Amir Khojestah’s The Gloomiest Sunset in the World is a satirical look at the state of the world today with some expert painterly techniques, which call into question the notion of the portrait.
Read MoreThe Sharjah Art Foundation announced today that Omar Kholeif has been named director of collections and senior curator. He will be charged with overseeing the foundation’s acquisition strategy, developing exhibitions and other programming, and securing international partnerships.
Read MoreIn a pop-up exhibition, Cristiana De Marchi explores notions of national identity, migration and the fleeting nature of clouds.
Read MoreIn a kind of gallery takeover lasting the duration of the summer, the trio of artists Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian are using the gallery as a working studio working towards a final exhibition to be unveiled in September.
Read MoreThe annual open call photography exhibition in Sharjah is open to international residents for the first time this year. Applications are being accepted until June 1, 2019
Read MoreHeitham Adjina’s first solo show combines the precision of architecture with the emotion of human experience.
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThe Jameel Prize 5 exhibition opened in London last year and now its opening in Dubai feels like a home coming of sorts.
Read MoreTwo art venues and three UAE venues in total are on this year’s list for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Read MoreAs part of Jameel Arts Centre’s continued effort to integrate the community and engage all sectors in artistic discourse, the Youth Assembly staged a Youth Takeover and pop-up exhibition for 10 days.
Read MoreOne 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.
Read MoreAlserkal Avenue are taking a group on tour to Sharjah, register now to claim your free place
Read MoreRebecca Lamarche-Vadel has been announced as the curator for next year’s Riga Biennial
Read MoreThe 13th edition of Art Dubai 2019 had a focus on the Global South and bringing together art from all corners of the world.
Read MoreSadik 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
Read MoreAtassi Foundation has one of the largest collections in the world of modern and contemporary art from Syria. This exhibition explored female creativity.
Read MoreDuring Art Week in Dubai, the team behind Alserkal Avenue announced the formation of Alserkal Arts Foundation, to offer opportunities for research, scholarship, and artistic production, through four core initiatives: public art commissions, residencies, research grants, and educational programmes.
Read MoreNow that Art Week is over, here is just a little musing about the section of Art Dubai that offered an insight into the UAE.
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