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Sharon Toval

@sharon_toval

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International Curator & Artistic Director | Researcher & Lecturer in Curatorial Studies | Contmp. Art, Cultural Heritage & Cross-Cultural Dialogue

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Amazing opening at @progressiveartgallery Dubai , preview of the coming Art Festival opening in January 22nd. Thank you @alqasimifoundation and @rakart.ae for trusting my curatorial vision. by @sharon_toval

Ras Al Khaimah Art 2027 Preview / Join us on 24 and 25 October for two days of art and a taste of what’s to come at the festival.

Progressive Art Gallery, Dubai
24 October | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
25 October | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Villa 348, Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. by @sharon_toval

A preview of what’s coming to Ras Al Khaimah Art 2027!

Delighted to announce the first Ras Al Khaimah Art on the Move preview exhibition! A selection of artworks I curated from Lost in Translation, the upcoming RAK Art Festival 2027, will be presented at Progressive Art Gallery in Dubai, alongside creative workshops and conversations.

Join us on 24 and 25 October for two days of art and a taste of what’s to come at the Festival.

📍 Progressive Art Gallery, Dubai

📅 24 October | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

📅 25 October | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

See you there!

#RAKArtFestival #LostInTranslation #ArtOnTheMove #dubaiart @progressiveartgallery by @sharon_toval

My half Brazilian beautiful niece Emily @em.wissmann . Love you so much . At my other beautiful niece who just married @osnat_touboul who I love also so much. by @sharon_toval

Art is about People First. Don’t Forget it. by @sharon_toval

Preparing the coming art festival : get ready for January 22nd - it’s gonna be amazing ! @binbisher @alqasimifoundation @gretchflores @chiaraquistelli by @sharon_toval

Is the Gulf becoming the new laboratory of cultural power?
I recently shared my thoughts with the wonderful art critic Zeta Tzioti for ArtViews Magazine on the extraordinary cultural transformation taking place across the Gulf.
Are the Gulf countries simply importing Western museums, biennales, art fairs and cultural systems—or are they studying these structures, mastering their mechanisms, and gradually reshaping them according to their own cultural ambitions?
Could what appears at first as cultural dependency eventually become a form of reverse appropriation, shifting part of the art world’s centre of gravity away from the West?
We also discuss soft power, cultural diplomacy, the rapidly developing art ecosystems of the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the changing role of the curator within this new geography of cultural power.
Many thanks to Zeta Tzioti for this thoughtful and challenging conversation.
Read the full interview in ArtViews Magazine—Link in bio by @sharon_toval

The wedding ! by @sharon_toval

⁨ ראיון על התערוכה שאצר אבי איפרגן ״עובי השתיקה״ במעבדה. כל שישי ושבת בין 11-14 . כולל חולמ״ה. תוכנית בוקר של טיטי איינאו וקורין גדעון . ‪@titiayenew‪@koringidon‬on⁩ by @sharon_toval

Every weekend till sept 26th. The Depth of Silence. Between 11-14 . Curator: Avi Ifergan. Video shot by Tal Nissim. by @sharon_toval

תודה רבה לקהל הרב שהתארח אתמול בפתיחה עובי השתיקה | יעל תורן| המעבדה | The Depth of Silence | Yael Toren| The Lab באוצרות אבי איפרגן .
התערוכה תיהיה פתוחה בחודש הקרוב כדלקמן:
04-05.09. בין 11-14
בשישי ושבת בין 11-12.09 בין 11-14
בשישי ושבת 18-19.09 בין 11 – 14
בחוהמ"ס כל יום בין 11-14
בשישי ושבת 25-26.09 בין 11 ל 14
Yael Toren
Avi Ifergan
@נבחר by @sharon_toval

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