In addition to the monthly list, I will add “What’s On?!” a link to most active initiatives, hubs and museums across the Middle East & the world such as V&A, MoMA, ArtintheCity, AlSerkal Avenue, Ashkal Alwan and more! The list keeps updating throughout the month, so keep passing by to stay in touch with the…
Tag: Dubai
Top Destinations: Festive Week in JAW – Safwan Dahoul’s Almost A Dream – Arab Unbound in London
February’s Top Destinations are announced earlier than usual, frankly there’s a lot to catch up during the shortest month of the year! Jeddah (KSA) the city grabbing worldwide attention for its booming art scene, astounding talents who are forming & setting up Contemporary Art in GCC and February is the month to unveil all creations…
Moving Images… The First Initiative for Artistic Filmmaking in Arab World
A new initiative by three major players – or lets say titans – in the cultural scene in Arab World: Dubai International Film Festival, Sharjah Art Foundation and Art Dubai came together to create the first hub in the region dedicated for artists’ films and filmmakers’ art: Moving Images a long-term initiative that includes screenings…
Top Destinations: Retrospective, Sufism, Artistic Researches & Dangerous Amusement
A retrospective of a pioneer yet forgotten Pop Art artist in UK, Sufism artistic studies in Dubai, contemporary chinese art based on intensive researches to Miami and finally a video installation of destructive explosions and weapons from Hungary to Kuwait… My selections of December’s Top Destinations are anything but “seen that before!” AKA boring, I…
Across The Continents… Art Dubai 2014 Participants
Last year there were 76 galleries, this year over 80 from 35 countries. Announced for open-call in June 2013, today Art Dubai declare participating galleries and for the first time, the fair now includes three distinct gallery programmes: Art Dubai Contemporary; the inaugural edition of Art Dubai Modern; and Marker, which in 2014 focuses on Central…