Category: Art

Exhibition Colours of Place

The exhibition of watercolours and other works by the Bosnian architect and painter Ahmed Dzuvic is on view at the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo. The donor exhibition Ahmed Dzuvic: Colours of Place in the gallery of the Bosniak Institute consists of a display of 117 watercolours and other works by...

The Architectural Legacy by Bosniaks in Istanbul

A large list of Bosniaks were prominent military commanders, admirals, viziers, pashas, scholars, and artists in the Ottoman Empire. Many left behind numerous monuments like mosques, madrasas, hammams, bezistans, residential facilities, bridges, etc. In this article, we present four selected mosques in Istanbul, sponsored by Bosniaks. Historical Background Bosniaks, besides...

The Enhancement of creativity

The winner of the 16th edition is Anna Drozd-Tutaj (Poland) of the ‘Sculpture and Installation’ section, with the work The Power of the Element, a rare example of a work of art that uses crochet doilies to create a contemporary and spectacular composition which, despite its monumentality, retains an ephemeral character. The jury’s...

Fraternal Visuals & Visual Synonyms

As part of the XXXIX International Festival Sarajevo Winter, a traditional cultural and artistic event held in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the exhibition ‘Fraternal Visuals’ opened at the Preporod Gallery. Also, the exhibition ‘Visual Synonyms’ opened at the Art Gallery of the International University in Sarajevo. Both exhibitions...

The Third Line at Art Dubai 2023

The Third Line is pleased to announce its participation in the 16th edition of Art Dubai, returning this year with two solo presentations at Booth: D-1 (Art Dubai Contemporary) and M-1 (Art Dubai Modern). Laleh Khorramian debuts a series of new paintings and mixed-media works in Art Dubai Contemporary, and...

Art Fair at Sabrina Amrani Gallery

Sabrina Amrani Gallery presents works by Joel Andrianomearisoa, Manal Aldowayan, Nicene Kossentini, Waqas Khan, Timo Nasseri and Carlos Aires. In ‘When the day belongs to the night III’ Joel Andrianomearisoa created an artwork that speaks of complex and various landscapes from Madagascar and India, shared experiences and his aesthetic interest...

Exhibition The Common Pursuit of Happiness

A solo exhibition at Ayyam Gallery will feature Mouteea Murad’s most recent work and will be split in two, a participatory installation on the one hand and the completed painting exhibition on the other. “If there is an abiding theme in The Pursuit of Happiness it is the idea that you come...

Fractured Landscapes

Lawrie Shabibi opened the September 2022 Art Season with ‘Fractured Landscapes’, a solo exhibition by London artist Nathaniel Rackowe, his third exhibition at the gallery. Rackowe’s practice spans public art, installation, sculpture, contemporary dance and painting; investigating form and materiality through his observations of light and the effect its vicissitudes...

Xposure 2022

The sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival, a premier global event dedicated to celebrating the art of photography, hosted 57 of the world’s leading photographers. Their unique works demonstrated the breadth of contemporary image-making and storytelling and reflect their exceptional experiences and adventures. The Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB)...

‘Lines’ and ‘Time’ Photo Contest

The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) has concluded the May 2022 edition of the Instagram Photo Contest, Lines, and the June 2022 edition Time. Ten winners were announced across all the contests, with submissions being received under the hashtag #HIPAContest_Lines for the May edition and #HIPAContest_Time for the...

Dubai 2022

Art Dubai closed its 15th edition on Sunday 13 March 2022, with strong sales reported across all four sections of the fair: Modern, Contemporary, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital. Marking a full-scale return at Madinat Jumeirah, Art Dubai’s 2022 edition was the fair’s largest to date, with a record attendance...

Magnificent Architectures

‘Magnificent Architectures’ presents works by Italian artist Luigi Ballarin for the first time in Sarajevo and was on view from April 28 to May 12, 2022 in Hanikah, Sarajevo. The exhibition, curated by Beste Gürsu, shows how Luigi Ballarin meticulously builds thin bridges between the roots of western and eastern...

The Third Line

The Third Line participated in the 15th edition of Art Dubai with a group presentation of works by Amir H. Fallah, Huda Lutfi, Jordan Nassar, Sahand Hesamiyan and Youssef Nabil. The artists each work from their own experiences to address identity, culture, and nostalgia narratives. Created from his imagination, Jordan...

Alserkal Art Week

Alserkal will celebrate the importance of contemporary art with the return of Alserkal Art Week, running from 3-13 March 2022. With a line-up that includes some of the most important experimental artists of the moment, the 20+ exhibitions on show in Alserkal Avenue include Dubai’s first ambisonic sound exhibition presented...

The Treasured Art of Huda Al Bakri

Accepting a job offer, I moved to Saudi Arabia, a country about whose culture I knew little. The first thing that surprised and amazed me was the widespread creativity of the people I met and the growing art world here, both private and well supported by the government. There are,...

Light and Harmony Space of the Mosque in Tupale

The Mosque in Tupale, constructed in 2019, was designed by architect Arber Sadiki. Bekim Mustafa and Gëzim Sadiku assisted and collaborated on the project with Fejsall Lutfiu and Xhevat Neziri, who defined the structure of the building. The mosque covers 84 m² and is located in Tupale, a Serbia village...

Plastic Oceans Exhibition

‘Plastic Oceans’ is an environmental call-to-action by well-known glass masters Pavel Baxa and Vlastimil Beranek and their long-time apprentices Jaroslav Prosek and Ela Smcek. The main idea is to raise awareness and challenge all visitors to think about what they can do to prevent seas and oceans pollution. The glass...

Exhibition: Once Upon A Time

Mojgan Endjavi-Barbé was born in Iran and completed her studies in the USA, after which she lived in Paris, Tokyo, London, Geneva and now, Dubai. At the beginning of her journey as an art aficionado and passionate collector – she began working with international artists in 1989 – she realized that...

The Golden Thread of Calligraphy

The Golden Thread, the exhibition organized by the Gazi Husrev Beg Library was on view at the Gallery of the Sarajevo Municipality Novi Grad. The Gazi Husrev Beg Library, founded in 1537, is one of the oldest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has one of the largest and most important...

Exhibition: 5,000 Years of Iranian Art, Design and Culture

Exhibition: 5,000 Years of Iranian Art, Design and Culture

Epic Iran explores 5,000 years of Iranian art, design and culture, bringing together over 300 objects from ancient, Islamic and contemporary Iran. It is the UK’s first major exhibition in 90 years that present an overarching narrative of Iran from 3000 BC to the present day. The V&A organises epic...