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UAE galleries bring Gulf-India ties to Art Mumbai

Abu Dhabi's Rizq Art Gallery makes its debut and Dubai galleries return as Art Mumbai's fourth edition runs until Sunday, with works exploring shared maritime and cultural heritage.

By Arabia Today Newsroom
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At Art Mumbai this weekend, several UAE galleries are showing how artists from the Emirates and India have long looked across the Arabian Sea. The fair, now in its fourth year at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, runs until Sunday and includes debut and returning participants from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi's Rizq Art Gallery is making its first appearance with a group show centred on Mumbai as a historic trading conduit between India and the Gulf. Emirati artist Nujoom Alghanem's painting Voyage uses black paint over an abstracted seascape to evoke the UAE's seafaring past. Other works include Reem Al Mubarak's teak sculpture carved with a poem her great-grandfather wrote to a healer in India, and Ruqqaya Al Hashmi's henna-based Points of Contact. Indian artists Abdullah PA, Amjum Rizve, Mibin Bhaskar and Bhartti Verma show pieces that reference ports and shared heritage.

Dubai's Gallery Isabelle returns for a second year with an expanded presentation of Mohammed Kazem's works, including the new painting Weekend, which shows migrant workers resting in shared rooms. The gallery also presents Baghdad-born Bassim Al Shaker and Iranian artist Fereydoun Ave, along with UAE-based Indian artist Richi Bhatia, whose ceramic plates explore the movement of food and labour across borders.

1x1 Art Gallery, which has shown at every edition of the fair since 2023, offers an eclectic mix, including figurative paintings by Aygul Sarsen inspired by her native Karakalpakstan.

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