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ABOUT OBLONG CONTEMPORARY
Oblong Contemporary Gallery is specialised in the promotion of contemporary art by established and emerging international artists. Oblong encourages a variety of artistic disciplines, favouring the recognition of unique talents, artistic diversity and cultural importance.
Oblong collaborates with its artists by providing them with a local and international platform and by ensuring a high level of value across its locations in Dubai and Forte dei Marmi. As a gallery, Oblong is committed to representing a successful arena for culture, functioning as a bridge between the UAE and Italy.
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EXHIBITION
THE AVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
antonio nocera
Dubai
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NEWS & EVENTS
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Painting pinocchio with Antonio Nocera
Dubai Oblong Contemporary has gather a group of little young artists, who have painted canvases with the Italian artist Antonio Nocera, interpreting the famous story of Pinocchio. -
Celebrating Working Mums
DUBAI Oblong Contemporary is proud to host a panel discussion "Working Mothers: How to Best manage our frienzied schedule" on the 17th of November from 10 am to 12 pm in the Dubai Main Gallery in collaboration with My Mama App and Cleva App. -
Flavio Lucchini at Innovation House
Dubai Some of Italian artist Flavio Lucchini's most influential artworks are being exhibited at the Innovation House. 'INNOVATION HOUSE' is a project promoted by the Lombardy Region and the Polytechnic Foundation... -
Gianfranco Meggiato in the Valle dei Templi
Agrigento The search of the Venetian artist Gianfranco Meggiato arrives at the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento to get in touch with the site and find his contemporary man, among the signs of ancient civilizations. Sculptures of today meet the architecture of yesterday. Metal alloys that defy known forms, stone blocks that have defied the centuries. A celebration of humans, creativity and even more, what lies behind - before the rational, the known and visible. -
Tano Pisano: Il Meccano
Pietrasanta Tano Pisano's colorful installations and sculptures invaded the city of Pietrasanta. The new exhibition is called 'Meccano'. This is a union of a major retrospective of artworks created from the late 1960s to today, half of which have never been admired in Italy before. -
WHEN REAL ESTATE MEETS ART
Milan The combination of art and home eagerly claims its perceptibility with an event signed by Maurizia Serra in Via della Spiga Wonderful Houses and hosted by OBLONG Contemporary Art Gallery on Wednesday 8 September from 5.00 pm, on the occasion of the awaited Superdesign Show 2021 September - Special Edition at the location Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27, the great hub for spokesperson for innovation and creativity led by Gisella Borioli. -
The protagonist of the Fuorisalone 2021
Milan The monumental sculpture "Marta e l'Elefante" by Stefano Bombardieri has been the absolute protagonist of the Fuorisalone 2021 taking place in SuperstudioPiù of Via Tortona in Milan. -
Oblong's first exhibition in Milan
MILAN For a couple of years, a lively and innovative gallery has appeared on the international scene with its great artists, with the careful proposal of new ones, with its three locations in Forte dei Marmi and the large gallery in Dubai on the Island of BlueWaters. -
Oblong's new exhibition space in Forte dei Marmi
FORTE DEI MARMI We are happy to announce the official opening of a new space in Forte dei marmi in Via Carducci 45. The gallery inaugurated with the exhibition “Goldish” by Tiziana Lorenzelli... -
Gustavo Vélez's record sale at Christie's
ONLINE Gustavo Vélez recently signed a record sale of one of his artworks "Hipercubicos" (2013) in the Online Auction, Latin American Art Online of Christie's. The sculpture was sold for USD 33,500 after an estimated price of USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. -
Antonio Signorini's exhibition at Maitò Beach
Forte dei Marmi Find the marvellous sculptures by Antonio Signorini on display at the beach club Maitò of Forte dei Marmi. The artistic tradition of sculpture-making of Versilia is once again honoured with... -
Celebrating Working Mothers!
DUBAI Dentist turned tech entrepreneur Sumayya Sarwar - who gave birth to her first born in backseat of Uber - is founder of UAE's first community app 'Mama ME' for mums... -
Gustavo Vélez in the streets of Forte dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi Set like a jewel between the sea and the mountains where Michelangelo chose his best stones: this is Forte dei Marmi, where nature, culture and history come together. With its... -
Dynowish in Piazza SS. Annunziata
Florence From this morning, Tuesday 1 June, a new installation has attracted the attention of art lovers, tourists and spectators passing through Piazza SS. Annunziata. A monumental sculpture, Dynowish, created by the artist Antonio Signorini for the Dynowish Foundation association -
Our Artists on San Lorenzo Yacht
What is more beautiful than seeing good art on a elegant San Lorenzo yacht? Oblong's artists have been featured on the presentation of the Superyacht 62 Steel.By going on board, we notice the classical fragmented chest by Igor Mitoraj, "Asclepios" 1988. Gustavo Vélez with "Nova", 2013. There is no denying the symbiotic relationship between the luxurious environment of yachts and the beauty of art. -
Yinon Gal-On awarded by the Israeli Ministry of Education
ISRAEL Sixteen-year-old photographer Yinon Gal-On has taken underwater pictures of more than 30 celebrities as part of a very important campaign - Lashon HaRa Lo Medaber Elay (= Shaming shames me). The talented young artist has photographed them all in order to raise awareness of how our world affects us and others. -
Through Mikhail Baryshnikov's camera lenses
ONLINE Mr.Baryshnikov has been photographing for more than 20 years, mostly landscapes and portraits, but has been seriously shooting dance only since 2006. He says that he has always studied dance... -
Behind "The Warriors"
ONLINE The “Warriors” by the Italian artist Antonio Signorini are a tangible link to our past. This series of sculptures has been displayed in some of the most emblematic locations: the Fondaco di Marcello in Venice, The Samir Kassir Garden in Beirut, the Manarat Al Sadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, and now they became part of the permanent DIFC art collection of Dubai. -
Igor Mitoraj's Museum set to open in Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta The first museum entirely dedicated to the artist Igor Mitoraj is set to open in the city of Pietrasanta, on the Tuscan coast of Italy. -
Igor Mitoraj's exhibition in Pompeii
Pompeii May 11, 2017 The archaeological classicism of Pompeii and the contemporaneity of Igor Mitoraj’s art – one never overwhelming the other – establish a harmonious, dialectic bond that emphasis and enhance the historical solemnity of the excavations as much as the delicate figures of the master sculptor. -
"Marta e l'Elefante" has travelled places...
Capri August 15, 2018 Many tourists of Capri have been pleasantly surprised by a huge elephant lifted by a small child. This is one of the most emblematic sculptures of the Italian artist Stefano Bombardieri, who employs plastic figures of animals in resin and bronze to express conceptual and philosophical concepts connected to the man and its emotions, the time and its perception. -
In Pietrasanta, Art becomes reality
Pietrasanta For centuries the craftspeople of Pietrasanta have translated artists’ ideas into marble and bronze. International worldwide artists come together in the Tuscan town to work their marble and bronze sculptures. -
REGGIA DI MONZA WELCOMES ANTONIO NOCERA
Monza January 19, 2020 As part of the Interference project, Antonio Nocera, an international artist, enters the sumptuous Royal Apartments of the Reggia di Monza with his works, with the exhibition entitled Fairy Tales. -
Gustavo Vélez's record for highest sculpture
DUBAI Gustavo Vèlez is in the process of realizing a new sculpture, setting a new record in terms of height. The 16 metres artwork was commissioned by one of Oblong's most important collector.
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