Written by: Rania Jishi (Dubai)* Between the beauty of the sculpture, and the unfortunate truth behind it, I wondered. Is the man standing tall in an attempt to defy the humiliation forced upon him? Or is he standing tall as a denial of the fact that he accepted, willingly, the humiliation? Dubai’s busy lifestyle makes…
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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…
Kunooz Found GCC Hidden Gems!
The first GCC competition by Ayyam Gallery, Kunooz, found hidden gems of the region as the prominent gallery announced today the three winners of Kunooz are: Kuwaiti artist Mohammad Sharaf Palestinian living in UAE, Walid Al Wawi and Kuwaiti artist Mohammed Alkouh So finally some recognition of young Kuwaiti talents from a regional scale! On…
Ayyam Gallery Looking for GCC ‘s Kunooz!
For all ambitious artists, do not miss the oppertunity by Ayyam Gallery! After the enormous success this comeptation made, bringing out the ‘hidden gems’ of talented Arab artists, Ayyam Gallery presents it’s first Pan-GCC Shabab Ayyam New Media Competition ‘Kunooz’ (Arabic word means Treasures). As a continuation of its groundbreaking Shabab Ayyam Project, an incubator programme that…
Glitter & Joy All The Way
It wasn’t the first time I attend an exhibition by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam, but certainly was the first time I see his paintings… As always, Karam exceeded my expectations. When Ayyam Gallery announced Karam’s solo exhibition ‘Shooting the Cloud’ to be the celebrating launch of Ayyam Gallery in London last January, it noted the show…
Al Mahha Art 