Happy Eid Fitir | عيد فطر مبارك

Al Mahha Art wishes everyone a Happy Eid Fitir, may it be a blissful, peaceful & joyful celebration towards all. Artwork details: Hamad AlSaab, Capturing The Moment (Connect to Disconnect to Connect Series) 2011, mix media and Swarovski on canvas, 130×170 cm. Courtesy of artist. موقع المها للفنون يتمنى للجميع عيدَ فطر مباركاً وأن يعود…

Top Destination: From Beirut to NYC | From Syria to Beirut & DXB

I was going to write about art season ending and summer vacation and all that romantic things we usually say to welcome summer. But I erased it all, not that I am against summer-love but I just spent 10 days in craziest city in the Middle East, Istanbul and getting all adrenaline rush! There, I…

Reza Aramesh: The Whistle of the Soul, A Play That Never Starts

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…

Mohammed Omar Khalil: Printmaking Allows You To Go Beyond Boundaries

  In January 2014, I recommended his retrospective in Bahrain by Albareh Art Gallery as “Top Destination” and honestly felt disappointed that I couldn’t attend it. When I ran into Albareh Art Gallery Director Hayfa Aljishi in Art Dubai last March she told me “CAP Kuwait is bringing Khalil’s retrospective in April, so make sure…

Visualizing Turning Points

Destination: Turning Point Group Exhibition. Location: Tashkeel Hub, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, UAE Date: March 20, 2014. Time: About 12 PM (DXB time) Set my GPRS to find Nad Al Sheba area, then finding Tashkeel will be easier! After driving for 45 minutes from Media City to Nad Al Sheba, I found Tashkeel and the…