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Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai, presents Molding Anew, Rand Abdul Jabbar’s (b. 1990, Baghdad) first solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition builds on her recent commission for Desert X Alula, where myths are born of mud and desire (2024), staging an interplay between narrative and sculpture to explore myth-making as a method of preservation and transformation.
Curated by Sabrina Catabelle, a renowned art advisor in Dubai who aims to bring Art in unexpected places, the exhibition that will take place in La Cantine du Faubourg, in collaboration with Urbanist Art Gallery will showcase the “Sin Within” a serie of evocative and deeply introspective artworks.
Featuring a diverse collection of paintings, “Playground” showcases the works of artists Cody Choi, Beverly Fishman, Pınar Birim, Bosco Sodi, Ekrem Yalçındağ, Melisa Mızraklı, Gençay Aytekin, Tuna Özkaragöz, Cem Gönül, Sinan Saül, and Rafael Gomez Barros.
The 6th edition of Art Cairo will take place in the iconic Grand Egyptian Museum from 8-11 February 2025 with a VIP preview on 7 February.
The Japanese contemporary artist Shinji OHMAKI and Taiwanese artist LO Yi-Chun are currently on presentated in Fāng Wù at the Juming Museum, featuring the works of 20 artists from across Asia, which is the most ambitious and expansive international group exhibition of the institution so far.
Eternalism views time as an illusion—it is static and doesn’t move; the past, present, and future are equally real, depending on the observer’s perspective and the frame of reference they choose.
Process–the “how” of artmaking–is one of the most mercurial aspects of creative production. Finding a process that works is the cornerstone of productivity; yet artists struggle to identify it, articulate it, and reflect on it. Historically, the question that critics and audiences love to ask of artists—“how did you make this?”—has been a carefully guarded mystery, and is difficult to answer. The artistic process often verges far from transparency, consistency, and linearity, and any question of “how” often opens onto another complex question of intentionality–the “why” of artmaking.
Galerie Poggi is celebrating its 15th anniversary by inviting two of the artists historically connected to its beginnings to inaugurate the 2024/2025 season: Bertrand Lamarche (1966, Paris) and Larissa Fassler (1975, Vancouver).
AKAA – Also Known As Africa – the first and foremost contemporary art fair in France focused on Africa, reflects an Africa with many facets that transcends borders and whose voices resonate around the world, carried by the vision of each artist.
Art Jameel, an organisation that supports artists and creative communities, presents ‘Night Stone’, the first solo exhibition in West Asia of Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist Candice Lin. On view from September 26, 2024, until January 12, 2025, it explores historical and contemporary trade links between Australia and China through a one-room installation, accompanied by new ceramic sculptures and a site-specific mural.
