ALL AT ONCE: Dubai

30 March - 15 May 2026

All at Once presents a collective of artists reflecting, on continuity, resilience, and quiet optimism. In a moment where the world can feel uncertain, the exhibition draws on the symbolic energy of the spring season - where renewal unfolds and growth emerges not despite complexity, but alongside it.
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Lu Xinjiang, City DNA: Dubai No.1, 2022
TIM KENT, Folly!, 2025, Oil on Canvas, 54 1/2 x 54 1/2 in, 138.4 x 138.4 cm

Embracing Simultaneity

All at Once speaks to the coexistence of multiple realities: personal and shared, fleeting and enduring, grounded and aspirational. Through an eclectic mix of perspectives and practices, the exhibition embraces this simultaneity, offering a space where contrasts do not compete, but instead unfold together.
KOJO MARFO, Fury and Freedom, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 84 5/8 x 78 3/4 in, 215 x 200 cm

Collective Dialogue

Each artist contributes to this dialogue through a distinct visual language. Conrad Jon Godly’s expressive mountain landscapes capture a sense of permanence and emotional intensity, evoking nature as both a site of endurance and transformation. In contrast, Sophie-Yen Bretez approaches painting through a deeply introspective lens, layering text, memory, and surreal figuration to explore identity, time, and resilience. Ur Kasin’s multidisciplinary practice navigates the tension between the absurd and the everyday, transforming familiar scenes into textured reflections on contemporary life. Kojo Marfo, working through bold, polychromatic compositions, reimagines figurative forms to explore identity and representation, drawing on a synthesis of cultural influences and traditions to highlight overlooked narratives and deeper social histories.
SOPHIE-YEN BRETEZ, « A single embrace and it was the world, entire, its beginning, its end. », 2025, Oil on linen, 59 x 51 1/8 in, 150 x 130 cm

Towards Growth

Rooted in a spirit of forward movement, the exhibition reflects a broader sense of progression - creative, cultural, and emotional. It is a reminder that even in complex and uncertain times, there remains a quiet but persistent rhythm of growth and possibility.
Zhang Ji, The Skin Of Truth 58, 2017, Oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in, 200 x 200 cm

Zhang Ji (b. 1978, China)

A contemporary minimalist painter known for creating rhythmic raised surfaces inspired by architectural repetition. His restrained visual vocabulary produces quiet, meditative works rooted in harmony and spatial balance.
Gary Lang, SONNING, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, Diameter: 58 in, Diameter: 147.3 cm

Gary Lang (b. 1950, Los Angeles)

Lang’s chromatic rings and vibrational colour fields invite viewers into meditative optical experiences. His practice expands colour into a perceptual environment defined by resonance and rhythm.
Conrad Jon Godly, RENAISSANCE#32, 2024, Acrylic on canvas , 59 x 51 1/8 in, 150 x 130 cm

Conrad Jon Godly (b. 1962, Switzerland)

Known for his impasto depictions of the Alps, Godly captures geological monumentality with expressive immediacy. His paintings oscillate between raw materiality and sublime presence.
Kojo Marfo, Strings of serenity, 2026, Acrylic on board , 31 1/8 x 23 5/8 in, 79 x 60 cm

Kojo Marfo (b. 1980, Ghana)

Marfo blends Akan visual symbols with contemporary socio-political themes. His stylised figures explore identity, migration, and memory through bold shapes and luminous colour.
Santiago Parra, Untitled, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 63 x 39 3/8 in, 160 x 100 cm

Santiago Parra (b. 1986, Colombia)

Parra’s large-scale black brushstrokes on white grounds return to Action Painting with radical simplicity. His automatic gestures channel urgency, purity, and emotional intensity.
Sophie-Yen Bretez, « A single embrace and it was the world, entire, its beginning, its end. », 2025, Oil on linen, 59 x 51 1/8 in, 150 x 130 cm

Sophie-Yen Bretez (b. 1994, Vietnam)

Bretez explores what she calls a “dramaturgy of passage,” using shaped canvases and symbolic objects to navigate memory, thresholds, and layered temporalities. Her works blend narrative intimacy with expansive horizons.
Tim Kent, Folly!, 2025, Oil on Canvas, 54 1/2 x 54 1/2 in, 138.4 x 138.4 cm

Tim Kent (b. 1975, Canada)

Kent’s paintings merge historical references, architectural perspective, and contemporary fragmentation. His imagined interiors and landscapes examine power, transformation, and the intersections of past and present.
Ur Kasin, The Painter on the Road to Dubai, 2024-2025, Oil on canvas, 79 1/2 x 128 in, 202 x 325 cm

Ur Kasin (b. 1998, Romania)

A contemporary painter exploring the tension between structure and spontaneity. Her layered, gestural compositions balance control and disruption, creating abstract spaces that reflect memory, instability, and the passage of time.
Richard Wathen, I'm only sleeping, 2020, Oil on linen over aluminium panel , 210 x 130 cm

Richard Wathen (b. 1971, UK)

Wathen reimagines portraiture through serene, yet uncanny figures set in atmospheric “non-spaces.” His work blends classical sensibility with psychological ambiguity, exploring fragility, identity, and human vulnerability.
Yann Leto, Wall Street #2, 2024/2025, Oil and airbrush on canvas, 78 3/4 x 110 1/4 in, 200 x 280 cm

Yann Leto (b. 1979, France)

Leto creates dynamic, narrative-driven paintings that merge art historical references with contemporary culture. His fragmented compositions combine irony, vivid colour, and layered imagery to reflect the complexity of modern life.
Henrik Uldalen, Cascade, 2022, Oil on linen, 70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in, 180 x 120 cm

Henrik Uldalen (b. 1986, South Korea)

A self-taught, expressionist artist, whose creative production revolves around classic figurative painting. Henrik examines the dark side of life, nihilism, existentialism, longing and loneliness, juxtaposed with fragile beauty. Though a figurative painter, his focus has always been the emotional and metaphysical content rather than narratives, his works being self-portraits projected onto models.
Lu Xinjian, City DNA: Dubai No.2, 2022 Acrylic on canvas, 155 x 155 cm

Lu Xinjian (b. 1977, China)

Lu Xinjian transforms urban landscapes into precise, abstract compositions using lines, shapes, and colour. Best known for his City DNA series, he translates aerial views into rhythmic visual codes that capture the identity and complexity of cities.