PAST EXHIBITIONS
Curated by Sophie Mayuko Arni

May - July, 2023
The Third Line Shop
Dubai, UAE
Presented by The Third Line Shop in collaboration with Global Art Daily, Mubeen, City as Archive is an installation materializing commercial and utility-led design methodologies to celebrate small businesses that make up the vibrancy of Dubai.




May 26 - June 24, 2023
SRR Project Space
Tokyo, Japan
Gravitation is an installation that highlights the concept of gravity through fragmented ceramics, multi-channel LED displays, and NFT technology. Unlike a traditional group exhibition, in which each artist presents their individual works under a common curatorial theme, the exhibition introduces a new collaborative installation, conceptualized and co-produced by the artists together.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues", 3 - 27 November 2022
Hotel Acao Annex
Atami, Japan
A 16-paintings and sound installation, hanging from the ceiling of the landmark hotel's ballroom, celebrating the history of pearl diving linking the UAE and Japan. Sound editor: Yoichi Kamimura.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues", 3 - 27 November 2022
Hotel Acao Annex
Atami, Japan
A video and blue light-filter installation celebrating the Royal Suite of the landmark hotel through a digital lens.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues", 3 - 27 November 2022
Hotel Acao Annex
Atami, Japan
A site-specific installation of Lamya Gargash's celebrated photography series Majlis (2009), showcasing the sitting areas of private homes in the UAE.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues", 3 - 27 November 2022
Hotel Acao Annex
Atami, Japan
A painting and video installation, with a 6-meter screen, projecting reverberations in time and space between the United Arab Emirates and Japan, inspired by the artist’s childhood and the hotel rooms' nostalgia.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues", 3 - 27 November 2022
Hotel Acao Annex
Atami, Japan
A site-specific installation of architecture collective GROUP, proposing a new way to celebrate the fruits of hard labor by bringing a maid’s onsen bath back to its original life.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 5, Atami Blues", 3 - 27 November 2022
Hotel Acao Annex
Atami, Japan
Celebrating Atami’s hotel resort culture, Nimyu creates a site-specific installation using chairs from the hotel, investigating the relationship between lived-in and empty environments, human figures and their furnishing.




With Aisha Al Ali (Yoshi), 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, and Heijiro Yagi, 2021
BLOCK HOUSE and HB.Nezu
Tokyo, Japan
The first exhibition of its kind in Tokyo, a cross-cultural group exhibition featuring the works of fifteen artists from the Arabian Gulf and Japan.




Part of "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol. 4: The Curio Shop", 2021
HB.Nezu
Tokyo, Japan
A multimedia installation celebrating the optimism and ambition of the UAE, and specifically Dubai, ahead of its global recognition for Expo 2020.




With BABU, Alaa Edris, Farah Al Qasimi, and Ali Al Shehabi, 2017
CHI-KA Space
Dubai, UAE
In a wave of ambitious projects for brighter and better futures, 2020 stands as a catalyst for both Dubai and Tokyo. Bringing Japanese, Emirati, and UAE-based artists together, the group exhibition celebrates a circular vision of the future.




With Amna Al Maamari, Khalid Mezaina, Al Anood Al Obaidly, and Ahmed Alanzi, 2016
NYU Abu Dhabi Project Space
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Drawing parallels between traditional societies and heritage, the exhibition explores the ways young voices of the Emirati art scene choose to regard cross-cultural contact with the arts of Japan.



