ABU DHABI / Renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic is set to arrive the capital for Abu Dhabi Art (7 – 10 November, 2012) where she will participate in an interview that is part of the epic public programme planned alongside more than 20 other panels with artists, gallerists and academics.
Nov 02, 2012Abu Dhabi / The fourth edition of Abu Dhabi Art, a platform for modern and contemporary art held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomes renowned art world personalities for its 2012 public programme. Adel Abidin, Frank Gehry, Richard Armstrong, Jean Nouvel, Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Stuart Haygarth, Abdulnasser Gharem, Ghada Amer, Mohammed Kazem and Marina Abramovic (for her first time in the Middle East), are just some of the names in town that week, reflecting the international calibre of Abu Dhabi Art and the capital as a cross-roads for the arts scene.
Oct 24, 2012DUBAI / This November, the UAE’s arts scene continues to diversify with the launch of a new annual arts initiative titled QUOZ, the first such project to take place in the region. An array of events dedicated to the public will take place on 10 November among 30 arts spaces in the industrial area of Al Quoz, Dubai, from 10am - 10pm.
Oct 16, 2012ABU DHABI / The creation by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata of his sculptural installation, Chairs for Abu Dhabi, has begun, roughly a month before Abu Dhabi Art opens to the public (7 – 10 November).
Oct 12, 2012LONDON / On Tuesday 3rd July, tucked away in gallery 8 of the Saatchi Gallery off King’s Road, Mica Creative announced the winner’s of the art competition and major summer exhibition, ‘My Place On The Isle: Exploring Faith & Identity’. An incredibly successful auction raised up to £50,000 for Mica Creative! The winning and shortlisted artists exhibition will be showcased at the Mica Gallery from 30th July – 8th September 2012, coinciding with the Olympic summer.
Jul 23, 2012DUBAI / The newest addition to the gallery landscape in Dubai, RIRA Gallery presents its debut exhibition 'Respect to Time' with highlights from the young Iranian art scene. Located on the lower level of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), RIRA Gallery will inaugurate its first art space on May 16, 2012.
May 10, 2012Muscat Municipality, Sultanate of Oman and the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), Istanbul, jointly organised the second session of the Muscat International Festival for Arts and Crafts on 3 February – 01 March 2012 in Muscat. The Festival was accompanied by 'Muscat International Award for Innovation and Creativity in the Crafts' (worth US$100,000); and the 'International Exhibition of Artisans-as at-work'.
Apr 15, 2012LONDON / Mica Gallery is inviting you to attend the very last and only women's event as a part of their 'Brit Pak' exhibition showcasing contemporary British Pakistani artists, on Tuesday 29th November at 6.30pm.
Nov 25, 2011The Pavilion Downtown Dubai presents a solo show by Turkish artist Ergin Çavusoglu (October 2 – December 4, 2011) consisting of a largescale interactive vinyl perspective floor drawing in Gallery 2. The artwork functions as a manipulation of perception and space and also provides an astute commentary on issues of real estate and labor.
Oct 09, 2011Second Sarajevo Green Design Festival 2011 will take place from 09.09.2011 - 17.09.2011. The focus of this year’s festival is on green implementation.
Sep 06, 2011The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, last night hosted a reception at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London to celebrate Shubbak, London’s first festival of contemporary arts, organised by the office of the Mayor of London and sponsored by HSBC.
Jul 12, 2011The curtain is raised today, Monday 4 July, on London’s first ever celebration of contemporary culture from across the Arab world, organised by the Mayor of London and sponsored by HSBC.
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