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I have interviewed Elvira Dyangani Ose, the Artistic Director for the second edition of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial, for a booklet by Frieze.

Her curatorial focus centers on non-Western narratives, collective representation in public spaces, and participatory histories.

Titled “Home: A Glossary for a Communal Sense of Place”, the Biennale opens in Al Ain in October 2026 before expanding across Abu Dhabi. Her Curatorial Focus: Her work centers on non-Western narratives, collective representation in public spaces, and participatory histories.

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The Gulf’s Anti-Institution: 421 Arts Campus

421 contradicts several preconceived ideas the West might hold about the UAE art scene, often associated with large institutions projecting national ambition outward, from the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the forthcoming Guggenheim to the Sharjah Biennial. Taking another approach, 421 operates on a smaller scale, with slower timing and direct relationships with artists.

I visited 421 Art Campus and reported for ArtAsiaPacific.

Here is the link to the piece

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Starting this year, Abu Dhabi is building a contemporary art scene tending to the local community, positioning itself as the main taste-maker in the discourse on the Global South in the Middle East.

I wrote a piece based on my latest trip to Abu Dhabi last month for Middle East Monitor.

Here is the link to the article

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