Three Tired Tigers

‘Three Tired Tigers’ is a group exhibition that delves into the often-overlooked presence of animals in urban landscapes. 

Bringing together more than 40 artists and collectives, drawing from politics, history, economics and urbanism, the exhibition takes a playful yet serious approach to how animals navigate and thrive within the gaps of urban environments. ‘Three Tired Tigers’ asks what happens when animals escape their enclosures or conflict with humans, shifting from admired symbols to nuisances, from pets to pests. It challenges visitors to rethink coexistence, ecology and the importance of recognising animals as part of our everyday geographies. 

Featuring works by artists engaging with urban animals across different regions – from Dubai’s many street cats to stories of displaced dogs, disappearing lions and bears living atop mountains – the exhibition invites us to view our cities and landscapes from a (mostly) four-legged perspective.

With works by:
Noor Abuarafeh; Asim Abu Shakra; Abbas Akhavan; Farah Al Qasimi; Heba Y Amin; Atelier HOKO; Sophia Balagamwala; Sammy Baloji; Jumana Bayazid El Husseini; Anna Boghiguian; Kasper Bosmans; Cheng Xinhao; Ali Cherri; Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group; Bouie Choi; Jason Dodge; Mohieddine Ellabbad; Annika Eriksson; Simryn Gill; Kadhim Hayder; Khalid Jauffer; Hayv Kahraman; Sudhira Karna, Madhumala Mandal, Rebati Mandal, Selo Yadav and Sumitra Yadav; Kee Ya Ting and David Tan, with Migrant Ecologies Projects; Candice Lin; Ali Milad; Benoît Piéron; Pilar Quinteros; Walid Raad; Khalil Rabah; Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook; Lin May Saeed; Mark Salvatus; Walid Siti; Shimabuku; Mariam Suhail; Risham Syed; Robert Zhao Renhui (The Institute of Critical Zoologists)
Curated by Lucas Morin

Image: Asim Abu Shakra, Beast, 1986. Oil and pastel on papers. 70 × 100 cm. Image courtesy of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.