An exhibition at Sharjah’s Maraya Art Centre showcases tatreez as a powerful aesthetic force.

The unwoven threads in Areen Hassan’s work hold almost as much significance as their embroidered counterparts. The gaps between them signify the growing distance between the Palestinian people and their land, but also the enduring connection.

Patricia Millns is an artistic institution in the UAE. At Maraya Art Centre, in October 2022, she will have her her first solo exhibition in a decade.

Just before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down normal life, Shaikha Al Mazrou opened her first institutional show at Maraya Art Centre. It remains closed but there is a new video up on the Maraya site and here is my short review to help you enjoy the show until you can see it in person.

Alserkal Avenue are taking a group on tour to Sharjah, register now to claim your free place

Even 25 years after his death, Paul Guiragossian remains one of the region’s most prominent and most loved modernists. The most recent exhibition of his work in the UAE gathered several of his most poignant works. Here, I write about that and his enduring influence.

All the Letters in All the Stars is Timo Nasseri’s first solo show in the Middle East. In it he fuses philosophy, quantum mechanics, calligraphic precision and a romantic conclusion to an ancient story.

Maraya Art Centre will open a new project space in Sharjah with an exhibition of work by Ayman Zedani.