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FACT
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- FACT
Abu Dhabi Art 2025 to highlight Shaikha Al Mazrou's work
This year will mark the fair's 17th edition. Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of artistic wonders, because Abu Dhabi Art 2025 is making a triumphant return this November. Celebrating its 17th edition, this year's fair is set to captivate art enthusiasts from near and far. This event is not just an exhibition, it's a celebration of the world's creative diversity. From 19 to 23 November, Abu Dhabi Art 2025 will transform Manarat Al Saadiyat into a mesmerising hub of artistic expression. Prepare to be dazzled by a spectacular array of artworks as galleries come together to strut their stuff. This year's visual campaign will be headed by Shaikha Al Mazrou, an Emirati artist known for her minimalist sculptures and thought-provoking use of materials. Represented by Lawrie Shabibi Gallery in Dubai, her work features a fusion of geometric abstraction, materiality, and conceptual depth. She is known for using mass-produced materials, such as electronic waste and construction debris, transforming them into sculptures. Her unique approach to repurposing these industrial materials into art pieces has made her a standout figure in the UAE's creative landscape. Apart from highlighting Shaikha Al Mazrou's work, Abu Dhabi Art will also feature plenty of galleries — applications for which are open now. Each one of the galleries at Abu Dhabi Art is handpicked by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, ensuring a lineup that's nothing short of extraordinary. Abu Dhabi Art is a platform for diverse curatorial perspectives and fostering community engagement which plays a pivotal role in UAE's art ecosystem. With art installations, engaging talks and workshops and much more, this event is not one to be missed. So stay tuned and keep your art-loving heart ready for an unforgettable rendezvous. GO: Visit for more information.
The National
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Abu Dhabi Art announces dates and visual campaign artist for this year's fair
Abu Dhabi Art will return to Manarat Al Saadiyat in November for its 17th year The annual fair, which is organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, will take place between November 19 and 23. The event is a staple in the emirate's cultural calendar. Last year, more than 100 galleries from around the world took part. DCT – Abu Dhabi has also named the visual campaign artist for this year's Abu Dhabi Art. Shaikha Al Mazrou will define the fair's visual identity and her work will inform its marketing campaign. The Emirati artist is a notable figure in the country's contemporary art scene. Her sculptural works are often large and use painted metal to explore form, space and abstraction. Her 2022 work Red Stack, for example, was displayed in Regent's Park as part of London's contemporary art fair Frieze. Eight large cushions, cast in metal, were piled several metres into the sky. Between the pillowy forms of the cushions and the rigidity of the cast metal, the structure appears hard yet soft at the same time. 'Shaikha participated in our 2017 edition of Abu Dhabi Art as a Beyond Emerging Artist and we are thrilled to see the progression in her work at this stage in her career,' Dyala Nusseibeh, director Abu Dhabi Art, said. 'Shaikha has become one of the most successful artists of her generation in the UAE. The series we have chosen to work with for the visual campaign and visual feel of the fair offers an exploration of materiality and a repurposing of discarded matter from fabrication sites in the UAE.' Al Mazrou's 2023 work Beyond All Measures will be among the highlights at the fair. The artwork, using oxidised brass, depicts the horizon while exploring its symbolism as a threshold and point of transformation. 'Like the material itself, which is inherently unstable, its colours forged by heat and oxygen, Beyond All Measures metaphorically invites us to explore new ways of perceiving the world around us and to question our position in it,' Nusseibeh said. Al Mazrou, who is represented by Lawrie Shabibi Gallery in Dubai, has works in several major collections around the world, including the RMZ Foundation, Art Jameel and The Farjam Foundation. In 2022, she won the prestigious Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize and was shortlisted for the Louvre Abu Dhabi Richard Mille Art Prize. Al Mazrou is also an assistant arts professor of visual arts at NYU Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Art is also accepting gallery applications for its 2025 fair. The deadline to apply is April 30.
