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Art Dubai |B2| Hall 1
Corporeal: Lands Through The Female Gaze 1 - 3 Mar 2024 Multi-artist booth Chafa Ghaddar, Tagreed Darghouth, Hana Almilli, Miramar Al Nayyar, Aya Haidar, Maitha Abdalla, Samah Shihadi and Alymamah Rashed For Art Dubai, Tabari Artspace presents a multi-artist booth uniting a curation of women artists from the MENA region. This collective endeavour foregrounds the intertwined concepts of the body and... Read more -
Art Dubai Digital
Talal Al Najjar, Petro-Ghareebo: NAUSEA, 2023, CGI video 1 - 3 Mar 2024 Petro-Ghareebo: NAUSEA is a CGI animated video that is split into five distinct but related scenes and is presented as a multichannel installation. Watch Video 'I created a virtual world populated with transhistorical subjects and objects of material culture and cultural heritage. Manipulated 3D scans of Fossil Rock and archaeological... Read more -
Battlegrounds
Aya Haidar Solo 23 Feb - 18 Apr 2024 Battlegrounds is the inaugural exhibition of Lebanese-British artist Aya Haidar at Tabari Artspace now represented by the gallery. Aya Haidar’s multimedia practice addresses themes related to womanhood, invisible labour, forced displacement, Homeland and territory, social constructs and inequalities. A graduate with a BA in Fine Arts from the Slade School... Read more -
Gauze
Hazem Harb Solo, Curated by Munira Al Sayegh 22 Jan - 15 Feb 2024 Palestinian visual artist, Hazem Harb presents Gauze a solo exhibition curated by Munira Al Sayegh. Gauze offers insight into the multifaceted significance of the material 'gauze' within Palestinian collective histories, particularly in the context of the corporeal. The exhibition invites viewers to explore the profound connections between material, the body,... Read more -
Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, Group Exhibition
Aya Haidar 24 Nov 2023 - 7 Apr 2024 The Whitworth presents Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, an exhibition exploring the historical life and contemporary significance of Palestinian embroidered craft. This ancient practice is characterised by exceptional beauty and intricacy – some of the finest dresses, known as thobes, carry over 200,000 stitches. It remains an important living tradition and... Read more -
Art Here, Group Exhibition, Louvre Abu Dhabi
Hashel Al Lamki 24 Nov 2023 - 18 Feb 2024 Louvre Abu Dhabi invited artists to propose new sculptures and installations that explored the dynamics of transparency – its material and perceptual significance. The exhibition is enclosed beneath the museum's intricate floating dome of light and shade, drawing on the interplay of shadows, liquid reflections, and flashes of permeating sunlight... Read more -
Abu Dhabi Art
Alymamah Rashed 22 - 26 Nov 2023 For her presentation at Abu Dhabi Art Alymamah Rashed has produced a body of work that had evolved from research conducted during her recent residency on Failaka Island in Kuwait. Failaka Island is known as a key archaeological site in the Gulf with relics from the Bronze Age, Hellenistic Age,... Read more -
Abu Dhabi Art, Dystopia Is Not A Noun
Hazem Harb 22 - 26 Nov 2023 For Abu Dhabi Art, Palestinian visual artist Hazem Harb has produced a new body of work, Dystopia Is Not A Noun , against the backdrop of the atrocities inflicted upon Gaza's civilians that intensified during October 2023. As a Gazan native and with numerous family members still residing there, violence... Read more -
Adu Dhabi Art
Alfred Basbous 22 - 26 Nov 2023 Alfred Basbous's works express a lifelong exploration of the human form and its abstract properties. Focused on the aesthetic principles of shape, movement, line and material, his sculptures display a deeply ingrained sincerity and a search for the essence of beauty. Working in the tradition of sculptors such as Jean... Read more -
Abu Dhabi Art
Chafa Ghaddar 22 - 26 Nov 2023 Contemporary Lebanese artist Chafa Ghaddar has produced a compelling new body of work inspired by her sojourn at the Alfred Basbous Foundation in Rachana, Lebanon. Ghaddar, whose recent conceptual exploration is anchored in the realms of the natural world, found profound inspiration during her summer visit to the UNESCO heritage... Read more -
Adu Dhabi Art, Maqam, curated by Dr. Venetia Porter (British Museum)
Hashel Al Lamki 22 - 26 Nov 2023 The annual exhibition Gateway, which highlights local and international artists through unique perspectives, this year is curated by Venetia Porter, who has chosen to present a survey show for Emirati painter and multi-disciplinary artist Hashel Al Lamki. The exhibition, entitled Maqam - after the residential neighbourhood of Al Ain where... Read more -
Abu Dhabi Art, CRUDE MEMORY,
Almaha Jaralla 22 - 26 Nov 2023 Abu Dhabi-based Emirati visual artist, Almaha Jaralla (b. 1996) works between installation art, painting and photography, reflecting on the history of the UAE and the Gulf, with emphasis on local architecture – between vernacular and postmodern forms. Her new installation Crude Memory presents an (almost) fictional reenactment of the emblematic... Read more -
Resurrection
Khaled Zaki 19 Nov 2023 - 13 Jan 2024 These marble works explore the relationship between form and material in the context of geopolitical unrest in the Middle Eastern region and reflect Khaled’s aspirations for a brighter, more hopeful future. In the exhibition, the artist seeks to capture the essence of his subjects with minimal formal elements, while retaining... Read more -
Journey Through the Ripples of the Sand, Noor Riyadh Festival
Hana Almilli 13 Nov - 16 Dec 2023 Journey Through the Ripples of the Sand is an immersive installation formed of textiles, which leads viewers on a visual and sensory journey. It depicts a passage through the desert, transporting them to a realm of contemplation and introspection. The installation aims to evoke a sense of conclusion in response... Read more -
Berlin Diary, Stedelijk Museum Vianen
Samah Shihadi 4 Nov 2023 - 18 Feb 2024 Text by Laura Cherrie Beaney and Dr. Werner van den Belt An individual lodged between worlds, Samah Shihadi's art transcends boundaries, speaking from a multitude of places. As a Palestinian residing in Haifa, Samah embodies dual marginality, belonging to the Arab minority in Israel—a community of Israeli citizens rooted in... Read more -
Asia Now, Paris, Dancing In A Lonely Forest
Maitha Abdalla 20 - 22 Oct 2023 “In the middle of our walk of life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost”. - Dante, The Divine Comedy Emirati visual artist Maitha Abdalla will present a new body of work at the Asia Now art fair in Paris, 20-22 October 2023.... Read more -
Postmordial Soup
Talal Al Najjar and Ziad Al Najjar, and Miramar Al Nayyar 5 - 20 Oct 2023 5 October - 20 October, 2023 ICD Brookfield Place and Tabari Artspace present a group exhibition featuring Talal Al Najjar, Ziad Al Najjar, and Miramar Al Nayyar, entitled Postmordial Soup. Postmordial Soup invites visitors to experience an immersive realm in ICD Brookfield Place. Working through cross-dimensional mediums, from video to... Read more -
Gardens and Jungles
Tagreed Darghouth 12 Sep - 18 Nov 2023 For this highly anticipated solo exhibition, powerful female painter, Tagreed Darghouth has produced a body of work that responds to the militarisation of civil society. Read more -
What Palestine Brings to the World
Hazem Harb, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris 31 May - 19 Nov 2023 Hazem Harb, What Palestine brings to the world, Group Exhibition, Institut du monde arabe, Paris Read more -
Evaporating Suns
Maitha Abdalla, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, Basel 12 May - 16 Jul 2023 Evaporating Suns Contemporary Myths from the Arabian Gulf, Maitha Abdalla, Group Show, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, Basel
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Seham | ( سهام )
Almaha Jaralla 4 May - 1 Sep 2023 Presented at Tabari Artspace Gallery in Dubai, Seham is the solo exhibition of emerging Emirati artist, Almaha Jaralla. Read more -
Art Dubai
Nasser Almulhim, Ziad Al Najjar and Hashel Al Lamki 1 - 5 Mar 2023 For Art Dubai 2023, Tabari Artspace presented three artists from the Gulf - Nasser Almulhim, Ziad Al Najjar, and Hashel Al Lamki - united by a mutual interest in explorations of form and fluidity, as well as inner and external realms. Read more -
Beneath Latent Skies
Chafa Ghaddar 27 Feb - 27 Apr 2023 Presented at Tabari Artspace art gallery in Dubai, Beneath Latent Skies is the first part of a series of exhibitions by Lebanese contemporary artist, Chafa Ghaddar, Working across multiple media, Chafa Ghaddar casts a contemporary gaze towards the historic fresco mural painting technique. The exploration and excavation of new potentials... Read more -
Roots, Museum MORE, Netherlands
Samah Shihadi 17 Feb - 3 Sep 2023 Homesickness, or perhaps more a yearning for a lost home, is a significant theme in the burgeoning oeuvre of Samah Shihadi. She uses graphite and charcoal to paint subjects including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Motifs such as thyme and fig leaves are not selected by chance: these are common products... Read more -
Land Survey
Bechir Boussandel 1 - 26 Feb 2023 Bechir Boussandel's paintings raise questions relating to identity by destabilising notions of the space of time and the time of space. The artist is preoccupied with the boundaries that define public and private spaces and reflects upon the duality involving everyday objects and practices that relate to notions of territory,... Read more -
Sharjah Biennial
Maitha Abdalla 1 Feb - 1 Jun 2023 Maitha Abdalla is an interdisciplinary artist who utilises cultural narratives rooted in notions of nostalgia, memory and folklore to question the dynamics of power often represented in parables. Taking inspiration from traditional storytelling across varied cultures, Abdalla approaches themes of social and political identity through the theatrical narratives constructed within... Read more -
Under Your Eyes
Ziad Al Najjar 12 - 31 Jan 2023 Tabari Artspace presents Under Your Eyes, the solo exhibition of Emirati visual artist Ziad Al Najjar. Read more -
Shadia, Abu Dhabi Art
Almaha Jaralla 16 - 21 Nov 2022 Shadia is the continuation of Almaha Jaralla’s first solo exhibition at NYUAD Project Space. The exhibition follows Shadia, Jaralla’s grandmother and a heroic character, who travelled alone through the Arabian Peninsula, as a direct result of lack of access to safety, economy, and prosperity. She left and collected marks in... Read more -
When my Heart Danced Near Your Mirage
Alymamah Rashed 11 Nov 2022 - 5 Jan 2023 When my Heart Danced Near Your Mirage was the solo exhibition of Kuwaiti painter, Alymamah Rashed presented at Tabari Artspace Gallery, DIFC Read more -
East - East 東 - الشرق Uae Meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues
Hashel Al Lamki 3 - 27 Nov 2022 For East - East 東 - الشرق UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues, Emirati visual artist Hashel Al Lamki has produced a site-specific, immersive installation entitled Lucy. Read more -
INT. The Body - Sunrise
Maitha Abdalla 10 - 16 Oct 2022 INT. The Body – Sunrise is the solo exhibition of Emirati visual artist Maitha Abdalla at Cromwell Place, London. Read more -
The Journey
Khaled Zaki 27 Sep - 11 Nov 2022 The Journey is the solo exhibition of celebr ated Egyptian sculptor, Khaled Zaki . For Zaki , Sufi poet and mystic, Rumi has conquered both earth and time, with his wisdom that continues to connect cultures and generations. For Zaki poetic verse is a medium that is both peaceful and... Read more -
The 16th Lyon Biennale
Hashel Al Lamki 14 Sep - 31 Dec 2022 For the Biennale Al Lamki has produced a multidisciplinary body of work, Rodinia, in response to the Lyon Biennale’s ‘manifesto of fragility’, displayed in Lyon’s Musee Guimet (Natural History Museum). Rodinia: Rodinia translates from Russian into English as 'motherland, birthplace” and was the name given to the Neoproterozoic supercontinent that... Read more -
The 16th Lyon Biennale
Chafa Ghaddar 14 - 18 Sep 2022 The 16th Lyon Biennale: manifesto of fragility positions fragility at the heart of a generative form of resistance that is emboldened by the past, responsive to the present and primed for the future. In acknowledging fragility as one of few universally felt truths in our divided world, the Biennale assembles... Read more -
Samah Shihadi and Michael Halak During Art Basel
13 - 19 Jun 2022 Palestinian hyperrealists Samah Shihadi and Michael Halak in Basel, Switzerland, June 13- 19, 2022. Selected works by the two artists present a multi-faceted gaze into lived experiences in Haifa, Israel, approached at the intersections of sociology, spirituality, gender and culture. Samah Shihadi Selected works see the artist meditates upon her... Read more -
Samah Shihadi and Michael Halak During Art Basel
13 - 19 Jun 2022 Palestinian hyperrealists Samah Shihadi and Michael Halak in Basel, Switzerland, June 13- 19, 2022. Selected works by the two artists present a multi-faceted gaze into lived experiences in Haifa, Israel, approached at the intersections of sociology, spirituality, gender and culture. Michael Halak Shihadi’s art tends to negotiate the space... Read more -
A City Undisguised; Beirut: No Home No Exile
Tagreed Darghouth 8 - 12 Jun 2022 Tabari Artspace presented the solo exhibition of Tagreed Darghouth at Cromwell Place, London. Read more -
Beyond: Emerging Artists (During La Biennale di Venezia)
Maitha Abdalla 20 Apr - 22 May 2022 Beyond: Emerging Artists programme commissions from 2021 were showcased at Palazzo Franchetti in Venice from 20 April to 22 May 2022. Abu Dhabi Art’s second international presentation, following last year’s successful collaboration with London’s Cromwell Place to present the 2020 Beyond: Emerging Artists programme in the UK. Abu Dhabi Art,... Read more -
Beyond: Emerging Artists (During La Biennale di Venezia)
Hashel Al Lamki 20 Apr - 22 May 2022 Beyond: Emerging Artists programme commissions from 2021 were showcased at Palazzo Franchetti in Venice from 20 April to 22 May 2022. Abu Dhabi Art’s second international presentation, following last year’s successful collaboration with London’s Cromwell Place to present the 2020 Beyond: Emerging Artists programme in the UK. Abu Dhabi Art,... Read more -
Art Dubai
Hashel Al Lamki 11 - 16 Mar 2022 Hashel Al Lamki, Silk Road, NFT, 2022 For Art Dubai’s first digital presentation, Emirati painter and visual thinker, Hashel Al Lamki contributed Silk Road (2022), an NFT grounded in the flows that the artist perceives between past/present, local and global, digital and physical worlds. Continuing his decade-long explorations of the... Read more -
Art Dubai
Hazem Harb 11 - 13 Mar 2022 For Art Dubai, Palestinian visual artist, Hazem Harb presented a multidisciplinary body of work entitled, Thorns (2022), combining 2-dimensional collages and installation. This latest series continued Harb’s visual investigation into the representation of the Palestinian experience, raising questions about the authoring and preservation of histories. Architecture as a mode of... Read more -
Art Dubai
Maitha Abdalla 11 - 13 Mar 2022 For Art Dubai Emirati multidisciplinary artist Maitha Abdalla presented a body of work that navigates internal struggles and meditations on the self. Abdalla reflected upon her personal experiences as an 18-year old gaining independence and moving between new cultures and communities for the first time. Much of the artist’s practice... Read more -
Sensu Lato
Hashel Al Lamki 7 Mar - 1 Sep 2022 Sensu Lato is a newly produced body of work that comprises several works on canvas as well as mixed media pieces inspired by Al Lamki’s lifelong relationship with and ongoing research into the Jebel Hafeet Mountain in Al Ain, UAE. Translating from Latin to English, Sensu Lato means ‘in the... Read more -
Generascope
Jason Seife 3 Mar - 3 Apr 2022 At the nexus of the contemporary and the historic, the global and the culturally specific, Seife’s exhibition brings together his long-standing interest in traditional textiles and embroideries of the MENA region with cutting-edge technological tools of the digital art space. Read more -
Shadow Work
Nasser Almulhim 7 - 24 Feb 2022 Exhibited at Tabari Artspace Dubai-based gallery, Shadow Work was a solo exhibition of Saudi Arabian abstract painter, Nasser Almulhim. Read more -
Portrait of a Nation II
Hazem Harb 21 Jan - 16 Apr 2022 Portrait of a Nation II: Beyond Narratives curated by Maya El Khalil and co-curated by Roxane Zand was inaugurated by HE Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State, on 21 January. Read more -
Portrait of a Nation II
Hashel Al Lamki 21 Jan - 16 Apr 2022 Portrait of a Nation II: Beyond Narratives curated by Maya El Khalil and co-curated by Roxane Zand was inaugurated by HE Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State, on 21 January. Read more -
Portrait of a Nation II
Maitha Abdalla 21 Jan - 16 Apr 2022 Portrait of a Nation II: Beyond Narratives curated by Maya El Khalil and co-curated by Roxane Zand was inaugurated by HE Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State, on 21 January. Read more -
Abu Dhabi Art
Alfred Basbous, Tagreed Darghouth, and Mohamed Arejdal 17 - 21 Nov 2021 For Abu Dhabi Art, Tabari Artspace presented a two-part exhibition that navigated the MENA region’s rich traditions, dynamic present, and promising future through the varied perspectives of its artists working across disciplines, from the modern and contemporary periods. Read more -
Beyond Emerging Artists Abu Dhabi Art
Maitha Abdalla 17 - 21 Nov 2021 Maitha Abdalla, Too Close To The Sun, 2021 Read more -
Beyond Emerging Artists, Abu Dhabi Art
Hashel Al Lamki 17 - 21 Nov 2021 Hashel Al Lamki, Neptune, 2021, immersive video and audio installation, pigment on canvas and sculpture. Read more -
Earthly Treasures
Mohamed Abla 10 Nov 2021 - 24 Jan 2022 This three-month exhibition marked Mohamed Abla’s fifth solo show with Tabari Artspace. Channelling Abla’s unique optimism the aim of this presentation was to capture imaginations and unite generations through the artist’s mesmeric world. Read more -
Temporary Museum. For Palestine
Hazem Harb 20 Oct 2021 - 10 Feb 2022 Presented at Maraya Art Centre, Hazem Harb's first institutional solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates was "Temporary Museum. For Palestine". Read more -
Figurative to Abstraction
Alfred Basbous 11 - 17 Oct 2021 Exhibited at Cromwell Place in London by Tabari Artspace Gallery, the exhibition Figurative to Abstraction revealed sculptor Alfred Basbous’ exploration of the relationship between form and material, alongside a preparatory drawing revealing his approach to sculpture. The Alfred Basbous Foundation committee, faithful to the sculptor's positivity and desire for the... Read more -
The Cherry On Top
Khaldoun Hijazin 15 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 The Cherry On Top was the solo exhibition of Jordanian painter, Khaldoun Hijazin, exhibited at Tabari Artspace, Dubai.
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Scars by Daylight London
Maitha Abdalla 2 - 15 Jun 2021 In its first ever exhibition abroad, Abu Dhabi Art, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office presented commissioned works created in 2020 as part of the annual programme Beyond: Emerging Artists at Cromwell Place London 2 - 13 June. Read more -
Scars by Daylight Dubai
Maitha Abdalla 2 Jun - 13 Sep 2021 Scars by Daylight was the solo exhibition of Emirati mixed-media artist, Maitha Abdalla. The Dubai exhibition of Maitha was presented in parallel with Abu Dhabi Art’s group show Beyond: Emerging Artists at Cromwell Place, London. Read more -
Alymamah Rashed Solo
22 Mar - 31 May 2021 Tabari Artspace Gallery in Dubai presented a series of works by Kuwaiti painter, Alymamah Rashed. Read more -
Moving Studio
Hazem Harb 22 Mar - 10 Apr 2021 Moving Studio was a moment of immersion in Palestinian culture with a private studio visit held at the new Alserkal address of Palestinian visual artist, Hazem Harb. Read more -
Terra (Un)firma
Samah Shihadi and Michael Halak 11 Feb - 15 Mar 2021 Exhibited at Tabari Artspace art gallery in Dubai, Terra (Un)firma was a dual exhibition of Palestinian hyperrealists, Samah Shihadi and Michael Halak. Read more -
Presence of the Future
Peyman Shaafi 11 Jan - 11 Feb 2021 The Presence of The Future was a solo exhibition of Iranian mixed media artist, Peyman Shaafi, displayed at Tabari Artspace Gallery in Dubai. Read more -
Modernist Meeting
Alfred Basbous 1 Dec 2020 - 5 Jan 2021 Modernist Meeting was a digital solo exhibition of esteemed modernist Lebanese sculptor, Alfred Basbous. Read more -
Toys and Trophies: From Zeus’ Pandora to Barbie Doll
Tagreed Darghouth 20 Oct 2020 - 10 Jan 2021 Toys and Trophies: From Zeus’ Pandora to Barbie Doll was the solo exhibition of Lebanese artist, Tagreed Darghouth, presented at Tabari Artspace gallery in Dubai. Read more -
Terra (Un)firma (Online)
Samah Shihadi 5 - 11 Oct 2020 The body of work produced for Terra Un(firma) an online exhibition by Tabari Artspace art gallery was divided into two segments, The Living and The Land, which took the artist's personal narratives and feminist outlook as a starting point to explore issues faced by women, across cultures, in the contemporary moment. Read more -
Contemporary Heritage Part II
Hazem Harb 29 Jun - 1 Sep 2020 Presented in Tabari Artspace gallery in Dubai, Contemporary Heritage was a mixed media exhibition by visual artist Harb, marking his first solo show at the gallery since 2015.
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Contemporary Heritage
Hazem Harb 29 Mar - 27 Jun 2020 Presented in Tabari Artspace gallery in Dubai, Contemporary Heritage was a mixed media exhibition by visual artist Harb, marking his first solo show at the gallery since 2015.
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A Modern Adventure
Alfred Basbous Foundation 28 Jan - 5 Mar 2020 Tabari Artspace Dubai art gallery presented the solo exhibition of Lebanese sculptor Alfred Basbous. Read more -
Between Floating Worlds
Kevork Mourad 5 Nov 2019 - 22 Jan 2020 Tabari Artspace art gallery in Dubai presented Between Floating Worlds, the solo exhibition of visual artist Kevork Mourad. Read more -
Stitched Stories
Naqsh Collective 23 Apr - 1 Jul 2019 Stitched Stories was the solo exhibition of naqsh collective presented at Tabari Artspace art gallery in Dubai. Read more -
Strange Fruit
Tagreed Darghouth 13 Mar - 23 Apr 2019 Presented at Tabari Artspace art gallery in Dubai, Strange Fruit was the solo exhibition of acclaimed female, Lebanese painter, Tagreed Darghouth. Read more -
Power Does Not Defeat Memory
Hazem Harb 31 Jan - 23 Mar 2019 This solo exhibition of Palestinian artist, Hazem Harb, presented at Sabsay Gallery recovered else forgotten moments of Palestine’s past from oblivion, reintroducing them in collages of photographic material and architectural shapes. Read more -
Fabric of Memory
Mohammed Joha curated by Hazem Harb 21 Jan - 3 Mar 2019 Tabari Artspace is delighted to announce its first exhibition of 2019, a show spotlighting the work of Mohammed Joha. Read more -
Hungry for Home
Samah Shihadi with accompanying text by Rania Tabari Idliby 28 Nov 2018 - 8 Jan 2019 Presented in Tabari Artspace Dubai art gallery, Hungry for Home is a collection of 18 compelling hyperrealist pencil and charcoal drawings that use traditional Palestinian food as a platform from which to explore deep-rooted cultural codes and memories. Read more -
Traces: Contemporary Africa
Nengi Omuku, Tyna Adebowale, Thierry Oussou and Socari Douglas Camp 8 Oct - 10 Nov 2018 In collaboration with Arthouse Foundation, a Nigerian initiative known for supporting local creative talent through international residency programs, Tabari Artspace art gallery presented the works of three of the Foundation’s promising artists - painter Nengi Omuku, mixed media artist Tyna Adebowale, visual artist Thierry Oussou and sculpture artist Socari Douglas Camp. Read more -
The Everlasting Presence of an Excluded Memory
Hazem Harb 27 - 30 Sep 2018 Presented at Art Berlin art fair, ‘The Everlasting Presence of an Excluded Memory’ was the solo exhibition of Hazem Harb composed of a selection of abstract collages on canvas that lend new meaning to archival materials sourced from his native Palestine.
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Beyond The Grid
Lulwah Al Homoud 30 Apr - 1 Sep 2018 Presented in Tabari Artspace art gallery in Dubai, Beyond The Grid by Saudi artist Lulwah Al Homoud was a solo exhibition composed of both new and existing abstract artworks. Al Homoud's works draw influence from traditional Islamic art, synthesising its characteristic motifs with the regular rhythms of calligraphy and geometry, and ultimately deconstructing them to create a new visual vocabulary. Read more -
Resurrection
Khaled Zaki 19 Mar - 25 Apr 2018 Tabari Artspace presented a series of nine new sculptures by artist Khaled Zaki, a major pioneer of modernist sculpture in Egypt. Read more -
In the Presence of the Animal
Adel El Siwi 1 Mar - 1 Apr 2018 Presented in Tabari Artspace's Dubai gallery, In the Presence of the Animal is a body of work by Egyptian artist Adel El Siwi that reflects the result of six years dedicated to an intense reflection on the nature of the animal and its ambivalent relationship with the human being. Read more -
El Beit
Hazem Harb, Sliman Mansour and Mohammad Joha 6 Feb - 8 Mar 2018 Presented in Tabari Artspace's Dubai Gallery, El Beit was a collective showing of contemporary and modernist Palestinian artists exploring themes of identity through painting, photography and sculpture. Read more -
From Palestine with Love
naqsh collective 23 Jan - 4 Feb 2018 The sister duo Nisreen and Nermeen Abudail behind Naqsh Collective explore traditional narratives, folklore and motifs through a selection of design-art pieces. Using Palestinian embroidery as a starting point, the Collective offers a permanence to the stories told through this delicate, age-old tradition by deconstructing its basic elements and reinterpreting... Read more