Yaw Owusu: Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather at Efie Gallery, Dubai — 16 Nov 2026–10 Jan 2027
Efie Gallery presents Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather, the second solo exhibition at the gallery by Ghanaian artist Yaw Owusu (born 1992, Kumasi), timed to Efie’s fifth anniversary and opening during Alserkal Art Week. Owusu builds shimmering, gold-toned sculptures from thousands of low-denomination coins — Ghanaian pesewas, US pennies and UAE fils — to ask who assigns value and who owns it. At the heart of the show is a new group of works on paper made from the oxidised residue of his sculptural process, turning what is normally discarded into both material and record.
| Exhibition | Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather |
|---|---|
| Artist(s) | Yaw Owusu |
| Gallery | Efie Gallery |
| Exhibition type | Solo exhibition — mixed-media sculpture, textured canvases and works on paper |
| Dates | 16 November 2026 – 10 January 2027. Opening reception: not yet announced — check with the gallery |
| Address | Warehouse 61, Alserkal Avenue, 17th Street, Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Opening hours | Monday–Thursday 11:00–19:00; Friday–Saturday 11:00–21:00; Sunday 13:00–21:00 |
| Phone | +971 4 252 4182 |
| [email protected] | |
| Gallery website | efiegallery.com |
| Official exhibition page | Yaw Owusu — Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather |
| Artist page | Yaw Owusu at Efie Gallery |
| Social media | Gallery: Instagram @efiegallery, LinkedIn, Artsy. No artist social accounts are linked from the gallery site. |
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Our in-depth article on this exhibition explores Owusu’s coin sculptures, the new residue works on paper and what they say about value. For more openings in Istanbul, Ankara, London, Paris, Spain, Dubai and the United States, see Upcoming Art Exhibitions in Leading Galleries.
Cover image: Yaw Owusu, exhibition image (work title to be confirmed with the gallery). © Yaw Owusu. Courtesy the artist and Efie Gallery, Dubai. Details are taken from the gallery’s official exhibition and artist pages.