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9/16/25, 10:29 AM Aichi Triennale 2025: UAE Artists and Global Art Showcase
The 2025 Aichi Triennale brings together 60 artists and art collectives from 22 countries and territories, representing
a wide range of creative practices. The artists explore themes such as cultural memory, material experimentation, and
imaginative interpretations of everyday life.

Some highlights include:

Robert Andrew, who uncovers hidden family histories through his immersive installations.
Priyageetha Dia, whose work merges Southeast Asian labor histories with speculative tropical landscapes and
machine logic.

Simone Leigh, presenting her renowned ceramic and bronze sculptures in Japan for the first time.

Faustin Linyekula, offering a debut performance blending dance, storytelling, and the politics of cultural
survival.

Afra Al Dhaheri, an Emirati artist who draws from her childhood in Abu Dhabi, blending performance, video,
and installations.

Other Emirati artists featured this year include:

Mohammed Kazem, celebrated for his conceptual and experimental art.

Maitha Abdalla, whose work spans film, sculpture, painting, and performance.
Shaikha Al Mazrou, exploring identity and cultural heritage through multimedia works.

Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese-born artist now based in the UAE, who reflects on migration, displacement,
and heritage.

The triennale also features unique works from Japanese and international artists:
Morohoshi Daijiro, a renowned manga artist, will debut a specially commissioned illustration.

Barrack (Furuhata Taiki + Kondo Kanako) transforms the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum into a café-
restaurant and exhibition space, encouraging interaction between local and international communities.

Sasaki Rui creates a site-specific installation in a recently closed public bathhouse in Seto City, exploring
everyday life and the region’s deep connection to nature and ceramic traditions.
Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the Aichi Triennale 2025 was attended by prominent dignitaries from Japan and the UAE.
From Japan:

Takeo Obayashi, Chairperson of the Aichi Triennale Organising Committee.
Hideaki Omura, Governor of Aichi Prefecture.

Representing the UAE were:

H.E. Sheikh Salem Bin Khalid Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Culture.

H.E. Sheikh Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Government Relations Department.

H.E. Sheikha Nawar Bint Ahmed Al Qassimi, Vice President of Sharjah Art Foundation.

Other notable attendees included:

H.E. Sheikha Hind Bint Majid Al Qassimi, Director of Sharjah Design Centre.
H.E. Shihab Ahmed Al Faheem, UAE Ambassador to Japan.

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