HAPPENING NOW PICASSO IN ABU DHABI An exceptional selection of the works of Pablo Picasso, spanning all periods and styles in the career of the 20th century’s signature artist, will be presented in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, this summer in the first major Picasso exhibition ever mounted in the Middle East. Running from May 27 - September 4, the retrospective Picasso Abu Dhabi, Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris will be shown in Gallery One of Emirates Palace under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. For more information go to www.artsabudhabi.com. XVA Cy Twombly-Fereydoun Ave and Fereydoon Omidi Until Thursday 5 June Join us for the last few days of the Cy Twombly-Fereydoun Ave show and the Fereydoun Omidi exhibition. The two shows will run until Thursday 5 June. The Third Line Sleepless Nights by Golnaz Fathi 29 May - 22 June, 2008 Firmly anchored through extensive training in traditional calligraphy, Fathi has for over 15 years been perfecting the ability of script to communicate meaning away from its actual worth. In Sleepless Nights, Golnaz Fathi delves into the flexibility of Persian calligraphic script, and its varied applications, with a thick brush, fine pen or bright white lines of light. As the words are vacated from their meaning, their forms take to the forefront and are charged with emotive potential. XVA Summer Collection From 7 June - 10 September Paying tribute to the season, the Summer Collection show will feature works by artists as diverse in their backgrounds as they are in their practice. The focus of this year's show is the dialogue between new talents and art masters. The three-month exhibition will be an occasion to rediscover some of the most important highlights of XVA's portfolio. Total Arts Gallery Gallery Artists 28 June - 15 July For the first two weeks in July, The Third Line will showcase a variety of works from represented artists: Abbas Akhavan, Amir H Fallah, Ghadah Al Kandari, Hassan Hajjaj, Laleh Khorramian, Marwan Sahmarani, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Neda Hadizadeh, Pouran Jinchi, Rana Begum and Shezad Dawood. Please Note: there will be no preview for this exhibition. The gallery will be closed from July 16 throughout August. The Third Line will be open starting September 1. http://www.artsabudhabi.comshapeimage_2_link_0
HAPPENING NOW THIRD LINE GALLERY Total Arts Gallery proudly invites you for the Opening of "Magical Appeal" a painting exhibition by Abdul Raheem Salim Exhibition Opening on 28th June from 7 – 9 pm with artist performance at opening night. The Exhibition continues throughout July 2008 with opening hours from 9am to 7pm, everyday except Fridays In the second show of Abdul Raheem Salim at Total Arts Gallery 50 works of his last 2 years will be exhibited. He is one the first UAE artists who was brave enough to venture the contemporary art and has continuously surprised his audience with new works and established himself as a leading artist comparable to international ones of the same caliber. His recent paintings continue in the theme of Mohera, his perennial muse and lifelong obsession. His paintings are in a wonderful sense of movement, full of energy and emotion representing the love and pain of the woman which never has a face to give imagination and be magical for everyone. Salim is playing with shade and light, free from any visual limits, he manages darkness and light to be in cognitive harmony.
Amir H Fallah, Venice Beach, Toiling Male Gardner, 2007
NEWS PECHA KUCHA NIGHT DUBAI 3 Pecha Kucha Dubai will be back for its third night on June 25 at The Third Line. Featuring 10 new presenters from genres ranging from architecture, photography, design, animation and music. Pecha Kucha follows a 20x20 format which allows each of 10-12 presenters to exhibit 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, giving the presenter 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before switching to the next participant. This keeps the talk concise, interesting and gives more people the chance to be involved. Due to the huge success following previous events and growing audience numbers, there will be more chairs but please note: doors will close after the first 350 people to maintain safety procedures and comfort levels. For more information call 04 3411 367, or go to: http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/dubai http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/dubaishapeimage_4_link_0
COMPETITION THE KHATT DESIGN COLLECTION COMPETITION: PROJECT MULSAQ The Khatt Foundation and Mosaiques company, in collaboration with Dubai-based design gallery Traffic, are launching a first of its kind competition reflecting the talent throughout the Middle Eastern. Based on ‘Wall Stickers’ - the latest innovation in contemporary interior design - the competition provides a platform for talented Khatt Network members to reach out to wider audiences within and outside the design world of Dubai. The 20 chosen designs will be exhibited at Traffic for three weeks from November 13th. All design submissions must be emailed no later than the 1st of August 2008 to the following address: khatt.designcollection@gmail.com For further questions regarding the competition or submission of work, please contact huda.abifares@gmail.commailto:khatt.designcollection@gmail.commailto:huda.abifares@gmail.comshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1
Magical Appeal By Abdul Raheem Salim
 
Magical Appeal By Abdul Raheem Salim
 
NEWS EMIRATI ART STUDENTS INTERACT WITH WORLD’S BEST AT ART BASEL UAE, Dubai 12th June 2008: A delegation of 14 Emirati girl students, selected from various colleges and universities in the UAE under the ‘Art Exchange Program’, visited ‘Art Basel’, the world renowned international art exhibition in Switzerland. During the visit, the students attended the opening ceremony by H.H Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of “Dubai-Next” exhibition in Vitra Museum, where he applauded their visit and highlighted the importance of creative interactions as such to hone national talent and bring them to the world stage. As part of the itinerary, the students visited Kunst Museum in Basel, Beyeler Foundation, Art Institute and attended several workshops including sessions with world renowned typographer, Professor Wolfgang Weingart and Professor Pulfer.
UAE delegation including Mona Bin Kili, Dr. Najat Miki and the selected students at their visit to Art Basel
DUBAILIME
 
Featuring Artist in July 2008: Arthi Srinivasan
 
Dubai Autism Centre and Dubai Centre of Special Needs will also be exhibiting alongside the featured artist
 
1st – 15th July - Bert's Cafe, Al Majara, Dubai Marina (044224126)
 
16th – 31st July - Bert's Cafe The Greens (043619292)
 
About the Artist
 
Arthi Srinivasan was born in Mumbai,
 India and grew up in the UAE. She
is a self-taught artist who was
influenced through private lessons
with some locally well-known artists
residing in Dubai. Further back-
ground in art was acquired through
learning and reading the works of
world renowned artists such as
Modigliani, Picasso, Monet, etc. as
well as the works of some well-
known photographers such as Steve
McCurry.
 
Arthi is currently exploring
portraits as one of her key
strengths but has
also dabbled in landscapes.
Abstract expressionism is an
area of art that interests her as
well. Most of the portraits done
so far have been pictures of
thoseindividuals that have
inspired her but also have
spoken endlessly about
themselves just through
their photographs.