge: Waves, Colour and Illusion

18 Mar - 1 Sep 2020 Gallery Bringing together the diverse range of practices of a multi-generational group of artists - Mohamed Melehi (b.1936, Morocco), Mona Saudi (b.1945, Jordan), Hamra Abbas (b.1976, Kuwait), Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim (b. 1962, UAE), Shaikha Al Mazrou (b.1988, UAE) and Vivien Zhang (b.1990, China) - Upsurge explores notions of perception within abstract... 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

Our world is burning

Mounir Fatmi at Palais de Tokyo, Paris 21 Feb - 13 Sep 2020 Museums Exhibition conceived in collaboration with the MATHAF. The exhibition Our World is Burning offers a fully political view of international contemporary creation seen from the Gulf, where wars and diplomatic tensions have constantly determined the history of the early 21st century. The title explicitly refers to the human disasters generated... Read more

Refuge

Zak Ové at 21c Museum Hotel, Bentonville, AR 1 Oct 2019 - 1 Sep 2020 Museums Refuge explores the contemporary human condition through depictions of needing, seeking, and creating shelter. Ranging from paintings and photographs to model trains and boats, these multi-media artworks combine realism and fantasy, the mythical and the mundane, in images and objects that highlight our shared vulnerability. Read more