New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School Archives in Concrete, presented by the Alserkal Arts Foundation, is a group exhibition retracing a body of work produced between the 1950s and ‘80s, at a time when Moroccan modernism was…
Furusiyya: The Art of Chivalry between East and West explores romantic Medieval fables from across religious divides At the Louvre Abu Dhabi in the UAE, a new exhibition takes visitors on an adventure to explore how the culture of knights…
An exhibition in Sharjah examines art during the Internet era No tour of Sharjah this art season would be complete without a visit to Art in the Age of Anxiety, a wide-ranging exhibition that brings to light several of the…
Iraq’s seemingly endless conflict pervades Serwan Baran’s work Iraqi-Kurdish Artist Serwan Baran untangles the complexities of identity and the fatherland in his latest exhibition, on view at Saleh Barakat in Beirut. The exhibition by the 52-year-old artist, whose works were…
Etel Adnan’s The Uprising of Colours Tantalises at Sfeir- Semler Gallery in Beirut With a splash of colourful panache, Lebanese-American poet, essayist and visual artist Etel Adnan spreads a palette of joy to counter the grim reality of life in…
A Dubai exhibit highlights the magic of unknown places. An exhibition investigating Unknown Places reveals far-flung landscapes often hidden from view. This unique exhibit, made possible by German airline Lufthansa, made its Middle Eastern debut in September 2019 at Dubai’s…
As fears of the novel coronavirus continue to mount and art fairs continue to shutter from Dubai to Hong Kong, it’s business as usual at ARCOMadrid 2020. This year’s fair took place as planned, presenting some 200 galleries from more…
This past September, Betty Ketchedjian was announced as winner of the 2018 Byblos Bank Award for Photography, a prestigious award now in its seventh edition that recognises emerging artists who have made an impact on Lebanese art and visual culture…
Saradar Collection has launched an archive of images documenting Beirut’s flourishing art scene from 1955 to 1975. Famed art historian and critic John Berger once said that archives are what “distinguishes man from any other animal, we can only see…