Disruption into Opportunity: Tech Post COVID Era
SHAWAT'I | To survive means to adapt, and this adage has never been truer. During the past few months, the world has drastically changed,...
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Liz Totton
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Planet Reboot: The Environmental Impact of the Pandemic
SHAWAT'I | Covid-19 has proven that much change is possible in a matter of months. But as countries rebuild their shattered economies,...
Liz Totton
- Jun 20, 2020
- 1 min
Cultural Desert
MORNING CALM |
Abu Dhabi is giving that term new meaning, as it sets about developing an art scene to rival that of any major city.
Liz Totton
- Jun 19, 2020
- 0 min
Art on the Edge? Art Hub’s Aspirations
MAGPIE | It’s become a commonplace that centres of art can turn up in industrial wastelands. Liz Totton visits the Art Hub in Mussaffah.
Liz Totton
- Jun 19, 2020
- 0 min
Need to Know: Louvre Abu Dhabi
MAGPIE | Louvre Abu Dhabi finally opens on 11 November, much anticipated
locally and internationally. Liz Totton joined the press corps.
Liz Totton
- Jun 16, 2020
- 9 min
What’s Left When the Data’s Gone: Kaki King in Abu Dhabi
MAGPIE | “I walked into Kaki King’s final performance at NYUAD Art Center believing I knew exactly what I had signed on for."
Liz Totton
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
First Look: More than words
VISION | As the art world shines a spotlight on instant art celebrities, Liz Totton contemplates art with meaning – even spirituality.
Liz Totton
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
Sound & Vision
VISION | Two artist are pioneering new genres that express human senses they were born without, questioning ideas about perception.
Liz Totton
- Oct 15, 2019
- 0 min
Dave Matthews Band Comes to Abu Dhabi
TIME OUT ABU DHABI | Everyone should be lucky enough to love their job as much as Dave Matthews. He brings his band to Abu Dhabi.
Liz Totton
- Oct 10, 2019
- 0 min
Seeing the light: eL Seed’s Perception
MAGPIE | In his project Perception, eL Seed questions the level of judgment and misconception society can have on a community.
Liz Totton
- Oct 10, 2019
- 0 min
Visual Magic
Local artwork makes a perfect souvenir of the capital. Liz Totton speaks to artist Emily Gordon about how she reveals her city in compelling
Liz Totton
- Oct 10, 2019
- 0 min
Creative Gems
DURRAH | Artist Emily Gordon draws inspiration from nearly four decades of living in the UAE.
Liz Totton
- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
Punk Rock Hamlet
If the thought of a Shakespearean tragedy makes you sleepy then pay attention, because this New York-based theatre company is coming to...
Liz Totton
- Jun 1, 2014
- 4 min
Lady’s Legs Bridge and Inspired Architecture
Al Bahar Towers, the Honeycomb, Pineapple buildings, if you will. I have always loved Architecture; it is the academic companion to Art...
Liz Totton
- Apr 28, 2014
- 2 min
I Heart Trucks
I Heart Trucks in Abu Dhabi. Taxis in NYC. I Heart Trucks here in Abu Dhabi. More specifically, I Heart Pakistani, Decorated Trucks. Who...
Liz Totton
- Apr 26, 2014
- 1 min
Have You Got Toothy Herring in A Can?
Have You Got Toothy Herring in A Can? Honestly, you had better let it out–it just might eat through the can! Given that I often blog...
Liz Totton
- Apr 25, 2014
- 4 min
The Road to Al Ain
The Road to Al Ain is Appropriately Lined with Date Palms! Better late than never is becoming my new mantra with my two and three part...
Liz Totton
- Apr 22, 2014
- 3 min
Easter Abu Dhabi-Style
Easter Eggs in Abu Dhabi In true UAE spirit, Easter is not merely tolerated, as most would probably assume a Christian holiday might be...
Liz Totton
- Apr 22, 2014
- 1 min
New Things to Do in Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Island Public Beach Saadiyat Island is hands down my favorite place to be in Abu Dhabi. If you haven’t been, please go! Gazelles...
Liz Totton
- Apr 17, 2014
- 4 min
5 Things You Might Find Funny About Abu Dhabi
Scooby Dooby Doo! Abu Dhabi-Do! I bring you 5 Things You Might Find Funny About Abu Dhabi (aside from the name). Some friends, in the...