Top Art Exhibitions in Dubai: Pivotal Moments, Touch, Combinations, & Dignitaries

Dubai’s agenda is rich in artistic activities that highlight the emirate’s position as an incubator for international arts, as the city hosts a bouquet of events for a number of world creators in more than one location within the city’s centers and halls, thus addressing the emirate to the whole world in the language of creativity and the arts. The “Whats On” website chose to highlight the following exhibitions currently held in the emirate.

pivotal moments

The Mersa Art Gallery in Alserkal Avenue will host an exhibition by the late Tunisian plastic artist, Ali Ben Salem, entitled “An Ideal World”, through which he depicts pivotal moments in the history of North Africa. Ben Salem is among the first generations of artists to emerge in Tunisia as the country was seeking independence. At first glance, his work appears to be in stark contrast to his contemporaries in North Africa, but it nonetheless shares a portrayal of a multiple Maghreb identity, highlighting history, memory, identity, and cultural heritage.

touch

And in the “Tabri Art Space” hall in the Dubai International Financial Center, the site lit up an exhibition entitled “Beneath Light Skies” or “Beyond the Latent Heavens”, which continues until April 27 and is the first among a series of exhibitions by the Lebanese contemporary artist Shafa Ghaddar that puts a modern touch. On the technique of historical mural painting away from its classical associations using multiple media. Her exhibition explores the body as a landscape and a range of themes, from movement, violence, love, despair and more. These pieces, when combined, create a state of tension between the body, the earth, and the sky.

combinations

The site highlighted an impressive collection of artworks displayed at the Majlis Gallery in the Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, from one-of-a-kind shoes by Adele Mameesh fashioned from antique obi-kimono belts, to porcelain fixtures by Pomme Moulin, and ceramic bowls by Anne Hudsons. , unique jewelry products by Oyten Jamshigil and other works of fine art.

Dignitaries

The site referred to the solo exhibition of the artist, Isaac Ismail, which is held in the “Effie Gallery” in the creative district of Al Quoz. Ismail is known for his drawings that convey the common feelings of humanity through figures with hidden features, and apart from his usual colorful style, his exhibition “Beyond the Fence Begins the Sky” or “Beyond the Wall, the Sky Begins” is the artist’s first monochrome group that uses multiple shades of blue. By depicting his characters and their complex, conflicting feelings against the backdrop of serene landscapes of an idealized world, the artist seeks to question perceptions of beauty while considering the hardships of individuals.

The site drew attention to a solo exhibition by the conceptual artist residing between Beijing and New York, Jingjing Lin, entitled “In Elsewhere”, hosted by the “Leila Heller” gallery in Alserkal Avenue. Jinjing Lin, through him, envisioned a world colored by the impact of an epidemic mixed with a sky of misery and utopia.

The multimedia panels show men and women staring out their windows as UFOs touch the Earth, asking the question: “Are they here to save us or destroy us?” The artist examines the impact of technology on society and the surreal times during the pandemic, working to convey to people their lived experience during the pandemic and how our perceptions have changed.