Exhibitions

The Artistic Journey of Abol Atighetchi

New Exhibition Setup 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2024 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery is thrilled to unveil a captivating collection of seven new works by the esteemed artist Abol Atighetchi.
This exclusive exhibition features a series of paintings, predominantly from the 1990s, that pay homage to a rich tapestry of cultures and nationalities. The collection includes: Africana (1991), Swaziland (1991), Les Artistes (1991), Totem II (1992), Zulu II, Series Occultes (1992), as well as his more recent creations, L’arlequin (2022) and Bluebird (2024). Read more

Lorenzo Marini, Bodytype

Art Exhibition 13 Jul - 31 Aug 2024 FORTE DEI MARMI Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery presents, from July 13 to August 31, 2024, at its Forte dei Marmi (LU) location, the solo exhibition Bodytype by Lorenzo Marini. The exhibited works aim to explore the transformation of writing and communication in the contemporary era through a unique fusion of art and language. Read more

Gianfranco Meggiato | "Risveglio"

Art Exhibition 15 Jun - 30 Nov 2024 FORTE DEI MARMI From June 15 to September 30, 2024, the Municipality of Forte dei Marmi, the Villa Bertelli Foundation, and Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery present a public art exhibition by Gianfranco Meggiato (Venice, 1963), with works displayed in the streets and squares of Forte dei Marmi (LU). The opening will take place on Saturday, June 15, at 6:30 PM, in Piazza Garibaldi.
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Theorein, Giuseppe Maiorana

Forte dei Marmi 4 May - 2 Jun 2024 FORTE DEI MARMI "I am a whale." Giuseppe Maiorana, a refined and eclectic Sicilian artist with Polish blood in his veins, starts from this fascinating, yet unusual identification to narrate the exhibition "Theorein," a series of bronzes that will be inaugurated on Saturday, May 4th at 5:30 PM on the ground floor of Forte di Leopoldo I in Forte dei Marmi, where it will remain until June 2nd, 2024. Read more

Mr. Brainwash, Art Exhibition

Bluewaters Island 1 - 31 May 2024 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery is proud to announce the grand opening of an extraordinary exhibition featuring a selection of artworks by renowned artist Mr. Brainwash. This exclusive exhibition will run for the entire month of May, from May 1st to May 31st, 2024, offering art enthusiasts a rare opportunity to immerse themselves in the dynamic world of one of the most celebrated contemporary artists, Mr. Brainwash.

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Flavio Lucchini, HAIR

28 Feb - 31 Mar 2024 DUBAI One of the most prominent figures from the Italian world of fashion, art and culture, Flavio Lucchini, will showcase a series of his artworks at Oblong Contemporary Gallery on the Bluewaters Island from 28th February – 31st March 2024.
The exhibition includes 21 works belonging to the "Hair" series, created by Flavio Lucchini between 2022 and 2023, when the artist first considered the woman and her facets through the hair, the only precise detail in a face without features, and in which each woman can recognize herself. Read more

José Yaruro: Time After Time

Solo Exhibition 10 Feb - 4 Apr 2024 FORTE DEI MARMI Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery announces the opening of the exhibition TIME AFTER TIME by Colombian artist YARURO, which will be open to the public from February 10th to April 4th, 2024, in Forte dei Marmi. Read more

New Season Opening, Art Exhibition

Group Exhibition 18 Jan - 8 Feb 2024 Oblong Contemporary Gallery unveils exciting New Season featuring Renowned Artists Isabelle Scheltjens, José Yaruro, Riccardo Gusmaroli, Marco Grassi, Resi Girardello, and Roberta Diazzi. Oblong Contemporary Gallery, located in the lively heart of Blue Waters Dubai, is thrilled to announce the commencement of its new season on January 18th. Collectors and... Read more

Gustavo Vélez ESSERE GEOMETRICO, Viareggio

Critical review by Domenico Piraina 23 Dec 2023 - 14 Apr 2024 The Municipality of Viareggio and Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery announce the opening of the exhibition 'ESSERE GEOMETRICO' by Colombian artist GUSTAVO VELEZ, which will be open to the public from December 23, 2023, to April 14, 2024. 'The sculptural translation of dance and music, curated by Gustavo Velez in the... Read more

Metamorphosis

In collaboration with SKAYA Art 6 - 13 Dec 2023 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery is thrilled to announce "Metamorphosis”, a weeklong exhibition featuring Yuliia Korienkova in collaboration with SKAYA Art. The VIP preview on December 6th precedes a transformative public experience, offering art enthusiasts a unique journey.
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"José Yaruro: Classicism Today", curated by Enrico Mattei

Vetrina, Banco BPM Bank, Pietrasanta 5 Dec 2023 - 4 Feb 2024 Inside the Banco Bpm bank in Palazzo Panichi in Piazza del Duomo in Pietrasanta, the appointments with contemporary art curated by Enrico Mattei continue. The “Vetrina” is an exhibition space for curatorial projects and research on the world of international and Italian contemporary art. After several summer seasons with historicized masters of the caliber of Christo, Scheggi, Fontana, Boetti, Colombo, Dadamaino, Vasarely, Dorazio, Veronesi, Botero, Marcarelli and contemporary artists such as Maurizio Cattelan, Richard Phillips, Jordan Sullivan and many others, the research starts again on contemporary artists and from this December the 5th 2023 features the Colombian artist YARURO until February the 4th 2024 with a large- format pictorial cycle entitled "Classicism Today". Read more

Roma Arte in Nuvola 2023

Roma 24 - 26 Nov 2023 Oblong Contemporary Gallery will partecipate to the 3rd Edition of Roma Arte In Nuvola Fiera Internazionale di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, taking place in Rome from the 24th to the 26th of November 2023. Read more

The Story of Cveto Marsic

Art Night 9 Nov - 5 Dec 2023 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery is thrilled to announce an exceptional and enlightening art talk featuring the celebrated Slovenian artist, Cveto Marsič. This engaging event is scheduled for November 9, 2023, at Oblong Contemporary Gallery in Bluewaters Dubai. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore the world of Cveto Marsič, a prominent figure in the international abstract art scene, and delve into the intricate elements that shape his creative process.

In this event, the artist will personally lead us on a captivating exploration of the origins of his creative inspiration and the unique aesthetics that set his work apart. Read more

"Women Expressions": The Exhibition Celebrating Female Artists

Dubai 1 - 31 Aug 2023 DUBAI The Exhibition "Women Expressions" boasts a stellar lineup of exhibited artists, including ANNALU’, SERERO POP ART, VALERIE BREULEUX, YOUN KYOUNG CHO, ROBERTA DIAZZI, ISABELLE SCHELTJENS, and YANA RUSNAK. Together, these visionary artists present an eclectic mix of styles, techniques, and cultural perspectives. Read more

Stefano Bombardieri: Con Altri Occhi

Sala delle Grasce, Centro Culturale "Luigi Russo", Pietrasanta 25 Jun - 16 Jul 2023 The Municipality of Pietrasanta in collaboration with the Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery organizes the exhibition CON ALTRI OCCHI. STEFANO BOMBARDIERI which will be set up in the Sala delle Grasce in Pietrasanta, from the 25th of June to the 16th of July 2023. Read more

Gustavo Vélez: Essere Geometrico

With the Critical Review of Domenico Piraina 10 Jun - 18 Sep 2023 FORTE DEI MARMI The City of Forte dei Marmi, the Villa Bertelli Foundation and Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery announce the opening of the exhibition "Essere Geometrico" by the Colombian artist Gustavo Vélez which will be open to the public from 10 June to 18 September 2023. Read more

Mimmo Rotella: Il Genio Poliedrico - Cinque Tecniche a Confronto

VILLA BERTELLI 29 Apr - 17 Sep 2023 FORTE DEI MARMI MIMMO ROTELLA: Il Genio Poliedrico is curated by Edoardo Falcioni, promoted by Villa Bertelli, the Municipality of Forte dei Marmi, Fondazione Mimmo Rotella and co-produced with Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery of Dubai and Forte dei Marmi. The exhibition is under the patronage of Regione Toscana and the Provincia di Lucca, and is sponsored by Hublot, Bartorelli Gioiellerie, and Ciaccio Arte - Broker Insurance Group. Read more

Guardando Oltre | Stefano Bombardieri

PARMA 360 FESTIVAL 1 Apr - 21 May 2023 On the occasion of PARMA 360 Festival of Contemporary Creativity, the exhibition GUARDANDO OLTRE by Stefano Bombardieri opens in the splendid halls of the eighteenth-century Palazzo Marchi in Parma. Read more

Giorgetti Walks with Art 2023

MILAN 9 Mar - 31 May 2023 With the opening of Giorgetti Spiga – The Place in via della Spiga in Milan, the collaboration with the Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery in Dubai and Forte dei Marmi is consolidated. Read more

Not Only Digital

ANNALÚ | MARCO LODOLA | EMRE NAMYETER 7 Mar - 30 Apr 2023 DUBAI NOT ONLY DIGITAL featuring works by Annalù, Marco Lodola and Emre Namyeter is the exhibition opening on March 7, 2023, at Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery in Dubai, Bluewaters Island, where it will remain open until April 30, 2023. Read more

DIFC Sculpture Park 2023

7 Feb - 30 Sep 2023 DUBAI We are enthusiastic to announce our participation in the DIFC Sculpture Park 2023 with the works of Antonio Signorini, Gianfranco Meggiato and Michelangelo Bastiani. Read more

Fragments of Colour

Manu Alguerò 11 Jan - 25 Feb 2023 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery opens the exhibition Fragments of Colour by the Catalan artist Manu Alguerò on the 11th January 2023 in its Dubai location on Bluewaters Island. Read more

GOLD

Exhibition at Caesars Palace Dubai 1 Jan - 31 Mar 2023 DUBAI Caesars Palace Dubai and Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery on Bluewaters Island, Dubai give life to an exhibition project that involves the international artists of the Gallery. Housed within the luxurious resort, a series of shows will be held, the first of which has just opened, entitled GOLD, featuring the works of the artists like Gustavo Velez, Gianfranco Meggiato, Manu Alguerò and Flavio Lucchini. Read more

Mimmo Rotella PRELUDE

10 Dec 2022 - 31 Jan 2023 FORTE DEI MARMI Oblong Contemporary Gallery in Forte dei Marmi is enthusiastic to announce the preview of the exhibition 2023 by Italian artist Mimmo Rotella. Read more

Roma Arte In Nuvola 2022

ROME 17 - 20 Nov 2022 Oblong Contemporary Gallery will partecipate to the 2nd Edition of Roma Arte In Nuvola Art Fair, taking place in Rome from the 17th to the 20th of November 2022. Read more

DUBAI DESIGN WEEK

8 - 13 Nov 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery will present the works by Gustavo Vélez, Manu Algueró, Stefano Bombardieri, Abol Atighetchi, Cveto Marsič, Flavio Lucchini and Gianfranco Meggiato at the Showroom of GIORGETTI in OBEGI Home, Dubai. Read more

Moody Timeless

1 - 25 Nov 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery in Dubai presents the exhibition "Moody Timeless" by Max Vadukul. Artist known for his art reportage photography, which he describes as “taking reality and making it into art.” Read more

Faceless

19 Oct - 1 Nov 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery in Dubai is proud to present Anna Chekh for her debut art exhibition, Faceless, in collaboration with Skaya Art Agency, a Dubai-based boutique art consultant. Read more

Attraverso

Curated by Luca Beatrice 8 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 Antonio Signorini, a sculptor of Tuscan origins, exhibits his monumental works in Florence in three squares of the historic center: Piazza del Carmine, Piazza San Firenze and Piazza del Castellani. Read more

Contemporary Istanbul 2022

ISTANBUL 17 - 22 Sep 2022 Oblong Contemporary Gallery is proud to announce the participation to the 17th Edition of the Contemporary Istanbul art fair, taking place in Istanbul from the 17th to the 22nd of September 2022. Read more

Rifugi di Emozioni

13 Aug - 30 Sep 2022 FORTE DEI MARMI The exhibition "Rifugi di Emozioni" that Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery dedicates to the Slovenian master Cveto Marsic opens with a series of unpublished works. It is a tribute to the bright and vibrant abstract chromatism that characterizes the artist's works, and to the intense and vigorous materiality of color that makes up the other crucial trait of Cveto Marsic's pictorial expressiveness. Read more

Attraverso

Curated by Luca Beatrice 22 Jul - 30 Sep 2022 FORTE DEI MARMI From 22 July to 30 September five monumental works will be exhibited in the most evocative spaces of the city, between the streets and squares of the historic center and the seafront, for an open-air exhibition organized by the Municipality of Forte dei Marmi and Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery of Dubai and Forte dei Marmi, in collaboration with Villa Bertelli and curated by Luca Beatrice. To complete the exhibition, artworks will be exhibited in the spaces of Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery in the central Via Carducci. Read more

Respiri

SALA DELLE GRASCE, PIETRASANTA 25 Jun - 17 Jul 2022 Yinon Gal-On, a young Israeli artist-photographer, has been exploring for the past decade the space between physical and metaphysical presence, between the breath and the soul. There he touches on one-off moments, the emotions that float and documents them.

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ALCHIMIA DELL'AMORE

11 Jun - 22 Jul 2022 FORTE DEI MARMI The exhibition Alchimia dell'Amore by Valerie Breuleux opens with a tribute to Billie Eilish as Marylin Monroe at the Oblong Contemporay Art Gallery in Forte dei Marmi. Read more

Face to Face

6 Jun - 30 Jul 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery in Dubai presents the group exhibition "Face to Face" by Manu Alguerò, Valerie Breuleux, Yinon Gal-On, Flavio Lucchini, Antonio Nocera, Serero Pop Art, Paolo Vegas and Youn Kyoung Cho.
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Suggestioni

AT THE GIORGETTI ATELIER, Milan 6 Jun - 30 Jul 2022 On the occasion of the Milan Design Week and the Salone del Mobile, the collaboration between Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery of Forte dei Marmi and Dubai and Giorgetti is renewed. Read more

Bombardieri e Altri Animali

Curated by Luca Beatrice 9 Apr - 16 Jul 2022 FORTE DEI MARMI The Municipality of Forte dei Marmi and the Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery of Dubai and Forte dei Marmi, in collaboration with Villa Bertelli, are pleased to announce the exhibition "Bombardieri and other animals" by the artist Stefano Bombardieri which will be held in Forte dei Marmi from April 9 to July 16, 2022. Read more

Giorgetti walks with art 2022

MILAN 29 Mar - 8 Apr 2022 On the occasion of Milan Art Week, Giorgetti presents, in the Atelier in via Serbelloni, an exhibition in collaboration with Oblong Contemporary Gallery and unveils a preview of two new products from the 2022 collection. Read more

The Story of ABOL

28 Mar - 30 May 2022 DUBAI This Ramadan, Oblong Contemporary Gallery will present the Iranian artist Abol Atighetchi. For the first time exhibited to the public a series of 12 unpublished paintings. Read more

Resilient Intuition

16 - 31 Mar 2022 DUBAI Pablo Dana an Swiss and Italian artist exhibits “Resilient Intuition” for the first time to the public this March at Oblong Contemporary Gallery. The title is concluded by the idea that creations arise from the very depths of our beings and expressed spontaneously. Coupling intuitiveness and spontaneity, his works express a channel to explore sarcasm with the materialistic world with our memories and phantasm. Read more

MOVEMENT

9 Feb - 31 Mar 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery in Dubai announces the 9th of Feburary 2021 opening of MOVEMENT, Italian artist Antonio Signorini’s first solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. Read more

The Adventures of Pinocchio

15 Dec 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery unveils a nostalgic exhibition “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Italian artist Antonio Nocera that will run from the 15th December 2021 until the 31th of January 2022.

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Discovering the Female Universe: From Art to Jewellery

26 - 30 Nov 2021 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary Gallery opens a new exhibition “Discovering the Female Universe: From Art to Jewellery” in collaboration with the Italian high jewellery brand VESCHETTI from the 26th until the 30th of November.

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Roma Arte in Nuvola 2021

ROME 18 - 21 Nov 2021 Oblong Contemporary Gallery will participate to Roma Arte in Nuvola International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art taking place from the 18th until the 21st of November. Read more

NEW ERA

3 - 20 Nov 2021 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary in Dubai opens up the winter season with the group show “New Era”, on the occasion of the inauguration of a new exhibition space in front of the Ain Dubai in Bluewaters Island Read more

Group Show

21 Oct 2021 - 1 Jan 2022 DUBAI Oblong Contemporary officially opens a new exhibition space inside the Bluewaters Island Mall of Dubai. Read more

Surprise! L' Arte racconta

SUPERSTUDIO PIÚ, MILAN 4 - 10 Sep 2021 Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery will be present at the Fuorisalone of Milan with a collective exhibition hosted at the MyOwnGallery of SuperstudioPiù in via Tortona 27. Read more

Seduzioni Esplosive

17 Aug - 30 Oct 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI Manu Algueró presents his explosive artworks for the first time in Forte dei Marmi from the 17th of August until the 30th of September on the occasion of his personal exhibition at Oblong Contemporary. Read more

Goldish

24 Jul - 12 Aug 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI Oblong Contemporary hosts the solo exhibition of Tiziana Lorenzelli, with the intervention of Agostino Ferrari, in the occasion of the opening of the new exhibition space in Via G. Carducci 45 in Forte dei Marmi. Read more

Seduzioni Geometriche

3 Jul - 3 Aug 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI This summer, Gustavo Vélez will present the solo exhibition "Seduzioni Geometriche" at Oblong Contemporary Forte dei Marmi. Vélez is able to render harmonic and fluid lines in the geometric forms of his sculptures.
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Art à la Plage

MAITO BEACH, FORTE DEI MARMI 26 Jun - 31 Aug 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI Antonio Signorini's sculptural subjects "Warriors", "Dancers" and "Flying Horses" become the protagonist of the exhibition "Art à la Plage" organized by Oblong Contemporary at the beach club Maitò of Forte dei Marmi. Read more

Turbolenza Creativa | Giuseppe Veneziano

12 - 23 Jun 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI Giuseppe Veneziano's solo exhibition opens the summer season at Oblong Contemporary in Forte dei Marmi with his irreverent works. The exhibition will be in correspondence of his solo public exhibition in Pietrasanta, Italy. Read more

Eternally Pop

1 Jun - 15 Oct 2021 DUBAI To better understand Serero Pop Art's pictorial thought, one must therefore know modern and contemporary pop art. The famous people of the moment, the famous "celebrities" are immortalized by her art, to then become eternal in her production. Read more

Stefano Bombardieri | The Boy and The Elephant

ERARTA MUSEUM, Saint Petersburg 23 Apr - 22 Aug 2021 Oblong Contemporary is enthusiastic to announce the exhibition at the ERARTA Museum of Saint Petersburg "Stefano Bombardieri: The Boy and the Elephant". Whales, rhinos, elephants, hippos populate the amazing creative universe of Stefano Bombardieri. A large playground where nothing is what it seems. Read more

Abyss of Bliss

28 Mar - 20 May 2021 DUBAI The exhibition "Abyss of Bliss" reunites three Israeli artists who share a completely different relation with the concept of water. Read more

Manu Alguerò - The Art of Explosion

14 Jan - 7 Mar 2021 DUBAI Manu Alguerò's exhibition "The Art of Explosion" inagurates at Oblong Contemporary in Dubai. This solo exhibition will showcase a selection of 11 abstract paitings. With echoes of American abstract expressionism, Manu Algueró's immense canvases draw us in with their interplay of matter, colour and artist’s gesture in search of visual impact. Read more

Quintessenze

24 Oct 2020 - 15 Apr 2021 FORTE DEI MARMI The personal exhibition of Stefano Bombardieri "Quintessenze" at Oblong Contemporary in Forte dei Marmi encompasses some of the most renowned subjects of the artist, among which his Rhinos, Gorillas, Elephants and Ostriches. Read more

Essere Mito: Omaggio al Maestro Igor Mitoraj

25 Jul - 20 Sep 2020 FORTE DEI MARMI Oblong Contemporary in Via Carducci of Forte dei Marmi doubles its space by opening a new exhibition entirely dedicated to the unforgettable and unique creations of the Polish artist Igor Mitoraj, Read more

From Fashion to Art

The Vogue Lesson 6 Feb - 10 Mar 2020 DUBAI One of the most prominent figures from the Italian world of art and culture, Flavio Lucchini, will showcase a series of his artworks at the new Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery on the Blue Waters Island from 6th February – 10th March 2020. Read more

Hyper - Mobiles

27 Nov - 7 Dec 2019 DUBAI Enrico Ghinato is a protagonist of Italian hyper-realist painting. His style integrates optical effects and reflections of images onto canvas. The subject of his works are classic and sports cars. He takes on the challenge of transforming photographic photos of these luxury cars into colour and form on canvas using oil painting techniques.

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Carla Tolomeo : Beyond the Visual | Exhibition & Talk

12 - 19 Nov 2019 DUBAI In conjunction with Downtown Design Fair OBLONG will be hosting a pop-up solo exhibition featuring Italian artist Carla Tolomeo.


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The Nascence

15 Oct - 14 Nov 2019 DUBAI OBLONG's debut exhibition THE NASCENCE, marks the galleries entry into Dubai’s internationally established art scene, showcasing the works of some of the most prolific and prominent artists of contemporary art, including: Igor Mitoraj, Manolo Valdéz, Stefano Bombardier, amongst many others. Read more