{
  "id": 10703432,
  "title": "Ten Arab artists whose work is in the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ten-arab-artists-whose-work-is-in-the-guggenheim-abu-dhabi-collection-10703432",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:25:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2026/09/29/ten-arab-artists-whose-work-is-in-the-guggenheim-abu-dhabi-collection/"
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  "account": "1. Hassan Sharif, an Emirati artist, played a crucial role in establishing conceptual art in the UAE through his performances and everyday material objects. In 2015, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi acquired major works by Sharif, alongside those of his students like Mohammed Kazem.\n\n2. Mohammed Kazem, mentored by Sharif, created his Directions series using GPS co-ordinates to explore location and movement. His 2002 work Directions documented him throwing wooden planks inscribed with coordinates into the sea off Fujairah, which was showcased in The Creative Act exhibition in 2015.\n\n3. Samia Halaby, a Palestinian-American artist, contributed a Yellow Spiral painting to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection. Acquired in 2014, this large oil painting from 1971 reflects early experimentation in her career, drawing inspiration from Arabic architecture and calligraphy.\n\n4. Huguette Caland, a Lebanese artist, lent her Untitled oil painting from 1973 to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection. Born in Beirut in 1931, Caland's paintings explored themes of desire and the body through a unique fusion of figuration and abstraction.\n\n5. Saloua Raouda Choucair, a pioneering Lebanese painter and sculptor, contributed an Untitled oil painting on board from 1973 to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection. Recognized for her interdisciplinary approach combining mathematics, Islamic art, and Arabic poetry, Choucair gained posthumous international acclaim in 2013 with a major exhibition at Tate Modern.",
  "summary": "When Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on December 11, it will introduce visitors to a collection that has been growing since 2009, with works by Arab artists spanning painting, sculpture, photography and performance. The museum will focus on modern and contemporary art from the 1960s onwards, with particular attention to West Asia, North Africa and South Asia. Previous exhibitions have offered glimpses…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Ten Arab artists whose work is in the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ten-arab-artists-whose-work-is-in-the-guggenheim-abu-dhabi-collection",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:25:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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