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Mohamed Melehi | La Biennale di Venezia
STRANIERI OVUNQUE - FOREIGNERS EVERYWHEREMohamed Melehi participates in the group exhibition 'Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere', featured in the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. The... -
Dima Srouji | SOUTH WESTBANK - Landworks, Collective Action and Sound
Collateral Event of Biennale Arte 2024Dima Srouji participates in the group exhibition titled SOUTH WESTBANK - Landworks, Collective Action and Sound, a Collateral Event of the Biennale Arte 2024. The exhibition focuses on works produced... -
Mounir Fatmi | 'Embodied Echoes: Stories of the Foreign Soul'
Mounir Fatmi participated in the two-person exhibition titled Embodied Echoes: Stories of the Foreign Soul alongside Dagoberto Rodríguez. The exhibition is presented by Piero Atchugarry Gallery during the Biennale Arte... -
Dima Srouji | 'When Solidarity is not a Metaphor'
Dima Srouji will participate in the group exhibition When Solidarity is not a Metaphor curated by Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez and created by Alserkal Initiatives in partnership with Cité Internationale des arts... -
FRIEZE: The Five Best Shows to See During Art Dubai
Mandy El-Sayegh: A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose curated by Sara Raza February 25, 2024Rahel Aima's guide directs art enthusiasts to the must-see exhibitions taking place during Art Dubai. With insightful commentary, she provides an overview of featured exhibitions and artists. 'At Lawrie Shabibi,... -
The National: Art Dubai rides its buzz to strong sales of contemporary and digital works
March 3, 2024'Sales moved fast at this year’s Art Dubai , with works traded during the VIP preview on Tuesday and others gone by the second day of the fair,' writes Melissa... -
Mohamed Melehi at the Sharjah Art Foundation
The Casablanca Art School: Platforms and Patterns for a Postcolonial Avant-Garde (1962–1987) March 1, 2024Mohamed Melehi’s works are currently part of ‘The Casablanca Art School: Platforms and Patterns for a Postcolonial Avant-Garde (1962-1987)’ organised by Sharjah Art Foundation with Tate St Ives in collaboration... -
The Art Newspaper: New design biennial launches in Qatar, highlighting talent from Palestine to Lebanon
March 1, 2024A new design biennial in Doha, Qatar, provides an important platform for designers from across the region—bringing practitioners to the fore from countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and most... -
Arab News: Palestinian artist Dima Srouji’s ‘This is Not Your Grave’ explores architecture as shelter, resistance, oppression
February 29, 2024Located in three distinctive areas of Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue, a creative hub in the city, is a new site-specific work by Palestinian artist Dima Srouji titled “This is Not Your... -
Timo Nasseri at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA)
16 January – 20 May 2024Timo Nasseri takes part in ‘In the Night’, curated by Géraldine Bloch, at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA) in the Jax District in Riyadh. The night, often... -
Rand Abdul Jabbar at Desert X AlUla 2024
9 February – 23 March 2024 February 7, 2024Rand Abdul Jabbar participates at the third edition of Desert X AlUla, presenting an installation titled 'where myths are born of mud and desire'. Under the theme of 'In the... -
GAD Reviews 'Desert Displacements' by Ishmael Randall-Weeks
'We Could Call This an -Ism' February 8, 2024Representing a South American artist in a fellow underrepresented region is very telling of where Dubai’s place in the arts is headed: compressing the distances between “Global South” artists and... -
Mohamed Melehi selected for the upcoming Biennale Arte 2024
The 60th Edition of the International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Adriano PedrosaMohamed Melehi's work will be part of the upcoming Biennale Arte 2024 – the 60th Edition of the International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The 60th International... -
Mona Saudi at Turner Contemporary
3 February – 6 May 2024Mona Saudi's sculptures 'Motherhood ' (1992) and 'Fertility' (1991) are part of the 'Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950 - 1970' exhibiton at Turner Contemporary, curated by Flavia Frigeri.... -
Hamra Abbas' Public Art Commission In Alserkal Avenue
'Every Color is a Shade of Black' January 5, 2024We are thrilled to unveil a new iteration of Hamra Abbas' artwork ‘Every Color is a Shade of Black’ which is now on view at Alserkal Avenue as part of... -
Art Basel: From Tangier To Teheran, Geometric Abstraction Continues to Inspire
January 22, 2024‘When I think of these patterns, I see that what we have is a cut-out of the infinite. It doesn’t end somewhere, and it can go on forever.’ – Timo... -
TALK | EMPOWERING YOUNG COLLECTORS
Conversation between gallery founder Asmaa Al-Shabibi and collector Andreina Perez-Cisneros 27 - 28 January 2024Lawrie Shabibi’s co-founder Asmaa Al-Shabibi and art collector Andreina Perez-Cisneros will be exploring the various ways to encourage and empower young collectors in today’s art scene via an insightful and... -
Mona Saudi's artwork in group exhibition for Palestine at the Sharjah Art Foundation
'In the eyes of our present, we hear Palestine''In the eyes of our present, we hear Palestine' foregrounds the unyielding creativity of artists who have dedicated their practice to informing, advocating and educating about the history of the... -
Canvas Review: Nabil Nahas at Lawrie Shabibi
'Being Natural' December 27, 2023'Bursts of colour and a personal fusion of geometry and nature characterise the oeuvre of Lebanese-American artist, Nabil Nahas, who has returned to Lawrie Shabibi for his solo exhibition, Tethys.... -
Architectural Digest: Dima Srouji featured in '7 Palestinian Artists You Need To Know About'
October 31, 2023Using historic glass-making techniques from the Levant, Palestinian artist Dima Srouji creates designs inspired by ancient vessels found during archaeological digs in the region. With the humanitarian crisis that has... -
Arab News Japan: exhibition celebrating the UAE’s natural landscapes in Tokyo
December 11, 2023A group exhibition of 10 UAE-based artists opened in Tokyo on 11 December 2023. Curated by Dirwaza Curatorial Lab and organized by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in... -
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim takes part in ‘A Return to the Ground’ organised by the UAE Embassy in Tokyo
11 December – 17 December 2023Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim participates in group exhibition ‘A Return to the Ground’, which is located at Ebisu-minami Shibuya-kuwhich, Tokyo, Japan, and runs until 17 December 2023. The exhibition is organised... -
Shaikha Al Mazrou participates in Noor Riyadh 2023
The largest festival of light and art in the world returns from 30 November November 29, 2023Noor Riyadh, the largest light art festival in the world, returns for its third edition from November 30 – December 16, 2023. Its accompanying exhibition, 'Refracted Identities, Shared Futures', curated... -
Hamra Abbas at the second Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale
'After Rainfall', 20 February – 24 May 2024Hamra Abbas participates in the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 with 'Mountain 5', the largest artwork in a series of mosaic panels depicting the world's second highest mountain – K2.... -
Canvas Magazine: Mehdi Moutashar Interview with curator Amin AlSaden
Canvas Nov – Dec 2023 November 26, 2023Mehdi Moutashar sits with curator Amin Alsaden to discuss his inspiration, practice and current show at Doha’s Mathaf, Mehdi Moutashar: Introspection as Resistance, which runs until 5 March 2024. Moutashar’s... -
Hamra Abbas at Doha EXPO 2023
'Flowers: Gardens of Paradise' is on view until 28 March 2024 November 8, 2023Hamra Abbas' large-scale in-lay artwork Flowers: Gardens of Paradise is on display at EXPO 2023 in Doha, Qatar. The artwork is based on 17th-century fresco paintings from Wazir Khan... -
Artnet: Turin’s Artissima Fair Is Beloved By Curators and Institutional Heavyweights – It’s Little Wonder Why
November 8, 2023The annual Italian event is where galleries dare to let overlooked or lesser-known artists shine—and the gambit pays off. Lawrie Shabibi's booth at this year Artissima art fair has drawn... -
'Mehdi Moutashar: Introspection as Resistance' at Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art
Curated by Amin Alsaden 26 October 2023 - 4 May 2024 MuseumsMehdi Moutashar has been experimenting in geometric abstraction over a remarkable career that spans five decades. Exquisitely controlled, his works are almost scientific in their mathematical precision. Despite this exactitude,... -
Crafts Magazine: In the studio with artist Dima Srouji
Crafts issue 297: 50 years of Crafts October 9, 2023Craft Magazine's 50th anniversary issue is a reminder of the extraordinary power of craft. The artist on the cover, Dima Srouji , gives us a glimpse of her delicate glass... -
Yazan Khalili & Mohamed Ahmed ibrahim in 'Unwritten, Unspoken & Told' Exhibition
Group exhibition at Foundry Downtown as part of Dubai Calligraphy Biennale 8 - 31 October 2023Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is introducing fresh and cutting-edge expressions of contemporary art from both local and international artists in the Unwritten, Unspoken & Told exhibition. This... -
The New York Times: Mehdi Moutashar in 'Starting New Conversations About Arab Art'
October 5, 2023This month, the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar, will open four shows exploring the depth and breadth of the Arab world’s contemporary works, including Mehdi Moutashar's 'Introspection... -
The Guardian: Hamra Abbas in the exhibition uncovering the history of South Asian miniatures
October 6, 2023'Beyond the Page' explores how the traditions of South Asian miniature painting have been reclaimed and reinvented by modern and contemporary artists, taken forward beyond the pages of illuminated manuscripts... -
Financial Times: Palestinian artist Dima Srouji on creating ‘forgeries’ of V&A artefacts
September 10, 2023The Victoria and Albert Museum invited Dima Srouji to respond to the museum's collection. Zehra Munir speaks to the artist ahead of her upcoming exhibition at the museum 'She Still... -
Artsy: The 10 Best Booths at Frieze Seoul 2023
September 8, 2023Lawrie Shabibi has been featured in Artsy's '10 Best Booths at Frieze Seoul 2023' review. 'It might be in its second edition, but this year, Frieze Seoul already feels like... -
Gulf Today: Lawrie Shabibi presents works of Hamra Abbas at Frieze Seoul 2023
August 25, 2023For Frieze Seoul 2023 (Sept. 6 – 9), Lawrie Shabibi is presenting a selection of new marble inlay works by Hamra Abbas (Pakistani, b. 1976, Kuwait) including a new iteration... -
Rand Abdul Jabbar and Dima Srouji in 'A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure: A rehearsal on legacy with Zaha Hadid'
Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, OH 22 September 2023 - 24 January 2024 MuseumsTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of its opening, Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is staging an exhibition that traces the artistic development and influence of its late designer, Zaha Hadid.... -
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim at the Bihar Museum
G20: Together We Art 7 August - 7 October 2023 MuseumsTogether we art is based on the theme of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, a concept from the Maha Upanishad. Art reflects society, the concerns of community, from the political, to the cultural,... -
Dima Srouji at London Design Festival
Spaces within the V&A Museum will be transformed by a collection of specially commissioned installations 16 - 24 September 2023 MuseumsDuring London Design Festival's 21st edition Palestinian architect, artist and V&A 2022-23 Jameel Fellow Dima Srouji presents objects and film that reframe the history of glass in Greater Syria and... -
Christie's London: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World
Group Exhibition 20 July - 23 August 2023 MuseumsChristie’s presents Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, bringing together works of art across mediums in an exhibition which collectively celebrates the creativity, diversity and history of Arab... -
'A journey of the displaced: Making sense of the reflections' - V&A Museum fellowship blog by Dima Srouji
July 21, 2023The Jameel Fellowship programme invites contemporary artists and designers from the Middle East to spend time in residence at the V&A, as part of the Middle East section in the... -
Mona Saudi & Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim at Sharjah Art Foundation
In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises 15 July - 24 September 2023 MuseumsWe are pleased to announce that works by Mona Saudi and Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim are currently part of 'In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises', curated by... -
Abu Dhabi Art announces Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim as this year's visual campaign artist
July 9, 2023Abu Dhabi Art has also announced the selection of Emirati artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, who represented the United Arab Emirates at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di... -
FINANCIAL TIMES: Moroccan Modernism at Tate St Ives — postcolonial adventures in abstraction
June 10, 2023Financial Times writer Maya Jaggi unravels compelling narratives of Moroccan artists who seeked to redefine their nation's identity in the aftermath of colonial rule. READ MORE... The Casablanca Trio forms... -
NOW REPRESENTING: RAND ABDUL JABBAR
AnnouncementLawrie Shabibi is pleased to announce the representation of artist Rand Abdul Jabbar (b. 1990, Baghdad). Abdul Jabbar was awarded the Richard Mille Art Prize by Louvre Abu Dhabi In... -
Timo Nasseri: 'Inspire Writing' exhibition at Montblanc Haus, Hamburg
May 4, 2023 - May 4, 2024Timo Nasseri's works are exhibited by Mont Blanc in celebration of its one-year anniversary at the Mont Blanc Haus , a new initiative started by Mont Blanc in May 2022... -
Mohamed Melehi: The Casablanca Art School at Tate St Ives
Group Exhibition 27 May 2023 - 14 January 2024 MuseumsTate St Ives is the first museum in the UK to explore the intense period of artistic rebirth that followed Morocco’s independence, forged by the experimental teaching methods of the... -
NOW REPRESENTING: DIMA SROUJI
Announcement May 16, 2023Lawrie Shabibi is pleased to announce the representation of artist Dima Srouji (b. 1990, Palestine). Dima Srouji is an architect, artist, and researcher interested in the ground, objects, displacement, restitution,... -
Nabil Nahas: 'Grounded in the Sky' at Château La Coste
Solo Exhibition | 2 April - 13 June 2023As part of his first solo exhibition in France, 'Grounded in the Sky,' hosted at Château La Coste and produced by CMS Collection, American-Lebanese artist Nabil Nahas showcases the various... -
Ishmael Randall-Weeks: 20 Year Survey
Solo Exhibition | 4 April - 18 June 2023We are pleased to announce Metalizamos Nuestras Memorias - Ishmael Randall Weeks' twenty year survey exhibition at the German Kruger Gallery of the ICPNA in Lima, Peru. For over two... -
Hamra Abbas at the Misk Art Institute
Group Exhibition 15 March - 15 June 2023Hamra Abbas takes part in the ‘Brand New Ancients’ group exhibition on view at Misk Art Institute in Riyadh, KSA. -
Dubai Public Art programme unveils inaugural artist shortlist
The first five Emirati artists were selected, Including Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim and Shaikha Al Mazrou. March 5, 2023Lawrie Shabibi is pleased to announce that Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim and Shaikha Al Mazrou have been selected for Dubai Public Art - a multi-year project organised by Dubai Culture and... -
Shahpour Pouyan at the first Islamic Arts Biennale
My Place is the Placeless | 23 January — 23 April 2023 January 17, 2023We are pleased to announce Shahpour Pouyan's participation in the first Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The works presented are the latest development of a series in which... -
Nathaniel Rackowe commissioned by Yves Saint Laurent
Artist created fifteen sculptures and one large scale installation for in-store display around the world January 2, 2023We are pleased to announce Drift Point, Nathaniel Rackowe’s latest commission for Yves Saint Laurent, made up of fifteen sculptures and one largescale installation, the body of work is on... -
NOW REPRESENTING: TIMO NASSERI
November 3, 2022Lawrie Shabibi is pleased to announce the representation of Berlin-based artist Timo Nasseri (b. 1972, Germany). His first solo at the gallery opens in March 2023. Nasseri explores themes such... -
Shahpour Pouyan at the Hayward Gallery
Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art 26 October 2022 - 8 January 2023 MuseumsFeaturing 23 international artists working across recent decades, the exhibition examines the plasticity and the possibilities of ceramics. The artworks on show encompass fantastical creatures and uncanny representations of the... -
SHAIKHA AL MAZROU AT FRIEZE SCULPTURE 2022
14 September - 13 November 2022Lawrie Shabibi is proud to present UAE artist Shaikha Al Mazrou's participation in Frieze Sculpture 2022 at London's Regent's Park, with a presentation of Red Stack, 2022, the largest single... -
Shahpour Pouyan announced as the recipient of the 2022 Ellsworth Kelly Award
Frist Art Museum will present Shahpour Pouyan exhibition in the summer of 2024 July 13, 2022Lawrie Shabibi is proud to announce that Shahpour Pouyan has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Ellsworth Kelly Award by the Foundation For Contemporary Arts. In the summer... -
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Between Sunrise and Sunset
Biennale di Venezia 2022 23 April - 27 November 2022 BiennialsThe National Pavilion UAE’s exhibition at the Biennale Arte 2022 (Venice Biennale) is titled Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Between Sunrise and Sunset.The exhibition presents a new body of work created for... -
Public Art at EXPO 2020 Dubai
Shaikha Al Mazrou | Hamra Abbas | Mohamed Ahmed IbrahimLawrie Shabibi is pleased to announce three monumental public art commissions that are now open to the public at Expo 2020 Dubai. Shaikha Al Mazrou's The Plinth (2021) and Hamra...
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