Exhibitions

Walid El-Masri

The Seat of Perception 3 Dec 2012 - 10 Jan 2013 Ayyam Gallery DIFC is pleased to present 'The Seat of Perception', a solo exhibition of new works by Lebanese artist Walid El-Masri, from 3 December until 10 January 2013. Read more

Abdul Karim Majdal Al-Beik

Against the Wall 22 Nov 2012 - 8 Jan 2013 Ayyam Beirut is pleased to present ‘Against the Wall’, a solo exhibition of new works by Syrian artist Abdul Karim Majdal Al-Beik, from 22 November to 8 January 2013.
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Tammam Azzam

Syria 10 Nov - 31 Dec 2012 Displaced Syrians feel a deep connection and sadness with the events unfolding in their country. As each day brings word of another friend or family member perishing, they feel silenced and immobile, unable to take any action, to cause any formidable change or provide assistance. 'Syria', Tammam Azzam’s solo exhibition of new digital and installation art on show from 10 November until the 31 December at Ayyam Art Center, is his way of reaching out, of sounding his pain and protest and shedding light on the matter. Exhibited exactly one year from the start of the series and curated by acclaimed Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul, these works extend a political commentary on the upheavals in their homeland that have led to the Syrian Uprising and the subsequent destruction and violence. Read more

Khaled Takreti

Silence 5 - 29 Nov 2012 From the 5 to the 29 November, Ayyam Gallery DIFC will present, ‘Silence’ a solo exhibition of Syrian artist Khaled Takreti. Departing from his usual heavily saturated candy coloured canvases, a subdued palette of sepia and grey tones and stark backgrounds render this body of work more engaging as the viewer is able to quietly impose onto the world of these silent characters. In many of the portraits there is an almost palpable loneliness, yet there is no sense of weakness in Takreti’s characters. They stare directly at the viewer, almost challenging him to ponder over the internal thoughts lying behind their detached facades. Read more

Kais Salman

Inner-Self 20 Sep - 30 Oct 2012 From September 20 until October 30, Ayyam Gallery, Beirut is pleased to present ‘Inner-Self’, a solo exhibition of Kais Salman, a prominent member of a young generation of artists that is currently transforming Syrian painting. Ever evolving, this new body of work presents a departure from his previous ‘Fashion Series’. Read more

Oussama Diab

In the Name of Freedom 17 Sep - 30 Oct 2012 From September 17 until October 30, Ayyam Gallery DIFC is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Palestinian artist, Oussama Diab. ‘In the Name of Freedom’ will feature a selection of his latest paintings. Oussama Diab’s exciting Pop and graffiti-inspired expressionistic canvases employ symbolist interpretations of current events and concerns. Candor, yet playful, this juxtaposition reflects a duality prominent in all of Diab’s work. Read more

Majid Koorang Beheshti

Telling Spaces 10 Sep - 11 Oct 2012 Ayyam Gallery is pleased to introduce two photographic series by Majid Koorang Beheshti from September 10 until October 11 at the Ayyam Art Center, Dubai. His first solo exhibition outside Iran, entitled ‘Telling Spaces’, will provide a unique opportunity to view the span of imagination, politically reactionary work, and beauty of line created by today’s artists of Iran. Read more

Moustafa Fathi

Buried in Tradition 26 Aug - 13 Sep 2012 From August 26 to September 13, Ayyam Gallery DIFC will present a special preseason pop up exhibition, 'Buried in Tradition' for late Syrian artist Moustafa Fathi. Read more

Melting Pot

4 - 31 Jul 2012 From 4 July to 31 July 2012, Ayyam Gallery, Beirut will proudly present ‘Melting Pot’, an exhibition featuring a selection of work by some of the Arab world’s most exciting artistic talents. Read more

Ammar Abd Rabbo

Follow the Leader 18 Jun - 12 Jul 2012 From June 18 until July 12, Ayyam Gallery DIFC is pleased to present a new series of works by renowned photojournalist, Ammar Abd Rabbo, in his second artistic exhibition with Ayyam Gallery entitled ‘Follow the Leader’. A chronicler of life’s events, capturing nearly every moment from the poverty stricken on the street to the world’s nobility and celebrated figures, Ammar Abd Rabbo focuses his lens in ‘Follow the Leader’ on the spontaneous moments that portray the humanity of our world leaders. Read more

Lara Atallah

If Walls Could Talk 22 May - 20 Jun 2012 From May 22 until June 20, Ayyam Gallery Beirut will debut the series that won second place at the 2011 Shahbab Ayyam Photography Competition, If Walls Could Talk by the exceptionally talented emerging Lebanese photographer, Lara Atallah. Read more

Mohannad Orabi

It's No Longer About Me 30 Apr - 14 Jun 2012 From April 30 until June 16, Ayyam Gallery DIFC will present ‘It’s No Longer About Me’, a solo show of Syrian artist, Mohannad Orabi. Featuring a new body of work by the rising painter, the forthcoming exhibition will present a shift in the artist’s subject matter and display an evident progression in stylistic rendering and a maturing of technique. Read more

Mohamad Badr

The Power of… 19 Apr - 18 May 2012 From beautifully staged monochrome fashion photography, to playfully encasing the sun’s orb in a street lamp, immortalizing the shadows caressing a wall, and evoking the desolation of a train station, the memory of a scent or a provocative look, Badr’s images consistently conjure the poetic and precisely illustrate lucid moments with sharp eloquence. A veritable visual storyteller and a firsthand witness, Badr turned his lens to chronicle a plethora of scenes as overwhelming as the Shivaratri rituals, and the deafening scenes of emotionless public human cremations. He has documented the daily lives of locals in remote and extraordinary places stretching between Azaz on the Syrian/Turkish borders, and all the way to the Himalayas. Read more

Othman Moussa

The Throne 19 Mar - 26 Apr 2012 From March 19 to April 26, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (DIFC) will present Othman Moussa’s first solo exhibition, The Throne. Upholding his superb draughtsmanship and influences of seventeenth-century Dutch realism, Moussa’s new works veer away from traditional still life painting of inanimate objects within Syrian life that quietly and poetically speak to the viewer, to a form of still life that shouts. Beautifully rendered, an oriental carpet covers a heavily draped armchair. It is the objects that occupy this throne, which present a satirical, subdued political commentary. Read more

The Samawi Collection II

12 Mar - 26 Apr 2012 From March 12 until April 26, the Ayyam Art Center will showcase the second edition of The Samawi Collection II, a museum-quality exhibition featuring over sixty works of art from the private collections of Khaled and Hisham Samawi. For its inaugural exhibition in 2011, Selections from the Samawi Collection displayed fifty carefully selected paintings from Arab artists traversing the region and spanning generations providing an opportunity for visitors to view the history and evolution of contemporary Arab art. Read more

Prix Pictet

Growth 8 - 30 Mar 2012 Ayyam Gallery, Beirut is pleased to host Prix Pictet’s forthcoming exhibition Growth from March 8 – 30, 2012. Read more

Ammar Abd Rabbo

Coming Soon 16 Feb - 2 Mar 2012 From February 16 till March 2, 2012, Ayyam Gallery Beirut is pleased to present a new series of works by renowned photojournalist, Ammar Abd Rabbo, in his first artistic exhibition entitled Coming Soon. Read more

Thaier Helal

In Army We Trust 6 Feb - 15 Mar 2012 Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (DIFC) will proudly present In Army We Trust an exhibition featuring recent canvases by Syrian painter Thaier Helal. Read more

Hilda Hiary

Impulses II 19 Jan - 13 Feb 2012 Ayyam Gallery Beirut will proudly present “Impulses II” the solo exhibition of Jordanian artist Hilda Hiary. Read more