October 2019
El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale
Ghanaian artist El Anatsui is perhaps Africa's most prominent living artist. This exhibition encompasses every media used by the artist in his remarkable 50 year career, focusing on the triumphant and monumental quality of his sculptures, with the signature bottle cap series at the heart of the presentation. Along with these ambitious works, the exhibition includes wood sculptures and wall reliefs from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s; ceramic sculptures of the late 1970s; and drawings, sketches and prints. The exhibition…
Find out more »KAWS: He Eats Alone
Curated by: Germano Celant This is the first exhibition in the Middle East by American artist KAWS (Brian Donnelly), featuring over 40 major pieces and commercial collaborations ( on view in a separate archive above Café 999). A massive five-metre-tall sculpture, COMPANION (PASSING THROUGH) at the Fire Station courtyard and an inflatable 40-metre public artwork at the Dhow Harbour, HOLIDAY, also serve to highlight the exhibition. Donnelly began his career in street art in the 1990s, becoming synonymous with the name…
Find out more »November 2019
Open Studio Night at the Fire Station
Open Studio Night is a public event held twice per residency at the Fire Station Artist in Residence. The residency programme, currently in its fifth year, is a nine-month programme that aims to cultivate local talents by providing artists with studios, curatorial guidance, mentorship and fabrication facilities. During Open Studio Night, community members will have access to the studios and an opportunity to meet the artists and get an overview of the artists diverse creative processes.
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