Public Art Programme: Dubai Expo 2020
Integrated throughout the Expo 2020 site, 11 commissioned public artworks create a journey of ideas, aesthetics and concepts.
Landmarks, both today and in the future, creating a real and imaginary path during Expo – and afterwards, when they will become an essential part of District 2020’s innovative character within the urban fabric of Dubai. The Public Art Programme is inspired by the famous Arab mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al Haytham’s Book of Optics (c. 11th century).
Commissioned artists: Hamra Abbas, Afra Al Dhaheri, Shaikha Al Mazrou, Abdullah Al Saadi, Monira Al Qadiri, Asma Belhamar, Olafur Eliasson, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Khalil Rabah, Yinka Shonibare, and Haegue Yang.
The programme is curated as a platform for contemporary art on the site with permanent substantial public artworks interwoven within its urban fabric.
Opening Hours:
Sun, Mon, Tues Weds, Thurs: 10am – 12am
Fri, Sat: 10am – 2am
Pavilions open daily from 10am – 10pm
Website
ADDRESS
Expo 2020 Dubai site, Expo 2020 Dubai, Expo Road, Dubai South, Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
ESTABLISHED
2021
