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Haleh Redjaian, The trick is to keep breathing (II) (detail), 2024
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Chafa Ghaddar, Breathing Grounds, 2024. All Photos: The Art Gallery at NYU Abu Dhabi
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Cristiana de Marchi, The Echo of the Void | Lettere dal Carcere, 2021 (left), Black Square, 2022 (right)
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Take a poiesis capsule with a glass of shadow on an empty stomach by Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Julie Becton Gillum, Kiori Kawai, Pirouz Taji, Mohammed Rahis Mollah and Bhakta Gaha
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Rana Begum, No.1348 Wall Drawing, 2024
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Haleh Redjaian, The trick is to keep breathing (II) (detail), 2024
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Chafa Ghaddar, Breathing Grounds, 2024. All Photos: The Art Gallery at NYU Abu Dhabi
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Cristiana de Marchi, The Echo of the Void | Lettere dal Carcere, 2021 (left), Black Square, 2022 (right)
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Take a poiesis capsule with a glass of shadow on an empty stomach by Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Julie Becton Gillum, Kiori Kawai, Pirouz Taji, Mohammed Rahis Mollah and Bhakta Gaha
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Rana Begum, No.1348 Wall Drawing, 2024
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Haleh Redjaian, The trick is to keep breathing (II) (detail), 2024
How NYUAD's In Real Time is an ode to transformation and the present moment
The exhibition comes at an important moment in the gallery's history, marking its 10th anniversary
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Razmig Bedirian
11 May, 2024
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