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to move in and out like a jigsaw puzzle in motion – an illusion created by 1,100 light fi ttings. As Friday ends, I’m just thankful I didn’t burst and I’m defi nitely ready for an activity other than eating.
Alserkal Avenue If it wasn’t for the searing heat bouncing off the metal walls of this converted warehouse art district, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d wandered into London’s trendy Shoreditch. The hipster vibe is especially evident in A4 Space, a community centre for ‘creatives’. The punters are all young, tapping earnestly on apple laptops and sipping Fairtrade coffee. The décor is ‘Brooklyn loft’, with giant cotton reels for chairs, a Mona Lisa made from Post-it notes on the wall and a beanbag cinema screening art house movies. We pop into the Carbon Gallery next door.
Its eccentric Iranian curator acknowledges the region is not renowned for its arts sector but insists “Dubai is a cultural beacon in the Middle East”. This is an image that many would scoff at, having seen only theme parks and shopping malls, but I’m starting to see
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