Semi Permanent Middle East 2021

Semi Permanent Middle East 2021
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14 — 16 October 2021
Manarat Al Saadiyat and W Abu Dhabi

This October, the biggest creativity and design festival in the southern hemisphere comes to the Middle East for the first time.

Highlights

  • Daniel Arsham
  • Mark Ronson Holding Image
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  • Refik Anadol
  • Willo Perron Brian Roettinger-2
  • Mau – Bruce Mau

Speakers & Artists

Aaron Rose
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Lucy Folk
Lucy Folk Brand
Hayden Cox
The Haydenshapes and Daniel Arsham 'Wave Relic' collection.

Schedule (Local Times)

  • 9:00 AM

    Doors Open
  • 9:50 AM

    Opening Address with Murray Bell
  • 10:00 AM

    Brian Roettinger

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Brian Roettinger
  • 10:30 AM

    Ismail Zaidy - Profile

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Ismail Zaidy
  • 11:00 AM

    Break / Exhibitions
  • 12:00 PM

    Willo Perron

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Willo Perron
  • 12:30 PM

    Mark Ronson Holding Image

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Mark Ronson
  • 2:00 PM

    Close
  • 3:00 PM

    Doors Open
  • 3:50 PM

    Opening Address with Murray Bell
  • 4:00 PM

    Andrea Brocca

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Andrea Brocca
  • 4:30 PM

    RefikA-1

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Refik Anadol
  • 5:00 PM

    Break / Exhibitions
  • 6:00 PM

    House of Artisans

    Panel ∙ 30 minutes

    Traditional Crafts in the 21st Century
  • 6:30 PM

    Dana Hourani Semi Permanent Middle East 2021

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Dana Hourani
  • 7:00 PM

    Azra Khamissa

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Azra Khamissa
  • 8:30 PM

    Close
  • All day

    Haydenshapes SP ME 2021

    Retail Pop-Up

    Haydenshapes Pop-Up

    Explore the Haydenshapes Signature Marble Collection, hand-crafted surfboards featuring a proprietary printed silk inlay that seamlessly wraps around the rails connecting each marble vein as though it were cut from stone.

  • All day

    Lucy Folk Brand

    Retail Pop-Up

    Lucy Folk Pop-Up

    Shop exclusive items at the Lucy Folk pop-up, an Australian nomadic lifestyle brand inspired by travel, art, design, and wellbeing.

  • All day

    Refik Anadol

    Installation

    Refik Anadol Installation

    Immerse yourself in Anadol's moving lifeforms with a first-of-its-kind work exclusive to the region.

  • All day

    eye-flower-shop07

    Drink and dine

    The Flower Shop NYC

    Be transported to New York’s Lower East Side at our pop-up of iconic bar and restaurant The Flower Shop

  • All day

    LaRosaSocialClubxSemiPermanent 0894

    Exhibitions

    La Rosa Social Club

    The pop-up art exhibition of Los Angeles-based filmmaker, art curator and cultural icon Aaron Rose, La Rosa Social Club, will make its debut in the Middle East with a host of world-renowned contemporary artmakers.

  • 8:10 PM

    Dan Greenpeace

    Performance

    Dan Greenpeace DJ Set
  • 9:30 PM

    Mark Ronson Holding Image

    Performance ∙ 1 hour

    Mark Ronson DJ Set

    Join us at W Abu Dhabi to celebrate the inaugural Semi Permanent Middle East as we create the best party in town, including an exclusive DJ set by Grammy- and Oscar-winning record producer and songwriter Mark Ronson.

  • 10:30 PM

    Dan Greenpeace

    Performance ∙ 1 hour

    Dan Greenpeace DJ Set
  • 10:00 AM

    Doors Open
  • 10:55 AM

    Opening Address with Murray Bell
  • 11:00 AM

    Nourie Flayhan

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Nourie Flayhan
  • 11:30 AM

    Ryan McGinley

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Ryan McGinley
  • 12:00 PM

    Break / Exhibitions
  • 1:00 PM

    Johanna and Chris portrait

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Johanna Jackson
  • 1:30 PM

    Oana Stanescu and Tarik Zaharna – Panel

    Panel ∙ 30 minutes

    Oana Stanescu & Tarik Zaharna
  • 3:00 PM

    Close
  • 4:50 PM

    Opening Address with Murray Bell
  • 5:00 PM

    Bünyamin Aydin Semi Permanent Middle East 2021

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Bünyamin Aydin
  • 5:30 PM

    Verhaal Studio

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Verhaal Studio
  • 6:00 PM

    Break / Exhibitions
  • 7:00 PM

    Moath Alofi Hussain AlMoosawi Panel

    Panel ∙ 30 minutes

    Moath Alofi & Hussain AlMoosawi
  • 7:30 PM

    Aaron Rose

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Aaron Rose
  • 8:00 PM

    Daniel Arsham

    Talk ∙ 40 minutes

    Daniel Arsham Talk

    Arsham will take to the stage (on the evening of Friday 15th October) to discuss his creative process and his recent projects, offering rare and unrivalled insight into the mind of one of the world’s leading creative practitioners.

  • 9:30 PM

    Close
  • All day

    Haydenshapes SP ME 2021

    Retail Pop-Up

    Haydenshapes Pop-Up

    Explore the Haydenshapes Signature Marble Collection, hand-crafted surfboards featuring a proprietary printed silk inlay that seamlessly wraps around the rails connecting each marble vein as though it were cut from stone.

  • All day

    Lucy Folk Brand

    Retail Pop-Up

    Lucy Folk Pop-Up

    Shop exclusive items at the Lucy Folk pop-up, an Australian nomadic lifestyle brand inspired by travel, art, design, and wellbeing.

  • All day

    Refik Anadol

    Installation

    Refik Anadol Installation

    Immerse yourself in Anadol's moving lifeforms with a first-of-its-kind work exclusive to the region.

  • All day

    eye-flower-shop07

    Drink and dine

    The Flower Shop NYC

    Be transported to New York’s Lower East Side at our pop-up of iconic bar and restaurant The Flower Shop

  • All day

    LaRosaSocialClubxSemiPermanent 0894

    Exhibitions

    La Rosa Social Club

    The pop-up art exhibition of Los Angeles-based filmmaker, art curator and cultural icon Aaron Rose, La Rosa Social Club, will make its debut in the Middle East with a host of world-renowned contemporary artmakers.

  • 11:00 AM

    Doors Open
  • 11:30 AM

    Mau – Bruce Mau

    Film Screening ∙ 1 hour 30 minutes

    MAU Film Screening

    MAU is the first-ever, feature-length documentary about the design visionary Bruce Mau. The film explores his unlikely creative journey and ever-optimistic push to tackle the world’s biggest problems with design.

  • 1:00 PM

    Experience ∙ 3 hours

    Open for Exhibitions
  • 4:00 PM

    Close
  • All day

    Haydenshapes SP ME 2021

    Retail Pop-Up

    Haydenshapes Pop-Up

    Explore the Haydenshapes Signature Marble Collection, hand-crafted surfboards featuring a proprietary printed silk inlay that seamlessly wraps around the rails connecting each marble vein as though it were cut from stone.

  • All day

    Lucy Folk Brand

    Retail Pop-Up

    Lucy Folk Pop-Up

    Shop exclusive items at the Lucy Folk pop-up, an Australian nomadic lifestyle brand inspired by travel, art, design, and wellbeing.

  • All day

    Refik Anadol

    Installation

    Refik Anadol Installation

    Immerse yourself in Anadol's moving lifeforms with a first-of-its-kind work exclusive to the region.

  • All day

    eye-flower-shop07

    Drink and dine

    The Flower Shop NYC

    Be transported to New York’s Lower East Side at our pop-up of iconic bar and restaurant The Flower Shop

  • All day

    LaRosaSocialClubxSemiPermanent 0894

    Exhibitions

    La Rosa Social Club

    The pop-up art exhibition of Los Angeles-based filmmaker, art curator and cultural icon Aaron Rose, La Rosa Social Club, will make its debut in the Middle East with a host of world-renowned contemporary artmakers.

Information

Partners

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Collectors Week Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways | Semi Permanent Middle East 2021
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W Abu Dhabi - Yas Island
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