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Commissioned by Julius Baer, artist James Clar presented a brand new installation at the 2022 edition of Art Dubai which focuses on the concept of ‘cloud seeding’, a form of weather modification prevalent in Dubai and something that locals and residents can identify with. The concept looks at nature and natural phenomena expressed via technology.
The Collective INLAND, represented by Fernando Garcia-Dory, presented a multi-site installation Sand Flow, at the 15th edition of Art Dubai. The project combined visions of the city’s past, present and future and examined the way in which the multiplicity of cultures and communities inhabit Dubai.
The second iteration of the A.R.M. Holding Children’s Programme features artist Cyrus Kabiru, a self-taught painter and sculptor, who’s sculptural work embodies his role as a ‘collector’ of Nairobi cast offs. The programme aims to raise the awareness of the UAE’s youth of recyclable materials and the ability to turn discarded items into reusable resources. The programme will be activated through a series of workshops at the fair and also in school’s around the UAE.
Lebanese artist Samir Sayegh is a pioneer of modernism in the Arab world. His practice is driven by his interest in the formal power of letters; Sayegh was a pioneer in seperating Arabic calligraphy from its contextual language in an effort to create a universal visual language.
Read moreLebanese artist Ali Cherri doesn’t believe in creative inspiration; he thinks art takes work, time, and patience. His work is largely impacted by the framework of growing up in civil war, highlighting questions of death, heritage, war and critical thought about the world and context within which we live.
Read moreSherin Guirguis’s contemporary practice aims to evolve traditional sacred geometry into a new visual language that seeks to tell stories and personal narratives. She works almost exclusively on paper, and is particularly interested in the history and embodied politics of working exclusively with this medium.
Read moreMoroccan artist Meriem Bennani’s work applies humour and surreal approaches to subjects that are often considered taboo. Most recently, her digital characters serve as a vehicle through which to comment on social, political and cultural experiences through conversations that are relevant and reflective of the times we live in.
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