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NEW YORK / A large-scale site-specific work of art by Imran Qureshi (b. 1972, Hyderabad, Pakistan)—an artist known for his unique style of combining the motifs, symbolism, and ornamental techniques of Islamic art with modern conceptual approaches—is the 2013 installation on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, opened on May 14. The installation will be on view until November 3, 2013.
May 17, 2013
LONDON / Hossein Valamanesh’s works range from multi-media installations to sculpture, video, painting and drawing. 'Breath', his first solo exhibition in London will showcase this variety of practice through a selection of bronze sculptural pieces, two installations and several works on paper. The exhibition will open on May 28 at Rose Issa Projects and will run until June 28, 2013.
May 16, 2013
DUBAI / Meem Gallery is presenting an extensive display of works, including paintings and mixed-media compositions, by important modern and contemporary Iraqi artists. Modern Iraqi Art: A Collection takes viewers through the decades of Iraq’s modern and contemporary art production. The exhibition opened on May 13, and will run until July 10, 2013.
May 15, 2013
JEDDAH / A photo exhibition 'Prayer Rooms' opens tonight at Athr Gallery in Jeddah. A photographer Ammar Al Attar surveys prayer rooms across Jeddah. Mandated in public buildings by national legislation, these informal worship areas are ubiquitous, providing the faithful a place for their five prayers a day regardless of their location. The exhibition will run until June 13, 2013.
May 14, 2013
DUBAI / On May 13, 2013 during the awards ceremony by Dubai Arts and Culture Authority, Alserkal family was awarded with Patron of the Arts Award by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai for their contribution to arts and culture in Dubai.
May 13, 2013
DUBAI / The Pavilion Downtown Dubai is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by Emirati artist Farah Al-Qasimi. 'Hung From the Moon' is a photographic exploration of the accidental and the mundane; a documentation of autobiographies that form as we inhabit a space and turn it into a home – where lifeless objects come to signify identity and existence. The exhibition will open on May 16, 2013 and will run until August 31, 2013.
May 12, 2013
The newly built Islamic Center and the Mosque officially opened in Rijeka, Croatia on May 4, 2013. This is the first Mosque in this city, and the third in Croatia.
May 11, 2013
DUBAI / Empty10 in collaboration with 1x1, is pleased to present 10, a group show featuring multi-media works by ten contemporary artists: Carolin Kropff, Corrina Mehiel, Cristiana de Marchi, Lavanya Mani, Layla Juma, Mithu Sen, Parul Thacker, Prajakta Palav Aher, Shivani Agarwal and Simrin Mehra Agarwal. The exhibition opens on May 15, 2013 at Empty10, Al Quoz and will run until June 14, 2013.
May 10, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO / An exhibition of paintings by emerging artist Sophia Ahmed Sattar opened at the Atelier Gallery as part of the fourth installment of its Emerging Artist Series. In her own words, Sophia Sattar "explores the long history of using calligraphy as ornamentation, in Islamic art and takes this concept further by merging her western education with her religious and cultural sensibility." The exhibition will run until June 30, 2013.
May 06, 2013
LUCERNE / AB Gallery devotes this year's summer exhibition to seven artists from six different nations. In addition to the AB Gallery artists Fereydoun Ave (Iran), Jos van der Beek (Netherlands), Monika Jurkiewicz (Poland), and Hassan Meer (Oman), three new artists, Safaa Alset (Syria), Sahand Hesamiyan (Iran) and Ahmed Zaibi (Tunisia) will be represented.
May 05, 2013
LONDON / Shubbak, A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture Brings together more than 40 events across visual arts, music, literature, theater and film, at venues across London from 22 June – 6 July 2013.
May 03, 2013
RIYADH / An exhibition 'More Than Papers' by Saudi Arabian artist Abdul Aziz Ashour opened at Lam Art Gallery on April 28, 2013.
May 02, 2013
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