It’s September, and that marks the new season in the world of art….

Art lovers, get out your calendars out and take note: It’s September, which means its a new season in the world of art, which means it’s time to visit some of the leading galleries all around UAE.

From Louvre Abu Dhabi in the capital, to the cultural capital of UAE – Sharjah Art Museum, here’s a look at what the UAE’s leading galleries are kicking off with…

Speculative Landscapes

Where: NYU Abu Dhabi
When: From Monday September 16, 2019

This exhibition takes viewers into the imagined worlds of four emerging and UAE-based artists: Areej Kaoud, Ayman Zedani, Jumairy and Raja’a Khalid. Collectively, the artists in the exhibition explore the concept of environment, whether that is natural, artificial or virtual and each raises a question about how organisms survive in these different worlds.

The Art Gallery, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island. Mon to Sat, 12pm to 8pm. Tel: (02) 6288000. nyuad-artgallery.org

Rendezvous in Paris: Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani & Co. (1900-1939)

Where: Louvre Abu Dhabi 
When: From Wednesday September 18, 2019

Comprising more than 80 works by artists including Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Juan Gris, Chaïm Soutine, Constantin Brancusi and Tamara de Lempicka, this exhibition will trace the creative output of emigrant artists living and working in Paris throughout the first half of the 20th century. It explores the “Roaring 20s” in Paris and how it evolved as a bohemian hub for creative people across Europe.

Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. 10am to 8pm (open until 10pm on Thur and Fri). Tel: (600) 565566. louvreabudhabi.ae

Avoid Bad Dreams

Where: Green Art Gallery
When: From Wednesday September 18, 2019

This exhibition questions common ideas of home as a symbol of comfort, belonging and stability. The works include Emirati artist Afra Aldhaheri, Turkish artists Ali Kazma and Hale Tenger, German artist Heidi Bucher and Palestinian artist Shadi Habib Allahb, who each interrogate our attitude to objects, people and memories within familiar and symbolic forms.

Green Art Gallery, Unit 28, Alserkal Avenue, Street 8, Al Quoz, Dubai. Sat to Thur 10am to 7pm. Tel: (04) 3469305. gagallery.com

Lasting Impressions

Where: Sharjah Art Museum
When: From Saturday September 21, 2019

This is a survey of work from the 1950s until today by Egyptian master Adam Henein. He is one of the most prominent postmodernist sculptors in the Arab world and uses simple lines to create sculptures and figures in a poetic manner. His subjects draw from his heritage and cultural background, whereas his form is timeless. This is a must-see show.

Sharjah Art Museum, Bait Al Serkal, Al Shuwaiheyn, Sharjah. Sun to Thurs 8am to 8pm, Fri 4pm to 8pm. Tel: (06) 5688222. sharjahmuseums.ae

Art For All Collective

Where: The Workshop
When: From Wednesday September 25, 2019

The exhibition features important works from artists across the Middle East, Iran and Europe. The exhibition’s vision is rooted in the idea of empowering people to buy art, and support regional artists.

The Workshop, 23B Street, off Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah, Dubai. Sat to Thur 10am to 8pm. theworkshopdubai.com

Between

Where: Carbon 12
When: From Monday September 30, 2019

This is the first ever solo show of Abu Dhabi-born artist Sarah Almehairi. Photographs, maps, and memories from a summer visit to the US form the basis of this exhibition, which consists of both figurative and abstract works. The exhibition investigates not just what it means to be carving out an identity in a hyper-global world, but it also captures the artist’s own identity, readable along the walls like the lines of a poem.

Carbon 12, Warehouse 37, Alserkal Avenue, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, Dubai. Sat to Thurs, 11.30am to 7pm. Tel: (04) 340 6016. carbon12.art

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