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The Sky Held It, The Earth Remembered

Presented in collaboration with the Han Nefkens Foundation, The sky held it, the earth remembered brings together works by Shahana Rajani, recipient of the inaugural South Asian Video Art Production Grant, Rohini Devasher and Sarker Protick.

The Field of Dreams

The Living Archive

What We Carry Becomes the Terrain

Amir Khojasteh

“From where I stand, I see ashes. The ground is as I’ve known it, yet it is hard to see what will become of the ones born out of this blackness.”

Sojourner: The Difference is the Same

The Importance Of Staying Quiet 6. Open Forms

The Butterfly’s Burden

Lawrie Shabibi presents The Butterfly’s Burden, a solo exhibition by Nada Elkalaawy.

Taking Form

The Third Line presents Taking Form, Rana Begum’s fifth solo exhibition at the gallery, featuring a new body of works across linen, textile, wood and paper.

Between Land and Sea

Between a Fold and a Memory

In Search of Material Within Material

The Canticle of the Birds

Frogs Jazz & Blisters

What The Sea Leaves Behind

Stories of fishing, memory and environmental resilience in the Gulf.

Line As Witness | Yusuf

At 1x1 Art Gallery, Yusuf returns to one of art’s most elemental gestures, the line, explored over four decades.

Line As Witness | Sharmila Samant

Presented by 1x1 Art Gallery, Sharmila Samant’s work examines the intersections of globalisation, consumer culture, ecology and everyday life, transforming familiar objects into reflections on the systems that shape contemporary society.

Locacola (2000-Ongoing)

Coca-Cola is a familiar thirst quencher across the globe, its ubiquity making it a universally recognised product.

The Trees Now Stand Unpruned And Wild

Gallery Isabelle presents The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild, the first solo exhibition in the UAE by Brazilian artist Tatiana Chalhoub (b. 1987, Rio de Janeiro).

Jerusalem — Take II | By Jack Persekian

Zawyeh Gallery presents Jerusalem – Take II by Jack Persekian.

Return to Sender: Postcard project by Non-aligned Constellations Working Group

The Non-Aligned Constellations Working Group (Angelina Radaković, Bojana Piškur and Natalija Vujošević), in collaboration with artist Đorđe Balmazović, presents a series of postcards responding to their research into non-aligned cultural politics.

Centrifugal Time | By Rossella Biscotti

Green Art Gallery presents Centrifugal Time, Rossella Biscotti’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, following her participation in Sharjah Biennial 16 (2025).

Elsewhere, Within | By Reynier Llanes

Firetti Contemporary presents Elsewhere, Within, a solo exhibition by Cuban-born artist Reynier Llanes, on view from 16 November 2026 to 16 January 2027.

Where The Tide Flows, And The Dunes Gather | By Yaw Owusu

Efie Gallery presents Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather, a solo exhibition by acclaimed Ghanaian artist Yaw Owusu.

As I Bask In Your Light, It Seeps To My Soul | By Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd

CARBON 12 is pleased to present As I Bask in Your Light, it Soaks Deep to My Marrow, Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd’s highly anticipated second solo exhibition.

لأيام تستمر The Days Go On | Group Exhibition

The Days Go On, celebrating the gallery’s 20th anniversary.

Everybody Changes Underwater | By Faris Alshafar

Aisha Alabbar Gallery presents Everybody Changes Underwater, the first solo exhibition by Emirati artist Faris Alshafar.

Two-Person Show: Daniele Genadry And Fayçal Baghriche

Taymour Grahne Projects presents Flawed Images, a two-person exhibition by Paris-based artists Daniele Genadry (b. 1980) and Fayçal Baghriche (b. 1972), opening on 16 November.

From Song to Light

Poetic Reveries

Rooted in the literati tradition of Song and Yuan dynasty China and Korean Muninhwa, where art was a path to spiritual cultivation, Ran Hwang builds serene landscapes of mountains and solitary pavilions from buttons, pins and thread.

The Land Remembers: A Shared Language Across The Arab World

The Land Remembers brings together artists from across the Arab world and different generations to explore the enduring connections between land, memory, identity and the human experience.

Abrakan Self Devouring

Abrakan Self Devouring brings together works by Peybak, the artistic duo of Peyman Barabadi and Babak Alebrahim Dehkordi.

The Trees Now Stand Unpruned And Wild

Gallery Isabelle presents The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild, the first solo exhibition in the UAE by Brazilian artist Tatiana Chalhoub (b. 1987, Rio de Janeiro).

Little Alserkal Explorers: Creative Trails for Curious Minds

Little Alserkal Explorers is an engaging, hands-on programme that invites children aged 5–11 to discover the creative spirit of Alserkal Avenue through guided exploration, thoughtful observation, and meaningful interaction with art, culture, and community.

Jerusalem — Take II | By Jack Persekian

Zawyeh Gallery presents Jerusalem – Take II by Jack Persekian.

Little Alserkal Explorers: Creative Trails for Curious Minds

Little Alserkal Explorers is an engaging, hands-on programme that invites children aged 5–11 to discover the creative spirit of Alserkal Avenue through guided exploration, thoughtful observation, and meaningful interaction with art, culture, and community.

Bu Tarah

Dr. Karima Alshomely's practice explores Emirati women's cultural heritage through traditional fabrics and their patterns.

Return to Sender: Postcard project by Non-aligned Constellations Working Group

The Non-Aligned Constellations Working Group (Angelina Radaković, Bojana Piškur and Natalija Vujošević), in collaboration with artist Đorđe Balmazović, presents a series of postcards responding to their research into non-aligned cultural politics.

Centrifugal Time | By Rossella Biscotti

Green Art Gallery presents Centrifugal Time, Rossella Biscotti’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, following her participation in Sharjah Biennial 16 (2025).

Elsewhere, Within | By Reynier Llanes

Firetti Contemporary presents Elsewhere, Within, a solo exhibition by Cuban-born artist Reynier Llanes, on view from 16 November 2026 to 16 January 2027.

Where The Tide Flows, And The Dunes Gather | By Yaw Owusu

Efie Gallery presents Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather, a solo exhibition by acclaimed Ghanaian artist Yaw Owusu.

As I Bask In Your Light, It Seeps To My Soul | By Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd

CARBON 12 is pleased to present As I Bask in Your Light, it Soaks Deep to My Marrow, Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd’s highly anticipated second solo exhibition.

لأيام تستمر The Days Go On | Group Exhibition

The Days Go On, celebrating the gallery’s 20th anniversary.

Everybody Changes Underwater | By Faris Alshafar

Aisha Alabbar Gallery presents Everybody Changes Underwater, the first solo exhibition by Emirati artist Faris Alshafar.

Two-Person Show: Daniele Genadry And Fayçal Baghriche

Taymour Grahne Projects presents Flawed Images, a two-person exhibition by Paris-based artists Daniele Genadry (b. 1980) and Fayçal Baghriche (b. 1972), opening on 16 November.

From Song to Light

Poetic Reveries

Rooted in the literati tradition of Song and Yuan dynasty China and Korean Muninhwa, where art was a path to spiritual cultivation, Ran Hwang builds serene landscapes of mountains and solitary pavilions from buttons, pins and thread.

The Land Remembers: A Shared Language Across The Arab World

The Land Remembers brings together artists from across the Arab world and different generations to explore the enduring connections between land, memory, identity and the human experience.

Abrakan Self Devouring

Abrakan Self Devouring brings together works by Peybak, the artistic duo of Peyman Barabadi and Babak Alebrahim Dehkordi.

Little Alserkal Explorers: Creative Trails for Curious Minds

Little Alserkal Explorers is an engaging, hands-on programme that invites children aged 5–11 to discover the creative spirit of Alserkal Avenue through guided exploration, thoughtful observation, and meaningful interaction with art, culture, and community.

Athar Ether: Open Studio

Pass through and meet artist Rashed Qurwash in his studio at Alserkal Arts Foundation presenting his photographic interventions in process.

And What Did You Say?

Presented by the National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates as part of Alserkal Art Week, And What Did You Say? (2026) is a newly commissioned performance by artist Taus Makhacheva, originally conceived for Washwasha, the UAE's exhibition at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Bana Kattan with Assistant Curator Tala Nassar.

Little Alserkal Explorers: Creative Trails for Curious Minds

Little Alserkal Explorers is an engaging, hands-on programme that invites children aged 5–11 to discover the creative spirit of Alserkal Avenue through guided exploration, thoughtful observation, and meaningful interaction with art, culture, and community.