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Location Archive: United Arab Emirates

Women on the Verge @ The Empty Quarter

Exhibition: March 20 – April 30, 2012 “Today we can declare that globalization is the hidden power for women, and it therefore has become clear that she is more capable of shattering the fetters to cope with the necessities of the rapid change in our country. […] My dear women! you have revolted from all
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Type:

Metropolis 2.0 @ The Empty Quarter

City Life in the Urban Age Exhibition: October 19 – November 30, 2011 On 23 May, 2007, the world was able to celebrate the beginning of the urban millennium. On that date, for the first time in history, more of the world’s population lived in a city than in a rural area: 3.3 billion people,
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Type:

Sahara Surreal @ The Empty Quarter

Exhibition: September 7 – October 14, 2011 Sahara Surreal trails the bandwidth of 21st century life in the Great Desert, unhinging stereotypes along the way. Andrew McConnell portrays the underexposed Saharawis, who turn plastic into gold with designer Florie Salnot. Photographer Philippe Dudouit is one of the few to visit the Tuareg rebels of Mali
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Type:

Of Blind Men & Elephants @ The Empty Quarter

Of Blind Men & Elephants Exhibition: June 14 – July 31, 2011 Anyone attempting to offer a comprehensive survey of contemporary Indian photography will soon resemble the mythical blind men who were unable to comprehend the entire form of the elephant. The vast Indian subcontinent simply defies an all-embracing view, and can only be celebrated
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Type:

Steve Sabella @ The Empty Quarter

Euphoria & Beyond Exhibition: May 2 – June 11, 2011 Steve Sabella, born in Jerusalem in 1975, is a London / Berlin based artist. He is the holder of the Ellen Auerbach Award (2008) granted by the Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin, where he is working now to publish his first art book with
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Type:

The Spectacle of War @ The Empty Quarter

The Spectacle of War March 14 – April 30, 2011 Reception: March 14, 6 –  11 pm Contemporary war is presented as a post-modern spectacle, with fluid roles and changing seat orders for viewers, actors, directors and back-stage technicians alike. The Empty Quarter Gate Village, Bldg 2 P.O. BOX 506697 DIFC, Dubai, UAE www.theemptyquarter.com


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“The Worst Journey in the World” @ The Empty Quarter

The Terra Nova held up in the pack, December 13th, 1910 The Worst Journey in the World Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition 1910 -1913 The photographs of Herbert Ponting December 9, 2010 – January 9, 2011 The Empty Quarter Gate Village, Bldg 02 P.O.BOX 506697 DIFC, Dubai, UAE www.theemptyquarter.com


Location: Dubai Type:

Dark Heavens – Hunters and Shamans of Mongolia @ The Empty Quarter

Sheik Pawli’s ‘Karang’ Eagle, Deloun, Bayin Olgii © Hamid Sardar Upcoming: October 19 – November 7, 2010 Dark Heavens – Hunters and Shamans of Mongolia Platinum Prints by Hamid Sardar-Afkhami Inspired by the pioneers such as Edward Curtis, who photographed indigenous American tribes, Hamid Sardar-Afkhami has ventured through Outer Mongolia to capture the last reindeer
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