
Maan Jalal
Arts and Culture Reporter at The National
Co-Host at Culture Bites
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 | 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 | 𝗣𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 | 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦
Articles
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2 days ago |
voguearabia.com | Maan Jalal
In the heart of the Giardini della Biennale, in the city of Venice, surrounded by the pavilions of Denmark, Germany, and the United States, something quietly rises. An elevated structure, colourful and geometric, it subtly moves with the Venetian breeze, shading those who sit beneath it. This is the Manameh Pavilion, the UAE’s offering to the 19th Venice Biennale Architettura, one of the world’s most important architecture and urbanism events.
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1 month ago |
voguearabia.com | Maan Jalal
A woman clutches the hem of her rose patterned veil, her gaze is calm and assertive. Across the gallery, through quick expressionist brush strokes, a singer in a navy-blue evening gown serenades a mesmerised audience. In a more intimately sized work, an impressionist painterly sketch depicts a woman dressed in pink, reading in bed. Around the corner a much larger piece shows a group of over twenty faceless women draped in white gathered together after Friday prayers.
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Feb 23, 2025 |
thenationalnews.com | Maan Jalal |Razmig Bedirian
Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial is helping 'develop deeper connections' with the capital's urban fabricThe inaugural event is running in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain until April 30
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Feb 20, 2025 |
thenationalnews.com | Maan Jalal
The Xposure International Photography Festival has a new home in Aljada. Photo: Xposure International Photography Festival The Xposure International Photography Festival has a new home in Aljada. Photo: Xposure International Photography FestivalXposure International Photography Festival 2025: Everything you need to knowHundreds of photographers from the region and around the world are taking part in the event in Sharjah
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Feb 10, 2025 |
thenationalnews.com | Maan Jalal
The art fairs of 2025 will showcase diverse work from across the region and beyond. Photo: Art Cairo The art fairs of 2025 will showcase diverse work from across the region and beyond. Photo: Art CairoArt fairs in the Arab world to add to your 2025 calendarExhibitions will be held in Jeddah, Cairo, Sharjah and Dubai over the next 12 months
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