Iconique Arabia published Laura Cherrie Beaney's feature on 12 February 2025, ahead of Across a Velvet Horizon, the exhibition of Nada Baraka and Esraa Elfeky at Tabari.
The interview, which names the gallery in the headline and throughout, talks with the two Egyptian artists about unraveling the unknown, painting, and the works they were preparing for the Dubai show. Among the paintings reproduced is Baraka's Flirting with Time, 2025. Esraa Elfeky does not have a separate artist page on the site; she is named in the copy here and is linked through the exhibition record.
Across a Velvet Horizon ran at Tabari from 20 February to 8 April 2025. This is a dedicated preview of that exhibition, distinct from other coverage of the same show.
Beaney gives each artist space to speak about painting, doubt, and what it means to share a room. The preview was published eight days before the opening, and it is built around studio and work images rather than a walk through of the finished hang.
Tabari presented Nada Baraka and Esraa Elfeky in Across a Velvet Horizon.
