WINDOW

Window offers a view into the evolving landscape of contemporary art in the UAE, while posing a broader question about the role and responsibility of the art gallery.

Conceived as both a window and a gateway, the exhibition reflects on the growing number of galleries across the United Arab Emirates and their increasing focus on commercially driven art.

At its core, the exhibition calls for a broader and more inclusive visual culture, challenging the dominance of a limited number of artists and audiences within the UAE’s gallery landscape. It proposes that the role of an art gallery should extend beyond the narrow pursuit of profit and instead become a platform for serious artistic exchange, experimentation, and cultural dialogue.

For many of the participating artists, Window represented an opportunity to exhibit their work within a UAE gallery for the…