THE TIMELESS STORY OF BIRDS

IN THE SADBERK HANIM MUSEUM: THE TIMELESS STORY OF BIRDS Sadberk Hanım Museum, the first private museum in Turkey, is hosting a contemporary art exhibition for the first time in its history. Within the framework of the exhibition organized in…

THE 17TH ISTANBUL BIENNIAL

THE 17TH ISTANBUL BIENNIAL Istanbul Biennial 2022 was situated in specific locations across the city to reveal and amplify connections between present-day life and Istanbul’s richly layered past. Spanning historic districts as well as those developed during the city’s expansion…

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FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION OF ANDREAS ANGELIDAKIS IN PARIS

ARTIST ANDREAS ANGELIDAKIS TRANSFORMS THE HISTORIC ESPACE NIEMEYER IN FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN PARIS, COMMISSIONED BY AUDEMARS PIGUET CONTEMPORARY Artist Andreas Angelidakis’ first monographic exhibition in Paris, Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity (2022), opened at the historic Espace Niemeyer.…

Soheila Sokhanvari, Wild at Heart (Portrait of Pouran Shapoori), 2019, Credit © Soheila Sokhanvari, courtesy Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.

REBEL, REBEL | THE CURVE, BARBICAN

Soheila Sokhanvari transforms the Curve into a devotional space, populated with exquisite miniature portraits of glamorous cultural figures from Iran. The project spotlights the rarely told histories of these women, who pursued creative careers in a culture enamoured with Western…

Ghasem Hajizadeh, Anniversaire, 2015, mixed media on paper mounted on canvas, 114 x 185 cm.

GHASEM HAJIZADEH PRESENTS “TIMELESS FIGURES”

“TIMELESS FIGURES” by Ghasem Hajizadeh Curated by Leila Varasteh The Mark Hachem Gallery and the Simine Paris platform have come together to offer the TIMELESS FIGURES Exhibition, a retrospective of paintings by Iranian artist Ghasem Hajizadeh which, in view of…

While the Coffee Grounds Settle

WHILE THE COFFEE GROUNDS SETTLE: STORIES FROM WOMEN IN THE UAE

UAE EMBASSY AND DIRWAZA CURATORIAL LAB ART EXHIBITION SHOWCASES CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE EMIRATES Exhibition featuring works by women who are shaping the UAE’s thriving arts and culture scene. A contemporary art exhibition featuring works by female artists in the…

SOWING LOVE IN THE LAND BY ANACHAR BASBOUS

I Was Born In A Field Of Sculptures, In Rachana, The Native Village Of My Father Michel Basbous, Myself, And My Children, Shana And Michel. With My Wife Elma, We Live In This Village Where Nature And Sculptures Marry In…

20TH CENTURY ART / MIDDLE EAST BY SOTHEBY’S

Featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramics from artists across the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Iran and Turkey, Sotheby’s 20th Century Art / Middle East sale brings together a diverse selection of artworks encompassing the myriad of styles that developed in…

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ANACHAR BASBOUS – A NEW LEGACY FROM THE LAND

A NEW LEGACY FROM THE LAND I AM THE SECOND GENERATION OF THE BASBOUS FAMILY OF SCULPTORS. MY FATHER, MICHEL BASBOUS, WAS THE FIRST TO BEGIN SCULPTING IN THE FAMILY AND HE WAS AMONG THE FIRST ARTISTS IN THE MIDDLE…

Ahmed Cherkaoui, (Boujad, Morocco, 1934–Casablanca, 1967), Les miroirs rouges (Red Mirrors), 1965

TAKING SHAPE – ABSTRACTION FROM THE ARAB WORLD

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University presents Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World 1950s–1980s A groundbreaking exhibition drawn from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The exhibition explores mid-20th-century abstract art from…

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