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“Spoon Spade Shovel” is a layered Youth Takeover of Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre
Running from May 10th to June 2nd at Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre, the institution’s transitional spaces—lobbies, gardens, elevators, stairwells—are the site of Spoon Spade Shovel,…
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