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Sadik Kwaish Alfraji wins Cairo Biennale prize
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji wins Cairo Biennale prize

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji is one of several artists awarded at the Cairo Biennale, making a comeback after 8 years.

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News, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanJune 18, 2019Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Ayyam Gallery, Cairo Biennale
We Are Open For Installation
We Are Open For Installation

A deeper look at the ongoing installation by the trio Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian. They are taking over the gallery space for the summer, subverting the art system as we know it.

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Reviews, Most PopularAnna SeamanJune 16, 2019Rokni Haerizadeh, Ramin Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde, We Are Open For Installation, Alserkal Avenue
Driss Ouadahi: Extra Muros
Driss Ouadahi: Extra Muros

Investigating architecture aesthetically as well as its social and political roles, Driss Ouadahi’s solo show is a display of the past 20 years of his practice.

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Reviews, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanJune 11, 2019Driss Ouadahi, Extra Muros, Lawrie Shabibi
Amir Khojestah: The Gloomiest Sunset in the World.
Amir Khojestah: The Gloomiest Sunset in the World.

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.

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Reviews, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanJune 8, 2019Amir Khojestah, Carbon 12, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
SAF appoints Omar Kholeif
SAF appoints Omar Kholeif

The 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.

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News, Most PopularAnna SeamanJune 8, 2019Omar Kholeif, Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah Art Foundation, Jurainah Art Space
One Wall at 1x1: Cristiana De Marchi
One Wall at 1x1: Cristiana De Marchi

In a pop-up exhibition, Cristiana De Marchi explores notions of national identity, migration and the fleeting nature of clouds.

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Reviews, Most PopularAnna SeamanMay 25, 2019Cristiana De Marchi, 1x1 Gallery
The trio take over Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde
The trio take over Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde

In 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.

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News, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanMay 19, 2019Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde, Rokni Haerizadeh, Ramin Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Liverpool Biennial
Vantage Point open call for photographers worldwide
Vantage Point open call for photographers worldwide

The 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

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News, Most PopularAnna SeamanMay 19, 2019Sharjah Art Foundation, Vantage Point
Heitham Adjina: The Architecture of Being
Heitham Adjina: The Architecture of Being

Heitham Adjina’s first solo show combines the precision of architecture with the emotion of human experience.

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Reviews, Most PopularAnna SeamanMay 12, 2019Heitham Adjina, Showcase Gallery, Iraq, Dubai
Healing Wounds
Healing Wounds

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

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Features, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanMay 3, 2019Medecins Sans Frontieres, Alliance Francaise, Alessio Mamo, Marta Bellingreri
Jameel Prize 5
Jameel Prize 5

The Jameel Prize 5 exhibition opened in London last year and now its opening in Dubai feels like a home coming of sorts.

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Reviews, Most PopularAnna SeamanMay 2, 2019Jameel Prize 5, Kamrooz Aram, Wardha Shabbir, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai
Two UAE art venues nominated for Aga Khan Prize
Two UAE art venues nominated for Aga Khan Prize

Two art venues and three UAE venues in total are on this year’s list for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

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NewsAnna SeamanMay 2, 2019Sharjah Art Foundation, Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Concrete, Al Mureijah Spaces, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi
The Youth Takeover at Jameel Arts Centre
The Youth Takeover at Jameel Arts Centre

As 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.

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Reviews, Most PopularAnna SeamanMay 1, 2019Jameel Arts Centre, Shaikha Al Ketbi, Jenan Ismail
Art world mourns for Monir
Art world mourns for Monir

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.

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Editor's Picks, NewsAnna SeamanApril 21, 2019Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Third Line, Shiva Balaghi, Butheina Kazim, The National
Join Alserkal Avenue for a road trip
Join Alserkal Avenue for a road trip

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

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News, Most PopularAnna SeamanApril 21, 2019Alserkal Avenue, Sharjah Art Museum, Maraya Art Centre, Tashweesh, Sharjah Heritage Museum
Curator announced for Riga Biennial 2020
Curator announced for Riga Biennial 2020

Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel has been announced as the curator for next year’s Riga Biennial

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NewsAnna SeamanApril 13, 2019Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Riga Biennial, RIBOCA2, Tomas Saraceno
Crossing Continents: Art Dubai 2019
Crossing Continents: Art Dubai 2019

The 13th edition of Art Dubai 2019 had a focus on the Global South and bringing together art from all corners of the world.

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Features, Most PopularAnna SeamanApril 13, 2019Art Dubai, Zilberman Gallery, Dhoomimal Gallery, Heba Y Amin, Vermelho, Sanatorium Gallery, Farid Rasulov
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji: The River That Was in the South
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji: The River That Was in the South

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

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Reviews, Editor's PicksAnna SeamanApril 13, 2019Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Ayyam Gallery, The River That Was in the South, Alserkal Avenue
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