Dubai Collection’s first exhibition – curated by Dr. Nada Shabout – will open on November 6. Presenting modern and contemporary artworks from the private collections of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and key patrons to the Collection, that trace Arab modernism and its progression into contemporary trends.
The 9th edition of Campus Art Dubai will provide a unique educational opportunity for aspiring art professionals by offering a 360 degree understanding of the art world through a 5-month rotational educational-work placement at Art Dubai. Applications close at 5pm on Thursday, November 11.
The Art Dubai Traineeship programme offers intensive three to six month placements, during which trainees gain direct early-career experience in the production of Art Dubai in the lead up to and during the fair. To find out more and apply, click here.
For its 15th edition, Art Dubai will return to Madinat Jumeirah and take place from 10-12 March 2022 (preview days preceding).
Lebanese artist Samir Sayegh is a pioneer of modernism in the Arab world. His practice is driven by his interest in the formal power of letters; Sayegh was a pioneer in seperating Arabic calligraphy from its contextual language in an effort to create a universal visual language.
Read moreLebanese artist Ali Cherri doesn’t believe in creative inspiration; he thinks art takes work, time, and patience. His work is largely impacted by the framework of growing up in civil war, highlighting questions of death, heritage, war and critical thought about the world and context within which we live.
Read moreSherin Guirguis’s contemporary practice aims to evolve traditional sacred geometry into a new visual language that seeks to tell stories and personal narratives. She works almost exclusively on paper, and is particularly interested in the history and embodied politics of working exclusively with this medium.
Read moreMoroccan artist Meriem Bennani’s work applies humour and surreal approaches to subjects that are often considered taboo. Most recently, her digital characters serve as a vehicle through which to comment on social, political and cultural experiences through conversations that are relevant and reflective of the times we live in.
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