The Custodian

This issue is dedicated to the remarkable custodian not only of art but of culture, history, and heritage Dr. Basel Dalloul founder and chairman of Dalloul Art Foundation.

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Cultural Narratives

Drawing on centuries of tradition and know-how, artists from the Middle-East have created works that reflect their rich culture and transcend regional boundaries. This new, extensive collection of artworks by established and emerging talents from the region provides a breathtaking visual map of the Middle Eastern art world, with unique works from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, UAE and Sudan. As it travels around the globe, the show shines the spotlight on the great artistic contributions of the region, while transmitting the exceptional character of each country represented. Established, mid career and emerging artists from the Arab world and Middle East are welcome to participate in Selections Cultural Narrative exhibitions.

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Gabrielle Chanel (designer), Evening dress c. 1923–26 (detail). Silk crêpe, tube and rhinestone embroidery, lamé, tulle embroidered with gold thread, Patrimoine de CHANEL, Paris. Photo © Julien T. Hamon
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THE BULLETIN
JANUARY 2023

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will open new galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds featuring Iranian Art on Extended Loan from the Afshar Collection and Selections from the Museum’s Holdings.
  • Historic Saudi Airlines Aircraft lands at Jeddah Airport in symbolic gesture of national unity ahead of World-First Islamic Arts Biennale.
  • Save the Date: Contemporary Istanbul 2023. When and where will the 18th edition of the Contemporary Istanbul take place?
  • Manuel Borja-Villel (1957, Burriana, Spain) leaves his charge as the director of Reina Sofia Museum after 15 years. Where will he be next and who will be replacing him?
  • “Generations”, Khaled Takreti, on permanent show at Mathaf.

GUIDED TOURS

FAIRS

This fair is the culmination of a year-long visual arts programme, playing a pivotal role in the burgeoning art scene in the WANASA region. Welcoming 37 new and 55 returning galleries, this year’s edition spotlights diverse geographies, curated exhibitions, and…

THEME

RACHANA’S OWN STAR BY CLAUDE LEMAND

Anachar Basbous’s Sculptures Soothe And Enchant Me; They Make Me Dream And Carry Me Far Away. They Are Made With Human Hands And A Celestial Spirit. They Belong To A Culture Of Magical Objects: Their Forms Are Modern And Universal.…

COLLECT

TENSIONS CALMÉES, A MASTERPIECE OF ABSTRACTION

Tensions calmées, a modern masterpiece from 1937 encapsulates Wassily Kandinsky’s extraordinary vision which continues to have a profound influence on generations of artists that have followed. No artist played a greater role in the development and emergence of abstraction than…

Wassily Kandinsky, Tensions calmées, 1937. Oil on canvas, 89.3 x 116.6 cm

CURATED BY

Curated By Menat Art Fair 2023

Curated By Menart Fair 2023  The MENART FAIR is a global exhibition of modern and contemporary art, showcasing works by artists from the Middle East and North Africa, handpicked by highly regarded galleries. These artists hail from countries in the…

Dr Abdellah Karroum, 2018. Photo by Dimitri Salomao

CURATED BY DR ABDELLAH KARROUM

CROSSING WORLDS, CURATING WORLD Art could be anything imagined as such by anyone able to perceive the world through this same “anything”: a painting, a combination of movements, a group of composed words, a selected object. Curating often comes after…

Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim studio

SANCTUARIES | MOHAMMED AHMED IBRAHIM

In an attempt to delve into the private universe of artists and art collectors, Selections is exploring the sanctuaries of various men and women, some living and others who have passed away, and shedding light on places that remain out…

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11 Edition of Vantage Point Sharjah

The 11th edition of Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS), an annual photography exhibition hosted by the Sharjah Art Foundation, is set to return with a showcase challenging established conventions in photography. Running from October 14, 2023, to January 14, 2024, at…

“Hybrids of Creativity” Tashkeel, in Collaboration with Dubai Future Foundation at the Dubai Assembly for Generative AI 2023

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The Custodian: Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future: The Foundation’s Conservation Efforts by Dr Basel Dalloul

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Art Jameel commissions sustainability pavilion ‘Tarabot: Weaving A Living Forum’ at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai for COP28

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Ali Cha’aban, Farideh Lashai & Jehangir Vazifdar at Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

The Leila Heller Gallery presents three simultaneous shows this fall: by Lebanese artist Ali Cha’aban, titled “I Guess I Am Still Angry,” by Iranian artist Farideh Lashai, titled “Between the Flower and the Mountain: Woodcut Prints and Darbandsar Mountains, 1981-1987”…

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