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      eL Seed's art installation depicts the words of Yogmaya Neupane, one of the first female activists of Nepal, a woman who has become a modern icon in the contemporary fight for gender equality and social justice. Photo: eL Seed / Twitter
      New eL Seed artwork tells an amazing story of resilient Nepali women

      A reinterpretation of his project, 'Like Her', is on view at the Women’s Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

      ArtOctober 28, 2021
      El Anatsui is an award-winning Ghanaian artist, known for his large-scale sculptures, which are composed of thousands of folded and crumpled pieces of metal. His work is on display at Efie Gallery in Downtown Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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      Dubai's new Efie Gallery puts the spotlight on contemporary African artists

      The new space will open its permanent location in 2022

      ArtOctober 28, 2021
      A still from Maitha Hamdan's video work 'Precautions' (2020). Photo: Warehouse421
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      Review: New Abu Dhabi art show aims to challenge how we define womanhood

      The show, curated by the Banat Collective, touches on the complexities of gender

      ArtOctober 20, 2021
      Nora Zeid's debut exhibition Cairo Illustrated: Stories from Heliopolis at Tashkeel presents black-and-white illustrations of Egypt’s capital. Photo: Tashkeel
      Last chance to see: Nora Zeid celebrates a different side of Cairo in Dubai exhibition

      Her work, which is also a published book, calls on the preservation of the Egyptian capital's modern heritage

      ArtOctober 18, 2021
      A work by Parviz Tanavoli. Photo: NYUAD Art Gallery
      NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery to reopen for the first time since the pandemic

      The first physical exhibition of the season will feature paintings and sculptures from the collection of Abby Weed Grey

      ArtOctober 13, 2021
      Dubai Design Week this year will feature more than 130 exhibiting brands and designers. Photo: Dubai Design Week
      Dubai Design Week to return in November with more than 200 events

      The annual festival will take place in Dubai Design District from November 8 to 13

      Arts & CultureOctober 13, 2021
      Nigerian-American artist Anthony Akinbola is presenting his first solo exhibition at Carbon 12 in Dubai. Photo: Carbon 12
      Anthony Akinbola presents durag paintings in new Dubai show

      The American artist's exhibition Thanks A Million at Carbon 12 is on view until November

      ArtOctober 09, 2021
      The UK Pavilion's cone shape is made of several slats that will project a 'collective message'. Photo: Alin Constantin
      How Stephen Hawking inspired the UK Pavilion’s poetic presentation at Expo 2020

      Designed by Es Devlin, the pavilion will project AI-generated poems throughout the event

      ArtSeptember 30, 2021
      The Abu Dhabi Art programme venue Manarat Al Saadiyat. Photo: Abu Dhabi Art
      Abu Dhabi Art 2021 announces guest curators and commissioned artists

      The fair will take place in Manarat Al Saadiyat from November 17 to 22

      ArtSeptember 30, 2021
      Vivek Vilasini's series 'Housing Dreams', part of the So Different, So Appealing exhibition at Warehouse421. Photo: Vivek Vilasini
      Abu Dhabi's Warehouse421 presents its autumn programme

      Highlights include a pilot of the centre's Curatorial Development Exhibition programme

      ArtSeptember 30, 2021
      Danish artist Jens Haaning. Photo: D+t Project gallery
      Danish artist takes $84,000 from a museum and calls it conceptual art

      Jens Haaning, who tackles issues of power and communication, says it's a statement about artistic compensation

      ArtSeptember 28, 2021
      DUBAI, 14 September 2021. Art Installation, Pillow Fort Playground by Afra Al Dhaheri , Expo 2020 Dubai. Walaa Alshaer/Expo 2020 Dubai/ © Afra Al Dhaheri 2021
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      'Pillow Fort': first glimpse of the public artwork at Expo 2020 Dubai

      A total of 11 public artworks will be unveiled during the event and remain as public sculptures for District 2020

      ArtSeptember 27, 2021
      Installation view from 'Remain Calm: Solitude and Connectivity in Japanese Architecture', 2021 at Sharjah Art Foundation. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation
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      Last chance to see: Sharjapan 3 considers how architecture can heal and connect us

      The show, which runs until October 1, features architectural models, multimedia installations and photographs

      ArtSeptember 27, 2021
      A poster for SWALIF Publishing House's first book 'Encapsulated Volume 1: Photo Essays on Khaleejiness', featuring an image by Ishaq Madan. Photo: SWALIF
      How a new UAE publishing house wants to further critique in the Gulf

      Its first book, 'Encapsulated Volume 1: Photo Essays on Khaleejiness', is now available and accompanied by a photography exhibition

      ArtSeptember 26, 2021
      Ajlan Gharem’s monumental wire structure ‘Paradise Has Many Gates’ is now at Gharem Studio. Photo: Gharem Studio
      Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem wins Jameel Prize 6 for cage-like mosque installation

      As part of the award, the artist's work will be on view at the V&A in London from Saturday

      ArtSeptember 15, 2021
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