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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
movement and stillness.
AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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COMMUNITY OPENING HOURS
3-21 NOVEMBER | 10AM - 7PM
(unless otherwise indicated)
ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
CONTACT [email protected]
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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
CA
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AL
AV
EN
UE
THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
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THURSDAY8 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
MADE FOR DUBAI
An installation reinterpreting the traditional
Arabian majlis for today, Made for Dubai
is full of colours, textures, and forms. The
exhibition (on until 18 November) has been
developed by SVENM with support from
textile and rug specialists Kvadrat Maharam
and with sponsorship from the heritage
German paint brand, Caparol. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
SVENM | Warehouse 79
FRIDAY9 NOVEMBER 11AM
FILM SCREENING | ANA Y BRUNO
In this animated film, nine-year-old
Ana arrives to an isolated beach with
her mother with the intention to rest and
explore the sea. There, she discovers that
they are under a terrible threat, and must
look for her father in order to save her
mother. This screening is part of Cinemini.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
4PM
WORKSHOP | SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS:
WRITING THE CITY SPACE WITH
YOUMNA CHLALA
Write your way into the future in this
workshop led by artist Youmna Chlala.
Through a series of writing exercises,
participants will engage in the ideas put
forth in The Museum of Future Memories,
the artist’s ongoing series that imagines a
shape-shifting space of prescience. Limited
spaces. Register at [email protected].
(Part of Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future public programme)
Concrete
7-10.30PM
THE BEAT DXB VOL 02
The Beat DXB is back with a new edition
hosted by Big Hass and will shed light on
the rising stars of the regional underground
and independent music scene.
The Fridge | Warehouse 5
SATURDAY3 NOVEMBER
2-9PM
TFS BLOCK PARTY
A music appreciation block party by The
Flip Side, featuring live DJ sets, food trucks
by Maiz Tacos and Papa Burty’s, and
pop-up activities in collaboration with
Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Cinema Akil,
and The Good Life.
The Yard
2.30PM & 7.30PM
ENTER MACBETH
Enter Macbeth is a comedic take on
Shakespeare’s two most popular plays,
Hamlet and Macbeth. Expect guest
appearances by Voldermort and Darth
Vader, and an Arabic Macbeth. Part of
the ticket proceeds will go towards
charitable organisations.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
TUESDAY6 NOVEMBER 8PM
TALK | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES FROM
THE FUTURE
Curator Dr Cliff Lauson in conversation with
artists Youmna Chlala, Julian Charrière, and
Ann Lislegaard.
Concrete
WEDNESDAY7 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
OPENING | ADAPT TO SURVIVE: NOTES
FROM THE FUTURE
Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future,
a collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, is a group exhibition curated
by Dr Cliff Lauson. The show brings
together works by seven international
artists: Andreas Angelidakis, Julian
Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
Concrete
SATURDAY10 NOVEMBER 10AM
WORKSHOP | KIDS’ CHOCOLATE
DIPPING ADVENTURE
For the little creative chocolate lovers: kids
can taste different Mirzam chocolate, and
design their own personalised chocolate
wrappers. For children aged 5-14.
Mirzam Chocolate Makers | Warehouse 70
2-4PM
WORKSHOP | INTRO TO ILLUMINATION
Explore the delicate and meditative art
of manuscript illumination in this session
focusing on colouring and gold leaf with
Negin Fallah. Limited spaces. Register at
[email protected] (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
4PM & 8PM
SHORT+SWEET COMEDY
Join in on the funniest stage battle in town
as the Short+Sweet comedy festival returns
for its second edition.
The Junction | Warehouse 72
10AM - 7PM
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Zayed University’s College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises unveils a new
exhibition and project space at Alserkal
Avenue. The opening show will feature
works by students and alumni.
Zayed University College of Arts and
Creative Enterprises Space | Warehouse 48
12-8PM
ALSERKAL RESIDENCY OPEN STUDIOS
Meet Alserkal Residency’s Fall Cycle
2018 residents Lama Altakruri, Yaminay
Chaudhri, and Mochu, who open the doors
to their studios.
Alserkal Residency | Warehouse 50/51
6-9PM
OPEN STUDIO | EL SEED
Drop in to eL Seed’s studio and meet the
artist, whose book Perception was recently
launched at the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
eL Seed Studio | Warehouse 75
7.30PM
CURATED TRAIL
Join Laura Egerton on a curated trail
around Alserkal Avenue to discover the
new art exhibitions.
Meeting point: A4 Space
WEDNESDAY14 NOVEMBER 2-6PM
WORKSHOP | 3-COLOUR PENDANT
WITH LIA STAEHLIN
Create a pendant from copper, silver, or
brass and incorporate a shell pearl into it
with jeweller Lia Staehlin. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
7.30PM
FUTURISTIC ARABIA III: HOVERCARS
Director and producer Mohammad Rasoul
gives a behind-the-scenes talk on his
upcoming film, DUNEOPOLIS, for which
he fused traditional Middle Eastern design
principles with futuristic aesthetics.
(Part of Dubai Design Week)
Cinema Room | A4 Space
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER
5PM
TOUR OF CONCRETE WITH OMA PARTNER
IYAD ALSAKA
Iyad Alsaka, OMA’s lead partner on the
Concrete project, will lead a behind-the-
scenes tour of the space. Hear the inside
story behind how four warehouses were
reimagined, as Alsaka explains how the
first OMA-designed building in the UAE
lies at the crossroads of modular design
and modern architecture. Limited spaces.
Register at [email protected].
Concrete
6.30PM
PERFORMANCE | THE DREAM
Bedwyr Williams will daisy-chain the
dreams of the inhabitants of the imaginary
city from his video work Tyrrau Mawr,
shunting the night-time visions of a place
with little history together to create an
absurd saga which takes place in the
city–but isn’t necessarily of it. (Part of Adapt
to Survive: Notes from the Future public
programme)
Concrete
7.30PM
TALK | NAGAMI: DESIGN FOR THE
NEW ERA
Manuel Jimenez Garcia, founder of
computational design firm madMDesign
and Spanish design firm Nagami,
will explore the synergies between
computational research in academia and
the world of furniture design..
Techarc | Warehouse 25
FRIDAY16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 10PM
TECHARC X AUD CLASS OF 2018
SELECTED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Meet the American University in Dubai
School of Architecture 2018 graduates,
who will showcase their virtual reality-
inspired thesis projects.
Techarc | Warehouse 25
11AM - 7PM
ROAD TRIP TO ABU DHABI
Take a road trip to Abu Dhabi to visit Ways
of Seeing, an exhibition curated by Sam
Bardaouil and Till Fellrath at the NYUAD Art
Gallery, followed by a visit to the Abu Dhabi
Art fair. Limited spaces. Register at
Meeting point: Nadi Al Quoz
5PM
PANEL DISCUSSION | WISHFUL TROPICS
Wishful Tropics brings architecture
collectives Civil Architecture, founded
by Hamed Bukhamseen and Ali Ismail
Karimi, MILLIØNS Architecture, and
Common Accounts together to investigate
hedonism/luxury and the role it plays in the
branding of cities today. (Part of Alserkal
Programming’s Fall Programme)
Majlis | The Yard
SUNDAY11 NOVEMBER 10AM - 7PM
USING CRAFT TO TELL STORIES
ABOUT CULTURE
The Odd Piece launches new designs
by Bethan Gray in collaboration with the
Omani master craftsmen of Shamsian. Until
17 November. (Part of Dubai Design Week)
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
11AM - 1PM
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD IN
CONVERSATION WITH TALIB CHOUDHRY
Interior designer to the stars, Martyn
Lawrence Bullard will discuss the
inspiration behind his newly-launched
collection for The Rug Company with AD
Middle East Editor Talib Choudhry.
The Odd Piece | Warehouse 65
MONDAY12 NOVEMBER
GALLERIES NIGHT
The galleries and creative concepts in Alserkal Avenue will stay open until 9PM, inviting you to discover their new art exhibitions and design activations.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: 1x1 Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Carbon 12, Custot Gallery Dubai,
d.Academy, El Marsa, Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde, Green Art Gallery, Grey Noise,
Gulf Photo Plus, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation,
La Galerie Nationale, Leila Heller Gallery,
Salsali Private Museum, Showcase, and
The Third Line.
10AM - 6PM
FACTORY TOUR
The Jewel Teller opens its doors until
17 November, uncovering the craft of
jewellery-making through the skilled
hands of 15 goldsmiths. (Part of Dubai
Design Week)
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
SATURDAY17 NOVEMBER
10AM - 7PMA DAY OF MUSIC, FOOD, ART, AND DESIGN
AT ALSERKAL AVENUE. BRING YOUR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PETS AND EXPLORE
OUR LANES.
11AM
‘COLOUR OF THE YEAR’ DESIGN TRAIL
Discover the colour of the year across the
design concepts at Alserkal Avenue with
SVENM’s Sonia Brewin.
SVENM | Warehouse 79
2-5PM
WORKSHOP | NARRATIVES OF PRODUCTION
Engage in the keen observation and
analysis of our spatial environments in this
workshop by research platform Architectem.
The focus will be Al Quoz, a continuation of
the mapping production workshop held at
Alserkal Avenue..Register at
d.Academy | Warehouse 44
3PM
BUSKING SESSIONS
The Fridge present a busking session
featuring Blues singer-songwriter Jay
Abo, and frontman of Dubai-based band
Vandalye, Scott Attew.
Outside Nadi Al Quoz
3-6PM
TUB TALKS
The setup: Two tubs are filled with
rubber ducks, balloons, and confetti. Two
strangers sit in each tub and ask each other
questions over the course of three minutes.
The Happy Box | Warehouse 73
SUNDAY18 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | SHOPLIFTERS
A complex family drama about an
impoverished Japanese family who make
ends meet by running petty scams. Winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes
Film Festival.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
WEDNESDAY21 NOVEMBER
7PM
FILM SCREENING | THE MESSAGE
Director Moustapha Akkad’s biopic of the
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) outlines his
story through the lives of certain cardinal
figures in his life. Restored in 4K, The
Message is presented in collaboration with
Front Row Filmed Entertainment.
Cinema Akil | Warehouse 68
3-6.30PM
WORKSHOP | GUY VAN LEEMPUT
PAPERCLAY
Create your own design for a porcelain
paper clay bowl inspired by Guy Van
Leemput’s organic geometry.
thejamjar | Warehouse 74
4PM
TALK | JEWELLERY WITH LIA STAEHLIN
German jeweller Lia Staehlin will talk about
her journey as an artist and silversmith, and
the piece she designed for HH Sheikha
Hana Al Qassimi, which won her an
international jewellery award.
The Jewel Teller | Warehouse 49
6PM
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT | MAKE IT NEW
A collaboration between Alserkal Avenue
and UAE Modern, this PechaKucha Night
looks at the future, sustainability, and
modernity as driving forces in the UAE.
Following the global format of 20 slides
for 20 seconds, topics will include design,
public spaces, new technologies, energy,
travel, and more.
Nadi Al Quoz
Art and design intersect during November in Alserkal Avenue, a month of exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, and warehouse takeovers that highlight this inspiring crossroad.
This is also the month during which Abu Dhabi Art and Dubai Design Week take place, further cementing the bridge between these two increasingly connected worlds.
Here on the Avenue, we’re celebrating a decade of our community, which is more alive than ever. We welcome you to explore our contemporary art galleries who open their new shows during Galleries Night on 12 November, our original concepts, as well as guest exhibitions in our warehouse takeovers. Make sure to visit Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future at Concrete, an exhibition held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London, that explores the timely topic of futurism.
We also invite you to listen to our podcasts and read our features about our ongoing programme and beyond on Folio at alserkalavenue.ae/folio.
The design of our November in Alserkal Avenue programme is inspired by Alserkal Programming’s annual thematic, which through the 2018-2019 Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons will explore three definitions of Maintenance taken from the technical realm; Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive.
We can’t wait to see you around our lanes, and hope you enjoy exploring November in Alserkal Avenue.
November in Alserkal Avenue
1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
movement and stillness.
AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
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1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
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AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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GREEN ARTGALLERY
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1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
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NADI AL QUOZ
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Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
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PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
GSM PROJECT
EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
LAWRIESHABIBI
SALSALI PRIVATEMUSEUM
GALLERYISABELLE
VAN DEN EYNDE
SATELLITE
CITYMAKERS
AYYAM GALLERY
THEFRIDGE
A4 SPACE
GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
SPACE
FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
TECHARC
ELMARSA GALLERY
GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
MOJO
CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
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MOTORSPORT
WHEELS
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IDENTITY
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LMTD
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HAPITHE
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MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS
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PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
GSM PROJECT
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3-21 NOVEMBER | 10AM - 7PM
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ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
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1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
movement and stillness.
AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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SATELLITE
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THEFRIDGE
A4 SPACE
GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
SPACE
FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
TECHARC
ELMARSA GALLERY
GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
MOJO
CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
PART OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
15
14
AYYAM GALLERY WAREHOUSE
13
10
11
12
16 22
17 23
18 24
28 34
29 35
30 36
45 46
44 47
43 48
61
90/91
62
60 63
59 64
9
6 5 47/8 3 2 1 88/89 8485 83 82
19 25
20 26
21 27
31 37
32 38
33 39
42 49
41
40
58 65
57
56 67
71 70
73 72
75 74
77 76
79
81
78/80
86/87
69 68
II IIIIIIIIIIIII
MUNICHMOTOR WORKS
OBEGIHOME
WAREHOUSE
EUROCOFFEE
WAREHOUSE
SHREY SAHAJUNIFORMS
SIMAPERFORMING
ARTS
CAP9ACMEAUTOMATION
MOTORSPORT
WHEELS
LAMMTARA ARTPRODUCTION
IDENTITY
HOMESPECIALISTS
LMTD
MACE TRADING
HAPITHE
JEWELTELLER
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
INKED
CINEMA AKIL
MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS
THE FLIPSIDE
CHI-KA
SVENM
ALSERKALRESIDENCY
NOSTALGIACLASSIC
CARS
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE(Street 8)
EXHIBITIONS
CONCRETE
EN
TR
AN
CE
(Str
ee
t 17
)
50/51
MAKERS BYTECHARC
POP-UP 47
WAREHOUSE EIGHTEEN
CHALK
THE ATASSI FOUNDATION
AKKA PROJECT
PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
GSM PROJECT
EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
LAWRIESHABIBI
SALSALI PRIVATEMUSEUM
GALLERYISABELLE
VAN DEN EYNDE
SATELLITE
CITYMAKERS
AYYAM GALLERY
THEFRIDGE
A4 SPACE
GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
SPACE
FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
TECHARC
ELMARSA GALLERY
GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
MOJO
CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
PART OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
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OBEGIHOME
WAREHOUSE
EUROCOFFEE
WAREHOUSE
SHREY SAHAJUNIFORMS
SIMAPERFORMING
ARTS
CAP9ACMEAUTOMATION
MOTORSPORT
WHEELS
LAMMTARA ARTPRODUCTION
IDENTITY
HOMESPECIALISTS
LMTD
MACE TRADING
HAPITHE
JEWELTELLER
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
INKED
CINEMA AKIL
MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS
THE FLIPSIDE
CHI-KA
SVENM
ALSERKALRESIDENCY
NOSTALGIACLASSIC
CARS
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE(Street 8)
EXHIBITIONS
CONCRETE
EN
TR
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50/51
MAKERS BYTECHARC
POP-UP 47
WAREHOUSE EIGHTEEN
CHALK
THE ATASSI FOUNDATION
AKKA PROJECT
PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
GSM PROJECT
EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
MAP
COMMUNITY OPENING HOURS
3-21 NOVEMBER | 10AM - 7PM
(unless otherwise indicated)
ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
CONTACT [email protected]
Instagram: @alserkalavenue
Facebook: @AlserkalAve
Twitter: @alserkalavenue
alserkalavenue.ae
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1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
movement and stillness.
AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
SPACE
FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
TECHARC
ELMARSA GALLERY
GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
MOJO
CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
PART OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
15
14
AYYAM GALLERY WAREHOUSE
13
10
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16 22
17 23
18 24
28 34
29 35
30 36
45 46
44 47
43 48
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31 37
32 38
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58 65
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56 67
71 70
73 72
75 74
77 76
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OBEGIHOME
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EUROCOFFEE
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SHREY SAHAJUNIFORMS
SIMAPERFORMING
ARTS
CAP9ACMEAUTOMATION
MOTORSPORT
WHEELS
LAMMTARA ARTPRODUCTION
IDENTITY
HOMESPECIALISTS
LMTD
MACE TRADING
HAPITHE
JEWELTELLER
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
INKED
CINEMA AKIL
MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS
THE FLIPSIDE
CHI-KA
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ALSERKALRESIDENCY
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AKKA PROJECT
PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
GSM PROJECT
EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
LAWRIESHABIBI
SALSALI PRIVATEMUSEUM
GALLERYISABELLE
VAN DEN EYNDE
SATELLITE
CITYMAKERS
AYYAM GALLERY
THEFRIDGE
A4 SPACE
GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
SPACE
FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
TECHARC
ELMARSA GALLERY
GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
MOJO
CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
PART OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
15
14
AYYAM GALLERY WAREHOUSE
13
10
11
12
16 22
17 23
18 24
28 34
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30 36
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SHREY SAHAJUNIFORMS
SIMAPERFORMING
ARTS
CAP9ACMEAUTOMATION
MOTORSPORT
WHEELS
LAMMTARA ARTPRODUCTION
IDENTITY
HOMESPECIALISTS
LMTD
MACE TRADING
HAPITHE
JEWELTELLER
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
INKED
CINEMA AKIL
MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS
THE FLIPSIDE
CHI-KA
SVENM
ALSERKALRESIDENCY
NOSTALGIACLASSIC
CARS
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE(Street 8)
EXHIBITIONS
CONCRETE
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(Str
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50/51
MAKERS BYTECHARC
POP-UP 47
WAREHOUSE EIGHTEEN
CHALK
THE ATASSI FOUNDATION
AKKA PROJECT
PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
GSM PROJECT
EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
MAP
COMMUNITY OPENING HOURS
3-21 NOVEMBER | 10AM - 7PM
(unless otherwise indicated)
ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
CONTACT [email protected]
Instagram: @alserkalavenue
Facebook: @AlserkalAve
Twitter: @alserkalavenue
alserkalavenue.ae
Designed in-house at Alserkal Avenue. © Copyright Alserkal Avenue, 2018.
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1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
movement and stillness.
AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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COMMUNITY OPENING HOURS
3-21 NOVEMBER | 10AM - 7PM
(unless otherwise indicated)
ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
CONTACT [email protected]
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Facebook: @AlserkalAve
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1X1 GALLERY Id-od, and other dimensions... | Sunil GawdeUntil 20 November
Warehouse 10
Sunil Gawde’s kinetic works invite audiences to
see, and not just look. “What you think you see,
might not be what is,” he explains. Consisting of
a series of visual haikus which aim to challenge
our ideas and beliefs of perception and reality,
the works embody a sense of balance between
movement and stillness.
AYYAM GALLERY*Beneath the Rubble | Thaier Helal12 November - 28 December
Warehouse 11
Thaier Helal’s new works are inspired by the
rugged terrain, the variation of colours, and
the drastic destruction that has occurred in
his native Syria over the last seven years. His
sculptural canvases provide dense horizontal
layers, offering comparison to debris, bombed-
out buildings, and ruins - and act as a way for the
artist to escape layers of destruction.
CARBON 12Take Me to Your Leader | Anahita Razmi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 37
Anahita Razmi’s third solo exhibition at
Carbon 12 marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary
and 65th exhibition. It brings together new video,
print, and sculptural works that explore
the complexities of (visual) language and
power structures - specifically in relation to
contemporary Eastern cultures and politics.
Playing with words and images, the artist studies
the potential that lies in failed communication.
CONCRETE Adapt to Survive: Notes from the Future7-21 November
Concrete
Held in collaboration with Hayward Gallery,
London, Adapt to Survive: Notes from the
Future explores the idea that Darwin’s theory
of evolution can serve as a metaphor for a
future-facing strategy for survival and growth.
This group exhibition, curated by Dr Cliff Lauson,
brings together works by Andreas Angelidakis,
Julian Charrière, Youmna Chlala, Rainer Ganahl,
Marguerite Humeau, Ann Lislegaard, and
Bedwyr Williams.
CUSTOT GALLERY DUBAIA Still Life Retrospective | Fernando Botero12 November - 10 February 2019
Warehouse 84
A major show of paintings, drawings, and
watercolours by internationally-renowned
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, this
exhibition features works from the artist’s own
collection. Created between 1980 and 2018,
30 still-life works pay tribute to the Old Master
paintings Botero studied as a young student in
Europe during the 1950s.
D.ACADEMYMaterial PursuitsUntil 24 November
Warehouse 44
Material Pursuits: Objects, Prototypes, and
Material Explorations is an exhibition of designs
by graduates of the College of Architecture, Art
and Design at the American University of Sharjah.
Their exploratory works are the result of non-
linear processes, navigating between research,
fabrication, and design.
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE*When the Dates Turn Red | Hoda Tawakol12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 17
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde presents the first
solo exhibition of Hamburg-based Egyptian artist
Hoda Tawakol. Her international background
and Egyptian roots are integral to her work and
practice, within which she explores traditional
imageries and iconographies of the geopolitical
climate of the Middle East and relates them to her
role and position in society as a woman.
GREEN ART GALLERYAntechamber | Ana Mazzei12 November - 12 January 2019
Warehouse 28
For Brazilian artist Ana Mazzei, who presents her first solo show at Green Art Gallery, art, architecture, and landscapes construct a fiction that connects them. Mazzei’s widely experimental practice appropriates different sensorial materials, connecting to the environments in which she works.
GREY NOISEThe Word for World | Joana Escoval12 November - 3 January 2019
Warehouse 24
In her first solo exhibition at Grey Noise, Portuguese artist Joana Escoval presents sculptures mainly made of precious metals. The fact that these components are conductors, electric and otherwise, is intimately related to their process of creation as objects. Compounded or purified, these elements are charged with energies that unite the material and the spiritual.
GULF PHOTO PLUSBedu | Farah Foudeh12 November - 27 January 2019
Warehouse 36
Forever represented as the nomadic man living
a quaint life in the desert, the bedu man is seen as immune to the impact of modernity. Working in collaboration with Bedouin men of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, Farah Foudeh offers an alternative take on the viewer’s vision of man, the desert, and the relationship that binds them.
SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM#WETOO11 November - 11 February 2019
Warehouse 14
A group exhibition, #WETOO is a tribute and obeisance to female artists from the Middle East and to their role, influence, and contribution to arts and culture. The works on show are a selection from Ramin Salsali’s private collection.
SHOWCASE Layered Verses | Simon Back
12 November - 12 December
Warehouse 35
The primary influences found in Simon Back’s paintings have been drawn from his childhood environment - for example, his use and necessity for space is an element borne from the clean, open expansiveness of the Zimbabwean countryside. An important theme running through Back’s work has been the exploration of sacrifice, a concept incorporated and explored as both imagery, and as a working process.
THEJAMJAROccupy | Are We All Connected? | Nasir NasrallahUntil 6 January 2019
Warehouse 74
For this edition of Occupy, artist and curator Nasir Nasrallah has created postcard illustrations that form a bigger picture, like pieces of a puzzle. A continuation of his mail series, these postcards will be sent by the artist to people residing in different places. Through this gesture, the recipients become connected.
THE THIRD LINE*Gallery 1: Safina | Ala Ebtekar Gallery 2: Hoda Lutfi12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 78/80
Ala Ebtekar’s practice is informed by history, Persian mythology, science, and philosophy, which he juxtaposes with contemporary and pop-culture elements. Hoda Lutfi is a cultural, feminist historian whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways.
JEAN-PAUL NAJAR FOUNDATIONThe Monochrome Revisited Until 28 February 2019
Warehouse 45
Exploring the history and evolution of the monochrome, this group exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the ‘first monochromes’ from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the second section draws inspiration
from Marcia Hafif’s seminal text Beginning
Again; the final part looks at how artists continue to engage with the monochrome to explore contemporary issues. Featured artists include Miya Ando, Mohammad Kazem, Lucio Pozzi, Hassan Sharif, and Susanna Tanger.
LA GALERIE NATIONALEThe Apartment12 November - 1 March 2019
Warehouse 27
For its sixth edition of The Apartment, La Galerie Nationale presents work by the Italian painter Marco Sitzia for the first time in the Middle East. These works will be shown alongside sculptures and ceramics from the mid-20th century, featuring pieces by Henri Laurens, Maxime Old, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royere and Meret Oppenheim.
LAWRIE SHABIBI*Impossible Ordinary | Nadia Kaabi-Linke8 November - January 2019
Warehouse 21
Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s third solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of works, from paintings to installations. The Berlin-based Tunisian/Ukranian artist’s practice is intertwined with socio-psychological topics: perception, memory, as well as geographically and politically constructed identities.
LEILA HELLER GALLERY*Nancy Lorenz12 November - 5 January 2019
Warehouse 86/87
Leila Heller Gallery presents a solo exhibition
by Nancy Lorenz. The New York-based artist’s
works juxtapose motifs from East Asia, specifically
Japan, with commonplace materials to produce
transformative pieces gilded in gold, silver, and
mother-of-pearl.
GUEST EXHIBITION | THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE 596 November - 16 December
The Atassi Foundation presents The Age of New
Media, an exhibition which explores the value of a painting - both in its classical sense and form, as well as its value in its contemporary nature. Highlights include pieces by Laila Mureiweid and Kevork Mourad, who showcases his work in the UAE for the first time.
PEAKS AND DUNES WAREHOUSE 58 6-17 November
This guest exhibition by SEPTIEME ETAGE explores a fashion dialogue between Swiss and Middle Eastern cultures. In collaboration with Mode Suisse, Fluxlaboratory, and local fashion icons, it includes a street style exhibition by the Facehunter, screenings, a VR experience, and a library of publications from both regions.
AKKA PROJECT WAREHOUSE 6012 November - 6 December
Mozambican artist Goncalo Mabunda fills the Akka Project exhibition space with Kalashnikovs, rockets and grenades transformed into artworks. Thrones and anthropomorphic masks become an ironic comment on his childhood experience of the civil war in Mozambique.
POP-UP 47 WAREHOUSE 473, 16 & 17 November
Warehouse 47 has transformed into a space to support homegrown concepts from our wider community, and will feature a changing lineup of local brands and businesses.
THE MAKERS BY TECHARCWAREHOUSE 61Until 30 November
The Makers by Techarc is a series of workshops and activations where you can encounter makers at work. Learn how to build a guitar or up-cycle a bicycle from scratch, doodle, or have kids learn 3D product design. Participating Makers include Charicycles, Howlin Roosters Guitars and Such, and Ethan & Co.
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GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
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FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
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GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
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CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
PART OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
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MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS
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PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
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EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
LAWRIESHABIBI
SALSALI PRIVATEMUSEUM
GALLERYISABELLE
VAN DEN EYNDE
SATELLITE
CITYMAKERS
AYYAM GALLERY
THEFRIDGE
A4 SPACE
GREY NOISE
THE THARAWAT
SPACE
FN DESIGNS
LA GALERIENATIONALE
TECHARC
ELMARSA GALLERY
GREEN ARTGALLERY
XPOZE
MOJO
CARBON 12
GULF PHOTO PLUS
SHOWCASE
1X1 GALLERY
THE GALLERY WORKSHOP
LIMAH DESIGNCONSULTANTS
NIGHTJAR
THEYARD
THEODD PIECE
THEGOOD LIFE
ÂME
THE THIRD LINE
THE JUNCTION
THEJAMJAR
EL SEED STUDIO
THE HAPPYSTUDIO
WILD &THE MOON
LEILA HELLERGALLERY IKONHOUSE
CUSTOTGALLERY
DUBAI
JEAN-PAULNAJAR
D. ACADEMY
CRANK
FOUNDATION
NADI AL QUOZ
NEW CONCEPT COMING SOON
Details on galleries and shows available in the ‘Exhibitions’ section of the programme.
PART OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
15
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IDENTITY
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LMTD
MACE TRADING
HAPITHE
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THE FLIPSIDE
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PEAKS AND DUNES
SOCIETYMOTORS
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EXPLORE WAREHOUSE TAKEOVERS
MAP
COMMUNITY OPENING HOURS
3-21 NOVEMBER | 10AM - 7PM
(unless otherwise indicated)
ALSERKAL PROGRAMMING ANNUAL THEMATIC ‘MAINTENANCE’
FALL 2018 | PREVENTATIVE
SPRING 2019 | CORRECTIVE
SUMMER 2019 | PREDICTIVE
Throughout Fall 2018 and into the Spring and Summer of 2019, Alserkal Programming will explore an annual thematic - Maintenance. Through the subthemes of Preventative, Corrective, and Predictive Maintenance, the programme will investigate ways through which technology and innovation will shape our future. How do we plan to adapt to the changing landscape? Could shifting our focus from innovation towards discourses around ‘maintenance’ instead–within and beyond the realm of infrastructure–urge us to reconsider our present moment?
Full details on how to get involved in the Preventative Maintenance programme taking place across November and December are available on alserkalavenue.ae.
CONTACT [email protected]
Instagram: @alserkalavenue
Facebook: @AlserkalAve
Twitter: @alserkalavenue
alserkalavenue.ae
Designed in-house at Alserkal Avenue. © Copyright Alserkal Avenue, 2018.
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