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      Lita Albuquerque's 'NAJMA (She Placed One Thousand Suns On The Transparent Overlays Of Space)' installation on view for Desert X AlUla 2020. Photo: Desert X
      Saudi Arabia's Desert X AlUla to return in 2022 with the theme 'Sarab'

      The biennial event, which helped put the country on the art world map, will return from February 11 to March 30 in the historic region

      ArtDecember 08, 2021
      Anna Korver's 'The Lighthouse' was selected as winner of Tuwaiq International Sculpture Symposium 2021. Photo: Riyadh Art
      Winners of Riyadh Art’s Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium 2021 announced

      The selected works will remain on view until December 10 before being relocated to various public spaces in the Saudi capital

      ArtDecember 08, 2021
      Hayy Jameel opens to the public on December 6. Its facade has been designed by artist Nasser Almulhim. Photo: Mohammed Alaskandrani / Art Jameel
      Hayy Jameel: a one-of-a-kind arts complex opens in Jeddah

      The centre, which will open its doors on Monday, includes galleries, art and design studios and the kingdom's first art house cinema

      ArtDecember 05, 2021
      Mohammed Kazem with his photography series at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Photo: Augustine Paredes / Seeing Things
      UAE at 50: artist Mohammed Kazem reflects on the rapid rise of the country's art scene

      The artist cites local initiatives such as the Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and international museums as developments that keep him optimistic for the future

      ArtDecember 02, 2021
      Author and literary professor Wafa Darwish in "The Jump". Photo: Shuruq Harb/ Jameel Arts Centre
      Last chance to see: artist Shuruq Harb's film examines the occupation in Palestine

      The 10-minute video is currently playing at Jameel Arts Centre and can be viewed online via Dar Jacir and Beirut Art Centre

      ArtNovember 24, 2021
      Maitha Abdalla's 'Too Close to the Sun' at Abu Dhabi Art, part of the Beyond: Emerging Artists Programme. Photo: Abu Dhabi Art
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      Abu Dhabi Art not over yet as Beyond: Emerging Artists runs into next month

      Though the art fair has closed, these intriguing works remain on view at Manarat Al Saadiyat until December 4

      ArtNovember 22, 2021
      Galleria Continua will use the new exhibition space at Burj Al Arab for six months, with Anish Kapoor's show on view until January. Alexandra Chaves / The National
      Burj Al Arab ventures into art with Anish Kapoor show

      In an unusual move, the luxury hotel hopes to rebrand itself with arts and culture

      ArtNovember 18, 2021
      Latifa Saeed with her work, 'The Pathway', on view as part of Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here 2021. Photo: Seeing Things
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      Louvre Abu Dhabi’s new contemporary art show reflects on time and memory

      Art Here 2021, featuring shortlisted works for the museum's Richard Mille Art Prize, opens on November 18

      ArtNovember 17, 2021
      Christo's sketch for the Abu Dhabi Mastaba. Photo: Adam T Blackbourn
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      Christo’s sketches of 'The Mastaba' are on show at Abu Dhabi Art

      The initial drawings for the sculpture to be built in the Liwa desert visualise the ambitious project conceived by the artist in 1977

      ArtNovember 16, 2021
      The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery opened its doors to the public on Monday, November 15, with the exhibition Modernisms, Organized by the Grey Art Gallery at NYU, and curated by Lynn Gumpert , Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National
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      How an American woman built a unique collection of 1960s art from India, Iran and Turkey

      Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Weed Grey Collection is on view in Abu Dhabi until February

      Arts & CultureNovember 16, 2021
      Christopher Benton's "The World Was My Garden", part of the Beyond: Emerging Artists section at Abu Dhabi Art. Vidhyaa Chandramohan / The National
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      Abu Dhabi Art 2021 promises plenty of opportunities for change

      The event runs from November 17 to 21, with a year-round programme of talks and installations

      ArtNovember 15, 2021
      Gallery Collectional, a new space dedicated to collectible design items, has opened in the Eden House complex in Dubai. Photo: Gallery Collectional
      Gallery Collectional: new store dedicated to design opens in Dubai

      A cross between gallery and design store, it focuses on collectible and limited-edition pieces

      HomeNovember 11, 2021
      Artwork on display at the Kriskadecor stand at Downtown Design on the opening day of Dubai Design Week 2021. Pawan Singh / The National
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      Dubai Design Week 2021 begins with more than 250 events

      Over the course of six days, 430 designers from the UAE and beyond will take part and discuss the world of innovation in design

      ArtNovember 08, 2021
      Dubai Collection goes on view at Etihad Museum. Photo: Victor Besa / The National.
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      Dubai Collection opens first show at Etihad Museum

      The exhibition includes artworks from the private collection of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai

      ArtNovember 05, 2021
      Part of the 'Last Seen' series, a new body of work by Hrair Sarkissian. Photo: Hrair Sarkissian / Sharjah Art Foundation
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      Sarkissian's Sharjah show exposes stories left out of official histories

      The Syrian-Armenian artist is known for conceptual photography that exposes stories often left out of official histories

      ArtNovember 02, 2021
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