• LONDON. 9/7/11. SHUBBAK FESTIVAL. Emirati artist Karima al Shomely seen through the perspex and wood art installation she helped design for the Shopopolis event held at the Westfield shopping centre in West London. Stephen Lock for The National. FOR ARTS & LIFE
    LONDON. 9/7/11. SHUBBAK FESTIVAL. Emirati artist Karima al Shomely seen through the perspex and wood art installation she helped design for the Shopopolis event held at the Westfield shopping centre in West London. Stephen Lock for The National. FOR ARTS & LIFE
  • London, 12/7/11. An artist's impression of the Zayed National Museum, part of an exhibition of images for the Shubbak Festival entitled Public Domain: Public and Civic Spaces in the Arab World at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. Photo???
    London, 12/7/11. An artist's impression of the Zayed National Museum, part of an exhibition of images for the Shubbak Festival entitled Public Domain: Public and Civic Spaces in the Arab World at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. Photo???
  • London, 12/7/11. Detail from one of the books at The Bidoun Library, a travelling collection of 50 years of books and magazines about the Middle East on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London as part of the Shubbak Festival. Photo by Stephen Lock f???
    London, 12/7/11. Detail from one of the books at The Bidoun Library, a travelling collection of 50 years of books and magazines about the Middle East on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London as part of the Shubbak Festival. Photo by Stephen Lock f???
  • LONDON. 12/7/11. A book suspended from the ceiling at The Bidoun Library, a travelling collection of 50 years of books and magazines about the Middle East on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London as part of the Shubbak Festival . Photo by Stephe???
    LONDON. 12/7/11. A book suspended from the ceiling at The Bidoun Library, a travelling collection of 50 years of books and magazines about the Middle East on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London as part of the Shubbak Festival . Photo by Stephe???
  • London, 9/7/11. SHUBBAK FESTIVAL. Henna stop sign by Mohamed Kanoo part of an exhibition of art for sale at Sotheby's in London entitled Al Bab: A Gateway to Contemporary Art. Photo by Stephen Lock for The National.
    London, 9/7/11. SHUBBAK FESTIVAL. Henna stop sign by Mohamed Kanoo part of an exhibition of art for sale at Sotheby's in London entitled Al Bab: A Gateway to Contemporary Art. Photo by Stephen Lock for The National.
  • London, 9/7/11. Detail from the work of Moroccan calligrapher Noureddine Daifallah featuring Arabic letter forms on show during the Shubbak Festival. Photo by Stephen Lock for The National
    London, 9/7/11. Detail from the work of Moroccan calligrapher Noureddine Daifallah featuring Arabic letter forms on show during the Shubbak Festival. Photo by Stephen Lock for The National
  • London, 9/7/11. Two visitors look at 'Memories, War and Hope' by Nadim Karam , part of an exhibition of art for sale at Sotheby's in London entitled Al Bab: A Gateway to Contemporary Art. Photo by Stephen Lock for The National.
    London, 9/7/11. Two visitors look at 'Memories, War and Hope' by Nadim Karam , part of an exhibition of art for sale at Sotheby's in London entitled Al Bab: A Gateway to Contemporary Art. Photo by Stephen Lock for The National.
  • London, 12/7/11. The Bidoun Library, a travelling collection of 50 years of books and magazines about the Middle East on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London as part of the Shubbak Festival . Photo by Stephen Lock for The National.
    London, 12/7/11. The Bidoun Library, a travelling collection of 50 years of books and magazines about the Middle East on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London as part of the Shubbak Festival . Photo by Stephen Lock for The National.

In pictures: Shubbak festival, London


  • English
  • Arabic