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Spotlight:

East-East: UAE meets Japan

Curated by Sophie Mayuko Arni

EXHIBITION SERIES (2016 –)

"East-East: UAE meets Japan"

Ahmed Alanzi, Amna Al Maamari, Khalid Mezaina, Al Anood Al Obaidly

NYU Abu Dhabi Project Space, Abu Dhabi, 2016

"East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.2"

Ahmed Alanzi, Amna Al Maamari, Khalid Mezaina, Al Anood Al Obaidly

CHI-KA Space, Dubai, 2017

"East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.3: 2020"

BABU, Alaa Edris, Ali Al Shehabi, Farah Al Qasimi

CHI-KA Space, Dubai, 2018

"East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.4: The Curio Shop"
Aisha Al Ali, Aliyah Al Awadhi, Christopher Benton, BIEN, DAISAK, Rintaro Fuse, Almaha Jaralla, Tomoki Kurokawa, Hashel Al Lamki, Meryem Meg, Khalid Mezaina, Salman Al Najem, Arthur de Oliveira, Koiichiro Tada, Heijiro Yagi

HB.Nezu, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo, 2019

"East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.5: Atami Blues"

Bady Dalloul, Rintaro Fuse, Lamya Gargash, GROUP, Shaikha Al Ketbi, Hashel Al Lamki, Nimyu, waiwai research and design agency

Atami Art Grant, Atami, 2022

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SEPTEMBER 2023

Dubai Festival City Mall, Festival Square

Dubai, UAE

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Shoei Matsuda, The Big Flat Now, 2022. Installation view at Dubai Festival City Mall, Sept

MAY - JULY 2023

The Third Line Shop

Dubai, UAE

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NOVEMBER 2022

Hotel Acao Annex

Atami, Japan

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Hashel Al Lamki, Lucy, 2022. Painting and sound installation. Sound editor, Yoichi Kamimur
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E-Issue 06 –– DXB/SHJ
Spring 2023

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Issue 06 celebrates Dubai’s homegrown contemporary art scene. Packed with anectodes of the artists’ respective journey, these conversations reveal how the scene has changed over the past decade.

E-Issue 05 ––
VCE
Fall 2022

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The end of a journey and the beginning of a new one, Global Art Daily (GAD)’s fifth E-Issue reaches the Venetian lagoon to document the 59th International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia.

E-Issue 04 –– 
IST
Spring 2022

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For our fourth E-Issue, our team set off to Istanbul, Turkey’s capital and a historical meeting point between Europe and Asia. 

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E-Issue 03 ––
TYO
Fall 2021

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This E-Issue presents an ecclectic mix of interviews with artists, researchers and curators, as well as exhibition reviews in Tokyo. Out of these articles, two major themes emerge: digital acceleration and the idea of archive. 

E-Issue 02 ––
NYC
Spring 2021

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Eight articles, four artist interviews, a cover photoshoot. The fruits of an eruption of creativity, the trails of which are billowing across one of the world’s great metropolises. GAD’s E-Issue 02 is dedicated to New York City.

E-Issue 03 ––
AUH/DXB
Summer 2020

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After many alterations and print developments, we are going back to our roots. GAD was born in Abu Dhabi and was very much inspired by the city’s incredible vision to embrace cross-cultural artistic dialogues.

ABOUT GLOBAL ART DAILY 

 

Supporting the UAE's art scene since 2015, we are today a voice for independent art criticism in the country, read by artists and cultural decision-makers alike.

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From paintings, sculptures, photography prints, public art, to digital art, we advise on the acquisition and installation of exceptional artworks in venues across the UAE. 

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