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A Journey of Belonging

JEDDAH / Athr Gallery is presenting the renowned Saudi artist Manal Al-Dowayan’s first solo exhibition in Saudi Arabia, 'A Journey of Belonging', introducing new work by the artist as well as seminal work from her previous series. The exhibition explores the artist’s frequent voyages into the past in search of understanding and mutual acceptance. The exhibition opens today and will run until February 15th, 2013.

‘In, At and Around’ by Soraya Sikander

KARACHI / An art exhibition 'In, At and Around' opened at the Unicorn Gallery in Karachi presenting work by Pakistani artist Soraya Sikander. The exhibition opened on January 10 and will run until January 17, 2013).

‘Falling Leaves’, by Golnaz Fathi at The Third Line

DUBAI / Golnaz Fathi returns to The Third Line gallery with a new body of work Falling Leaves. Using traditional Islamic calligraphy and the epic poem Shahnameh by Persian poet Ferdowsi as a point of departure, Fathi interprets the work through a contemporary lens with a new perspective on an ancient practice and story.

Egyptian Art Today

LUCERNE / The group exhibition 'EGYPTIAN ART TODAY' featuring works by Mohamed Abouelnaga, Ahmed Badry, Hazem El Mestikawy and Khaled Hafez will open on February 3, 2013 and will run until March 16, 2013 at the AB Gallery Lucerne.

‘Autobiography 2012’ by Ebtisam Abdulaziz

DUBAI / The Third Line is proud to introduce Ebtisam Abdulaziz’s first solo show at the gallery entitled 'Autobiography 2012'. The Emirati artist presents works that seamlessly shift between intimacy and science, imparting details into the artist’s private thoughts and the visual coding that symbolizes her systematic thinking. The exhibition opens today and will run until January 16, 2013

‘Semblance’ by Maha Saab

DUBAI / For the first time in the Middle East, Maha Saab will be presenting her work in The Third Line’s Project Space. 'Semblance' uses a post-minimalist approach to translate writings and recordings of natural phenomena and ancient Greek concepts of color through form and mixed materials. The exhibition opens today and will run until January 16, 2013.

One, Wahed, Yi, Eins, Alpha

DUBAI / Carbon12 proudly presents “One, Wahed, Yi, Eins, Alpha”, the first solo exhibition by UAE based Egyptian artist Hazem Mahdy. The opening of the exhibition will be on Monday 10th of December, 2012, from 19:00 h.

Permanent Record for Future Investigation, An Exhibition Curated by Kamrooz Aram

DUBAI / Green Art Gallery presents 'A Permanent Record For Future Investigation', an exhibition curated by New York-based artist Kamrooz Aram. The show features the work of five artists – Nazgol Ansarinia, Talia Chetrit, Iman Issa, Mehreen Murtaza, and Hajra Waheed – whose practices use image-making as a means to negotiate the question of representation. For these artists, representation is understood as a depiction of a space or an object, a description of an event, the writing of history, or the rendering of a memory.

‘Learning by Heart’ by Libyan-Canadian artist Arwa Abouon

DUBAI / The Third Line shows Libyan-Canadian artist Arwa Abouon, with a new body of work that explores the artist’s own private journey in matters of spirituality, personal dynamics and human nature’s quest towards understanding faith. The exhibition will run until November 29, 2012.