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Posted inFilm

In a New Documentary, Refugees Reclaim Their Narrative

by Rhea Nayyar December 7, 2022December 8, 2022

Refugees of the Moria camp in Lesvos, Greece are behind the camera in the film Nothing About Us Without Us.

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The NYUAD Art Gallery Shows Rare Collection of Work From 1960s Iran, Turkey, and India

by NYU Abu Dhabi December 7, 2021December 7, 2021

On view in Abu Dhabi until February 5, 2022, the paintings and sculptures in Modernisms shed new light on artists like Parviz Tanavoli, Fahrelnissa Zeid, and M.F. Husain.

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The NYUAD Art Gallery Presents an Exhibition Curated for Your Smartphone

by NYU Abu Dhabi March 16, 2021March 15, 2021

View work by Addie Wagenknecht, Cao Fei, Lee Blalock, and more artists in not in, of, along, or relating to a line, online through July 10.

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The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Reunites the UAE Artists of a Historic Exhibition

by NYU Abu Dhabi August 18, 2020November 5, 2020

The sixth installment in the gallery’s TRACE: Archives and Reunions series celebrates the 2017 publication and exhibition But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988–2008.

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The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Presents Speculative Landscapes

by NYU Abu Dhabi October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

Artists Areej Kaoud, Ayman Zedani, Jumairy, and Raja’a Khalid probe questions of the United Arab Emirates’s landscape with a series of conceptual meditations on modern life in the UAE. On view through December 7, 2019.

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The NYUAD Art Gallery Presents Zimoun’s First Solo Exhibition in the Gulf

by NYU Abu Dhabi March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

The show is curated by Maya Allison and is made up of 5 installations, including one major new commission. On view until June 1, 2019.

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60 Art World Luminaries Pressure UAE on “Chilling Precedent” Set by Recent Bans

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian June 1, 2015June 3, 2015

The directors of some of the world’s most important art institutions, including the Tate and MoMA, have written a letter to UAE-affiliated art organizations asserting that “artists and academics should be allowed free passage to conduct research and work that is done in a peaceful and productive manner.”

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New Report Confirms Labor Abuses at NYU Abu Dhabi

by Jillian Steinhauer April 21, 2015April 21, 2015

An independent investigation into the construction of New York University’s (NYU) Abu Dhabi campus has found that despite the school’s best intentions and efforts, about one third of the workforce at the site — roughly 10,000 workers — was not covered by the school’s labor guidelines.

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Someone Is Investigating a Professor and Reporter for Being Critical of Gulf Labor Conditions

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian March 27, 2015

A mysterious investigation against New York University (NYU) professor Andrew Ross and New York Times reporter Ariel Kaminer is underway, the Times reported.

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As Professor Is Denied Entry, NYU Abu Dhabi Faces New Pressure to Evolve

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian March 18, 2015March 22, 2015

ABU DHABI, UAE — This week the New York Times reported that New York University (NYU) professor Andrew Ross was denied permission to visit the United Arab Emirates after publishing numerous articles critical of the labor conditions in the region.

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Human Rights Watch Releases Damning Report on Labor Conditions in Abu Dhabi [UPDATED]

by Jillian Steinhauer February 10, 2015February 17, 2015

Today Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its third report on violations of the rights of migrant workers on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, where the Guggenheim and Louvre museums are planning outposts and New York University is planning a campus.

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UN Investigates Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Parent Company for Labor Abuses

by Mostafa Heddaya December 1, 2014December 3, 2014

A United Nations body is investigating the alleged abuse of laborers on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates, site of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi projects, among other museum and cultural developments.

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