Shezad Dawood, Skin of Dreams at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. Ismail Noor for Seeing Things

Curator Jessica Cerasi installed the retrospective across two floors with no fixed route, pairing works old and new against a building of geometric star patterns and mashrabiya doors.

A gallery installation at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi features a large yellow wall with a mixed-media artwork, bright pink and blue architectural partitions, hanging textile works and patterned flooring beneath a high geometric ceiling.

Shezad Dawood: Skin of Dreams is on view at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi through
September 20, 2026.

Shezad Dawood, Skin of Dreams at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. Ismail Noor for Seeing Things