Archive of month: November 2019

From soap to algae: UAE artists creating art from everyday items annual exhibit

Laura Egerton Feb 28, 2019 We take a look around Tashweesh: Material Noise, UAE Unlimited’s fifth annual exhibition of innovative works by emerging artists Tor Seidel has developed a practice using soap in his works. Courtesy Shahjahan Moidin. “Being an artist requires holding some sense of dialogue with peers,” Zara Mahmood says. Mahmood is one […]

ON INSTITUTING UAE UNLIMITED

ON INSTITUTING UAE UNLIMITED The annual UAE Unlimited exhibition is arguably one of the best places to discover young, raw UAE-based talent. Executive Director of the platform and art advisor Shobha Pia Shamdsani reveals some of the inner workings of this mentorship programme. Vilma Jurkute, Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal, HE Noura Al Kaabi, HH Sheikh […]

Tashweesh: Looking at elements of everyday life that are often overlooked

Tashweesh: Looking at elements of everyday life that are often overlooked Maraya Art Centre and U.A.E. Unlimited teams along with the participating artists at the opening of the ‘Tashweesh Material Noise’ exhibition.   By N.P. Krishna Kumar, Al Arabiya English Sunday, 19 May 2019 Exploring the idea of everyday material noise is the theme of […]