Art Jameel, an organisation that supports artists and creative communities, presents more than 55 artists from 25 countries across five solo and group exhibitions at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai’s hub for contemporary art and ideas. Featuring new commissions, the Art Jameel Collection, site-specific installations with sand, sound, water and moving images, the exhibitions unfold throughout the 10 galleries of the museum space.
Upcoming
Three Tired Tigers
November 2, 2024–March 16, 2025
Three Tired Tigers delves into the ways animals adapt and thrive in urban environments shaped by human activity. Curated by Lucas Morin, Art Jameel Senior Curator, the exhibition draws from politics, history, economics and urbanism to stage a playful yet serious exploration of human-animal relationships. It ties into Dubai’s urban wildlife, making a direct connection to the street cats near Jameel Arts Centre.
Artists include Noor Abuarafeh; Asim Abu Shakra; Abbas Akhavan; Farah Al Qasimi; Heba Y Amin; Atelier HOKO; Sophia Balagamwala; Sammy Baloji; Jumana Bayazid El Husseini; Anna Boghiguian; Kasper Bosmans; Cheng Xinhao; Ali Cherri; Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group; Bouie Choi; Jason Dodge; Mohieddine Ellabbad; Annika Eriksson; Simryn Gill; Kadhim Hayder; Khalid Jauffer; Hayv Kahraman; Sudhira Karna, Madhumala Mandal, Rebati Mandal, Selo Yadav and Sumitra Yadav; Kee Ya Ting and David Tan, with Migrant Ecologies Projects; Candice Lin; Ali Milad; Benoît Piéron; Pilar Quinteros; Walid Raad; Khalil Rabah; Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook; Lin May Saeed; Mark Salvatus; Walid Siti; Shimabuku; Mariam Suhail; Risham Syed; Robert Zhao Renhui (The Institute of Critical Zoologists).
Tran Luong: Tầm Tã—Soaked in the Long Rain
December 18, 2024–May 18, 2025
The first major survey of Vietnamese contemporary artist Tran Luong traces the past 30 years of his journey as a key figure within Southeast Asia. Spanning painting, installation, performance and work with communities, it showcases his practice shaped by political and social transitions, playing multifaceted roles as activist, curator, facilitator, archivist and mentor. Curated by guest curator Biljana Ciric, ‘Tầm Tã’ will tour internationally to New Zealand and Australia from 2025 through to 2027.
Currently on view
Candice Lin: Night Stone
Until January 12, 2025
The first solo exhibition in West Asia of Los Angeles-based artist Candice Lin, Night Stone unfolds as a central installation; a ceramic-adorned water wheel, examining the manganese trade and its impact on human and ecological systems. Accompanied by ceramic sculptures and a site-specific mural painting, she references the historical use of water to harness and measure time in the fantastical water clocks of medieval Islamic engineer Al Jazari.
Artist’s Rooms
Until November 24, 2024
A new series of focussed exhibitions from the Art Jameel Collection, offering in-depth dialogues with artists Augustine Paredes, Amba Sayal-Bennett, and Sancintya Mohini Simpson. Staged throughout the ground floor in galleries 1, 2 and 3, this iteration features recent and newly commissioned works across a range of media, including materials sourced locally. Artist’s Rooms are curated in close collaboration with artists represented in the Art Jameel Collection, aiming to spotlight innovative practitioners from West Asia, South Asia and Africa.
Artist’s Garden: Samur by Zheng Bo
Until September 2025
Presented at the Jameel as a video installation amid native plants, Bo choreographed a dance with two dancers and a Samur tree growing in the Mleiha desert in Sharjah. Working with human and more-than-human collaborators across dance, film, drawing and installation, the artist cultivates a kinship with plants as a way to understand and reconnect with the land.
Jameel Library
Library Commissions: Ahmad Nabil
Until August, 2025
In Fetus Exodus, Nabil explores regional myths and legends through monthly digital chapters, inviting readers into a rich narrative of SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) mythological heritage.
Library Circles: Azza Aboualam
Until November 25, 2024
A research display where Aboualam explores the evolution of architectural typologies within spiritual spaces, focusing on how architectural forms in Sharjah and New York shape the worship experience.
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