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Close-up of Level, a diamond-shaped canvas piece by Nabavi
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Artists Nima Nabavi and Jason Seife's joint exhibition Duality is on show at The Third Line gallery, Alserkal Avenue. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Both artists use their own visual language to work on canvases of the same geometric shape and size, exploring ideas of the infinite
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Seife's Tenet
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Nabavi's Tenet
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Nabavi is an Iranian-American artist, raised in the UAE
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Seife was born to parents from Syria and Cuba and grew up in the US
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Nabavi's Civic
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Seife's Civic
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Close-up of Level, a diamond-shaped canvas piece by Seife
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Close-up of Level, a diamond-shaped canvas piece by Nabavi
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Artists Nima Nabavi and Jason Seife's joint exhibition Duality is on show at The Third Line gallery, Alserkal Avenue. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Both artists use their own visual language to work on canvases of the same geometric shape and size, exploring ideas of the infinite
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ID5ETFAMQ5FRRJ34YEFTV6HXIM.jpg?smart=true&auth=a4defd1f1dd6856d3d9304ba188749f2427b40f1487da1c798e03e7625558f05&width=400&height=225)
Seife's Tenet
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Nabavi's Tenet
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Nabavi is an Iranian-American artist, raised in the UAE
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Seife was born to parents from Syria and Cuba and grew up in the US
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Nabavi's Civic
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Seife's Civic
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Close-up of Level, a diamond-shaped canvas piece by Seife
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Close-up of Level, a diamond-shaped canvas piece by Nabavi
From Dubai to Miami, two artists unite to explore ideas of infinity (and beyond)
Nima Nabavi and Jason Seife live on different continents but collaborate for a joint show in Alserkal Avenue
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Maan Jalal
28 November, 2023
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