The victims of war spill far further than the front line. A moving photography exhibition in Dubai shows the results of a long-term journalistic project at an MSF hospital in Amman

One of the greatest artists from the Middle East, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has passed away at the age of 96. As tributes begin to flow in, here is mine.

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji’s current exhibition is an extension of his practice lamenting the melancholy of life as a migrant and an homage to the life his forefathers led in the marshlands of Mesopotamia

Now that Art Week is over, here is just a little musing about the section of Art Dubai that offered an insight into the UAE.

Whether it is literal child’s play or artistic playfulness with technique and form, Tashkeel’s latest exhibition explores the subject of play from many different angles.

His practice has come to represent his personal journey, his country, the landscape as well as a kind of primal language that is accessible to everyone yet explainable by none. Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim is one of the UAE’s treasures - here is my interview from our studio visit.

An Indonesian art collective has been selected to curate Documenta 2022. It is the first time a collective has taken on the role and the first time that its curatorial leadership has come from Asia

Wissam Shawkat is a calligrapher who straddles the gap between the ancient and the contemporary. His work looks out on two fronts and his abstract and minimal pieces are the result of a life long relationship with the letters themselves.

For the launch of the newly renovated Tahrir Cultural Center in the American University of Cairo, Shiva Balaghi curated a show of two prominent Egyptian artists: Sherin Guirguis and Huda Lutfi.

As part of Abu Dhabi Innovation Week, Louvre Abu Dhabi is hosting a series of commissions and installations to mark the close of the Roads of Arabia exhibition.

The issue of script, legibility and art was the focus of the latest issue of Canvas magazine. Here is my take on it with a feature on the work of eL Seed.

Nima Nabavi is interested in the possibilities of infinite geometry.

It was a game changer when it opened in November, here are some of my thoughts about the Jameel Arts Centre and if you haven’t been yet, I encourage you all to go.

The one-month Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival is back for a bigger and better edition this year. Alongside several top-class art presentations, there are also 161 workshops will be held in subjects such as calligraphy, Islamic ornamentation and sand-writing as well as lectures and artist tours.

The Dubai Future Foundation is the home of visionary foresight and thanks to several innovative initiatives, the foundation is driving the UAE forward towards its goals of being 10 times ahead of the rest of the world.

This exhibition of book design takes viewers on a journey through art, architecture, cosmology and philosophy, as well as words.

Apply now for this three month art writing residency at the Jameel Arts Centre. A great opportunity for anyone looking to extend their scholarly research and practice.

Columbian artist Fernando Botero is well known for his art using exaggerated volume and rounded forms. He is currently holding his first retrospective in the Middle East and it focuses solely on his still life works.