Exhibitions

Tammam Azzam

Dirty Laundry 19 Dec 2011 - 26 Jan 2012 On December 19 Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (DIFC) will proudly present Dirty Laundry an exhibition featuring recent canvases by Syrian painter Tammam Azzam. Continuing his acclaimed body of work, which utilizes rope, clothespins and other found objects, Azzam remains interested in the visual possibilities of basic components amidst an organic state, where the driving force of their arrangement is solely “the mechanisms of creation.” For Azzam, the benefit of working from such methodology is that it facilitates the creation of an artwork as a “hybrid form,” one that is capable of borrowing and multiplying as it evolves. Focusing on technique and experimentation, each installment of the series varies dramatically. Read more

Hilda Hiary

Impulses 12 Nov - 31 Dec 2011 On November 12, Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present Impulses, the solo exhibition of Jordanian artist Hilda Hiary. Signaling the artist’s first one-person show in Syria, this forthcoming event will showcase a new series of works that have been inspired by recent political upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa. Taking the vantage point of what she describes as a “witness of this era,” Hiary presents over a dozen new paintings in which figures become templates for raw emotion as they are suspended in non-descript settings that allude to both interior and exterior spaces, or private verses public realms. Read more

Mouteea Murad

Through the Looking Glass II 10 Nov - 31 Dec 2011 On Thursday November 10, Ayyam Gallery Beirut will proudly present Through The Looking Glass II an exhibition highlighting the most recent work of Syrian artist Mouteea Murad. Read more

Safwan Dahoul

A Real Dream 2 - 30 Nov 2011 Ayyam Art Center will proudly present A Real Dream, the solo show of Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul. Featuring several new paintings, this forthcoming exhibition will highlight a recent breakthrough in the artist’s Dream series, a large body of work that he began in 1982. Read more

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji

Nothing, Nobody 31 Oct - 15 Dec 2011 On view from October 31 through December 15, this forthcoming exhibition will involve a new installation of recent paintings and videos. Together, these works revolve around a narrative that the artist describes as “Eyes which stare into nothingness, and a hand that dreads the void.” Emphasizing the collective, which he often combines with the personal, Alfraji introduces the exhibition by stating, “Fastened to our places we are, intoxicated by the illusion of motion and ruminating on dreams.” Read more

Asaad Arabi

Nostalgia 12 Sep - 27 Oct 2011 Ayyam Gallery Dubai DIFC is pleased to announce Nostalgia, the upcoming solo exhibition of Syrian painter Asaad Arabi from September 12 to October 27. Read more

Asma Fayoumi

The Person Within 8 Sep - 31 Oct 2011 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition of painter Asma Fayoumi. Titled The Person Within, this upcoming solo show will feature new work by the prominent Jordanian artist. Read more

Collective 2011

2012 6 Sep - 31 Oct 2011 On September 6 Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present the exhibition 2012. Spotlighting recent work by several Damascus-based artists, this forthcoming group show provides an unprecedented look into the complex intertwining of art and politics that has arisen over the past year as artists have intrepidly responded to widespread turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa. Read more

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji

Waiting for Godot 4 - 30 Jun 2011 On June 4, Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present the solo show of Holland-based Iraqi artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji. Marking his debut exhibition with Ayyam Gallery since first joining its lineup of artists earlier this year, this forthcoming event will feature several new large-scale works. Read more

Nihad Al Turk

Daily Myths 5 May - 30 Jun 2011 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce the forthcoming solo exhibition of Syrian artist Nihad Al Turk. Opening on May 5, Daily Myths will present a new series of works by the young painter. Expanding the symbolist themes that dominated his previous canvases, Al Turk builds upon a complex system of symbols and imagery, one that is driven by anthropomorphic representations that speak of the inherent flaws of mankind. Read more

Mouteea Murad

Through The Looking Glass 2 May - 16 Jun 2011 On May 2 Ayyam Gallery DIFC will proudly present Through The Looking Glass an exhibition highlighting the recent work of Syrian artist Mouteea Murad. Marking the painter’s first solo exhibition in Dubai, this upcoming event will showcase a new take on the complex geometric abstractions for which he has become known over the past few years. Read more

Nassouh Zaghlouleh

Trance 23 Apr - 31 May 2011 Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present Trance the solo exhibition of Syrian photographer Nassouh Zaghlouleh. Coinciding with Ammar Al Beik’s Oil Leaks, which will be shown in an opposite part of the gallery, Trance will feature several new works by the midcareer artist. Read more

Ammar Al Beik

Oil Leaks 23 Apr - 31 May 2011 Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly unveil Oil Leaks, a series of new installations by the artist and filmmaker Ammar Al Beik. Coinciding with Nassouh Zaghlouleh’s Trance, which will be on display in an opposite section of the gallery, Oil Leaks, is comprised of six works, Maradona Vs Bush, Demopublicans, No War for Oil, Trickyleaks, Awaiting for Grendizer, And the Cooper Stumbled. Read more

Samia Halaby

Trees and The High Rising City 14 Mar - 28 Apr 2011 Ayyam Gallery Dubai (DIFC) will proudly present Trees and The High Rising City, the solo show of Palestinian artist Samia Halaby. Coinciding with the opening of Art Dubai, which will feature several large collages by Halaby, the exhibition will highlight recent works by the seminal artist. Read more

Mohannad Orabi

It's All About Sama 10 Mar - 30 Apr 2011 From March 10 until April 30, Ayyam Gallery Beirut will present It’s All About Sama, the solo show of Syrian artist Mohannad Orabi. Highlighting a new body of work by the rising painter, the forthcoming exhibition will reflect a shift in the artist’s ubiquitous subject matter. Read more

Rima Salamoun

Witness 5 Mar - 8 Apr 2011 Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present Witness, the solo show of Syrian artist Rima Salamoun. As the painter’s first exhibition with Ayyam Gallery, Witness will feature over a dozen new works. With their imposing size and haunting subjects, these recent canvases demonstrate Salamoun’s talent for presenting the embodied sorrow of mankind amidst the modern condition. Read more

Selections from The Samawi Collection

1 Feb - 31 Mar 2011 From February 1 until March 31, the Ayyam Art Center in Dubai will proudly present Selections from The Samawi Collection, a large-scale exhibition that will feature several periods of Arab art through three distinct curatorial themes. Read more

Mounzer Kamanakache

Venus of the Clouds 20 Jan - 28 Feb 2011 Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to announce Venus of the Clouds, the forthcoming solo exhibition of Syrian painter and sculptor Mounzer Kamnakache. Known for sensual figures that possess mythical overtones, Kamnakache is a prominent artist of his generation. Read more

Safwan Dahoul

Still Dreaming 17 Jan - 28 Feb 2011 Ayyam Gallery Dubai DIFC is pleased to announce the forthcoming solo show of prominent Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul. Read more

Kais Salman

Material World 13 Dec 2010 - 15 Jan 2011 Ayyam Gallery Dubai DIFC will present Material World, the solo exhibition of Syrian artist Kais Salman. Known for his bold, expressionist explorations of human subjects, Salman is currently gaining the attention of regional art critics and collectors as he challenges notions of beauty and comments on our ever-growing dependence on materialism. Read more