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Roof Garden Installation by Imran Qureshi at Metropolitan Museum

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.

‘Breath’ by Hossein Valamanesh

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.

Modern Iraqi Art: A Collection

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.

‘Prayer Rooms’ by Ammar Al Attar

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.

‘Hung From the Moon’ by Farah Al-Qasimi

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.

10, A Group Show Featuring Multi-media Works By Ten Contemporary Artists

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.

An Exhibition at the Atelier Gallery by Emerging Artist Sophia Ahmed Sattar

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.

Summer Exhibition

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.

Shubbak, A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture

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.