#SHOTBYADAMS: Dubai

2 - 30 September 2025

JD Malat Gallery Dubai is proud to present '#SHOTBYADAMS', a solo exhibition by the iconic Bryan Adams as he explores a brand-new style of photography, reinterpreting his celebrated portraits of cultural icons.
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Victoria Beckham, On Your Bike, Plate 2, London, 2005 Archival pigment print 59 x 49 1/4 in 150 x 125 cm
Bryan Adams
The Photographer
Bryan Adams harboured a lifelong passion for photography. Inspired by his parents’ early film cameras, he began shooting in the 1960s and later adopted a Rolleiflex in 1980, which became central to his vision. His works include portraits of iconic artists and his fashion photography has appeared in the likes of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, and others, earning him multiple Awards. Adams' portraits have long been recognised for their outstanding quality, earning him the German Lead Award in both 2006 and 2012 for his exceptional portrayal of Mickey Rourke. His work captures the uniqueness and complexities of human nature.
Bryan Adams, Driving, Vancouver, 2021 Silver coated archival pigment print, shadow gap artist frame with coloured plexiglass 44 7/8 x 58 5/8 in 114 x 149 cm

Bryan Adams
The Musician
Bryan Adams is a globally renowned Canadian musician and philanthropist. Born to English parents, he spent his youth travelling across Europe and the Middle East due to his father's diplomatic work. He signed with A&M Records at 18 and gained international fame with Cuts Like a Knife (1983) and Reckless (1984), the latter becoming the first Canadian album to go Diamond. Alongside hits like Summer of '69, Adams became a global rock icon, touring extensively and contributing to major charity efforts like Live Aid (1985), Tears Are Not Enough, and Live 8 (2005).
Through Rose-Tinted Glasses

Inspired by the expression 'seeing things through rose-tinted glasses,' Adams experiments with multi-coloured plexiglass, a technique developed with Anke Degenhard, to create a dreamlike screen that transforms the relationship between subject and viewer. This innovative approach reinterprets celebrated portraits of figures such as Kate Moss and Sir Mick Jagger, offering a fresh perspective on how we experience photography as a form of art.
Bold and Saturated
The Viewer and Subject Relationship
Adams' broad, polychromatic palette, ranging from bright pink to intense green, as well as his use of crisp monochromaticism endow his plexiglass reformulations of his celebrated portraits with a bold and highly engaging surface quality, giving them an innovative edge that informs a new, dreamlike relationship between the viewer and the cultural figures depicted.
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