• An Emirati with his falcon is one of a series of images of the UAE that forms part of a 600-metre mural at Al Raha Beach, completed by Elio Mercado and his team of artists from Miami. Aldar properties unveiled the artwork this month. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    An Emirati with his falcon is one of a series of images of the UAE that forms part of a 600-metre mural at Al Raha Beach, completed by Elio Mercado and his team of artists from Miami. Aldar properties unveiled the artwork this month. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • Decorated date palm trees at CityWalk. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Decorated date palm trees at CityWalk. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • A boy in a ghutra with a camel is one of a series of images of the UAE which forms part of the mural at Al Raha Beach. Christopher Pike / The National
    A boy in a ghutra with a camel is one of a series of images of the UAE which forms part of the mural at Al Raha Beach. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Street artist eL Seed painted an abandoned building on Bank Street as part of the new initiative by the Sharjah government to bring art into public places. Sarah Dea / The National
    Street artist eL Seed painted an abandoned building on Bank Street as part of the new initiative by the Sharjah government to bring art into public places. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Public mural wall in Al Raha Beach in front of Aldar HQ. Abu Dhabi. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    Public mural wall in Al Raha Beach in front of Aldar HQ. Abu Dhabi. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • A man passes by the street art on City Walk. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    A man passes by the street art on City Walk. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • One of Xavier Prou aka Blek Le Rat’s creations at City Walk. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    One of Xavier Prou aka Blek Le Rat’s creations at City Walk. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Mexican artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Pulse Corniche in the capital captured the imaginations of many. Courtesy Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
    Mexican artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Pulse Corniche in the capital captured the imaginations of many. Courtesy Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
  • A giant mural by Australian artist RONE on the side of a building, at the launch of Dubai Walls at City Walk. Yui Mok/PA Wire
    A giant mural by Australian artist RONE on the side of a building, at the launch of Dubai Walls at City Walk. Yui Mok/PA Wire

Public art on display in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Felicity Campbell

July 24, 2016

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Public art provokes discussion among the local creative community on the nature of the art form. We take a look through some of the public art on display in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

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