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May 31, 2024
ART NEWS
El Anatsui may be known best for his metallic tapestries made from bottle caps, but he is also a musician.
In his university days, he played trumpet, performing music by Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington in a school band led by an American music director.
30 MAY, 2025
SOMETHING CURATED
Ose Ekore is a Nigerian curator based in the UAE whose work explores African histories, contemporary art, and public engagement. He is co-founder of Bootleg Griot, a community-led library project, and serves as curatorial assistant at the Sharjah Art Foundation.
JUNE 11, 2025
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER MIDDLE EAST
Efie Gallery is launching Summer Friday Film, a new weekly screening series curated by Ose Ekore. Running alongside the group exhibition time heals, just not quick enough..
May 22, 2025
Mousse
For more than forty years, María Magdalena Campos-Pons’ deeply personal and interdisciplinary practice has explored nature, spirituality, and the interconnectedness across cultures and geographies.
Gulf Today
Efie Gallery, Dubai, has announced ‘time heals, just not quick enough…’ an exhibition curated by Ose Ekore featuring works by contemporary artists across generations — Samuel Fosso (b. 1962), Aida Muluneh (b. 1974), Kelani Abass (b. 1978), Abeer Sultan (b. 1999) and Sumayah Fallatah (b. 2000)..
GQ Middle East
At Efie Gallery’s new Alserkal Avenue space, curator Ose Ekore brings together five artists whose works explore healing, growth, and understanding through the passage of time.
May 12, 2025
cn traveller me
Efie Gallery, now based in Alserkal Avenue, is a contemporary art space dedicated to African art and the diaspora. Since its founding in 2022, it has built a reputation for fostering dialogue across cultures through art..
Art Basel
‘I am a storyteller – all my work is about telling stories,’ says the artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons, describing her multifaceted body of work. ‘After several decades of creative practice,.
Identity
The relocation underscores Efie Gallery’s commitment to representing and advancing artists of African origin both from the continent and its global diaspora, while fostering cross-cultural artistic dialogue in the Middle East and beyond..
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The gallery’s debut show is displaying delicate artworks inspired by nature, created by Cuban-born artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons..
April 29, 2025
Art africa
Memory, Spirit, and Resistance to Nature’s Language resonate in Campos-Pons’ inaugural exhibition at the launch of Efie Gallery’s new premises in the vibrant art hub of Alserkal Avenue, Dubai..
Dazed
Efie Gallery opens the doors to its new 4,400 sq. ft. permanent home at Alserkal Avenue with a landmark solo exhibition by Cuban artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons. Titled I Am Soil. My Tears Are Water,.
Ad Middle East
What began as a temporary pavilion showcasing a selection of Africa’s compelling modern and contemporary artists has, in just four years, evolved into the formidable force that is Efie Gallery. Under the stewardship of the Mintah family – Valentina, Kwame and Kobi.
April 17, 2025
Art Dubai
Art Dubai Week’s programming this April is as dynamic, diverse and globally relevant as ever. Partnerships with Dubai Culture, Alserkal Avenue and Art Jameel consistently maintain a deep-rooted connection between Art Dubai and the art community in the city and its cultural origins, bolstered by ambitious programming in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. .
February 10, 2025
Interior Design
A gaze at Abdoulaye Konaté’s work hints at his background and influences, inviting deep curiosity. Regarded as one of the most important figures in West Africa’s Malian creative scene.
Efie Gallery is presenting Dance Will Be You (Jan. 23 – Mar. 26), a group exhibition borrowing its title from acclaimed African American poet Sonia Sanchez’s ‘We a BaddDDD People’ listed in a 1970 poetry collection book..
February 1, 2025
Art Network Africa
Efie Gallery makes its design debut with an eclectic group exhibition titled” Dance Will Be You“, opening on January 24th, 2025. This exhibition explores traditional African practices that foster community, remembrance, unity, and strength, all rooted in a connection to the divine. .
January 2, 2025
Canvas
In Sambadio at Efie Gallery in Dubai, Abdoulaye Konaté marries the rich textile traditions of West Africa and the Middle East to create a powerful visual dialogue and a striking testament to endurance..
December 11, 2024
Frieze
At Efie Gallery, Dubai, the artist’s rich textiles draw parallels between the Arabian Bedouins and West Africa.
December 5, 2024
Life Report
Dubai-based contemporary art gallery specialising in artists of African origin, Efie Gallery announces its representation of the pioneering Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté with an exhibition (10 October 2024 – 6 January 2025)..
December 4, 2024
Art News
For more than three decades, María Magdalena Campos-Pons has used her body as a vessel in performances, photographs, sculptural installations, collages, and videos..
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