Tickets are now on sale for the ever-evolving art experience uniquely designed for Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, you are in for a cultural treat. The capital has unveiled plans for teamlab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, a one-of-a-kind, multisensory art experience. The new venue will be located in the Saadiyat Cultural District and is set to open on 18 April 2025.
We are excited, as teamlab Phenomena Abu Dhabi has dubbed itself as the home for infinite curiosity and aims to be a philosophical, inspirational place. Spanning a massive 17,000 square meters, it will be an immersive space, and interacting with the artwork will be positively encouraged.
Designed to engage sight, sound, and touch, the exhibits encourage deeper connections and new ways of interacting with the world. Blending art, science, and technology, the environment itself becomes part of the artwork—creating dynamic, ever-evolving experiences where no two visits are the same.
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi will offer an ever-evolving art experience uniquely designed for Abu Dhabi by the renowned Tokyo-based collective, teamLab. Rooted in the concept of ‘Environmental Phenomena’, the installations emerge from extensive experimentation, allowing art to evolve organically within its surroundings. Housed in a purpose-built structure designed by teamLab Architects in collaboration with Abu Dhabi-based MZ Architects, the architecture itself will play a vital role in shaping the dynamic nature of the exhibits.
Guests will step into a world of creativity and innovation, surrounded by massive, ever-evolving exhibits that blur the boundaries between perception and reality. In Massless Suns and Dark Suns, spheres of light and darkness converge to challenge the way we see the world. A simple touch ignites a radiant glow, triggering a ripple effect that spreads across the space. Here, the artwork does not exist independently; it is a phenomenon shaped by its environment.
Expanding on this interplay, the Levitation Void introduces a suspended presence—an energy-born void that defies gravity. Hovering effortlessly in mid-air, it transcends the notion of a fixed object. When disturbed, it may momentarily shift or fall, yet it instinctively rises again, repairing itself and maintaining its mysterious state of levitation.
The new initiative has been put together by The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and Miral, which manages cultural, leisure and entertainment landmarks in Abu Dhabi. The Tokyo-based art collective, teamLab, have joined the collaboration, having previously worked with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
Toshiyuki Inoko, Founder of teamLab, said: “The artworks in teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi do not exist independently, but are created by the environment which produces the various phenomena that cause the artworks to exist. Up until now, things that humans have created have existed through matter, just like a rock, and have a stable structure in and of themselves. Unlike such things, the existence of the artworks in teamLab Phenomena are created by the environment. The environment produces the phenomena, and the environment maintains the existence of the structure. Let us call that existence environmental phenomena.”
Abu Dhabi already boasts impressive cultural offerings, from the Louvre Abu Dhabi to the soon-to-open Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. So, teamLab Abu Dhabi aims to sit alongside these cultural landmarks, and add to the creativity of the Saadiyat Cultural District.
Tickets to teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi are on sale now and start from AED 150 per person.
GO: Visit www.teamlababudhabi.com for more information.