Collector Elie Khouri to Create Physical Home for His Private Foundation in Dubai

Elie Khouri Announces Private Foundation In Dubai

The Dubai-based art collector Elie Khouri is building a new private foundation. Set to open in 2028, the Elie Khouri Art Foundation (Ekaf) will house Khouri’s collection, which includes work by over 300 artists, in a coastal villa redesigned by architect Sumayya Vally and her firm Counterspace. Originally from Lebanon, Khouri is one of the […]

The Elie Khouri Art Foundation Appoints Sumayya Vally of Counterspace as Architect to Design the Foundation

The foundation will house Khouri’s art collection, featuring works by Julie Curtiss, Gunther Förg, Carol Bove, Dana Schutz, Kehinde Wiley, and more.

Collector Elie Khouri to create physical home for his private foundation in Dubai

The Elie Khouri Art Foundation, due to open in 2028, will take its founder’s collection of works by more than 300 artists as a starting point for exhibitions, and there will also be a focus on community outreach

Elie Khouri Art Foundation to open in Dubai in 2028

Architect Sumayya Vally will transform villa in Jumeirah into contemporary art institution

EXCLUSIVE: Dubai’s Elie Khouri Art Foundation Taps Counterspace for Permanent Home

Architectural practice Counterspace was founded by South African native, Sumayya Vally, who was tapped as the youngest architect selected to design London’s Serpentine Pavilion.