Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 was less about overarching claims of global dominance and more about how individual works demand thought. Yes, we go to Art Basel every year, and with unfocused eyes it can feel all so familiar. Yet…
FAIRS
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Riyadh, a city experiencing one of the most dynamic periods of urban development in the world, is currently being recast under a breathtaking new light. The fifth and most spectacular edition of the Noor Riyadh 2025 festival, themed In the…
There’s something quietly powerful about watching a city define itself through light. In Dubai, that feels especially true. This November, Dhai Dubai returned to Al Wasl Plaza at Expo City Dubai – an architectural heart that has itself become a…
Manar Abu Dhabi returns for its second edition, bringing 22 site-specific light artworks to Jubail Island, Souq Al Mina, and, for the first time, Al Ain’s UNESCO-listed Al Qattara and Al Jimi Oases. Following its debut in Al Ain on…
Abu Dhabi Art returns for its seventeenth edition as it continues to shape itself as one of the cultural pillars of the UAE. Bringing together over 140 galleries from 37 countries, the fair reflects a constellation of artistic voices that…
The 28th edition of Paris Photo wrapped up last week after welcoming 75,000 visitors and closing major transactions. From the outset, the fair carried a lively energy, anchored by Sophie Ristelhueber’s monumental installation at the Grand Palais. Stretching nearly forty…
Alserkal Avenue announces Uprooted as the theme for its November edition of Alserkal Art Week, a moment that reflects on the displacements shaping contemporary life and the quiet forms of resilience that follow. This iteration turns to the aftermath of…
Tanween, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture’s (Ithra) flagship design event, returns for its eighth edition this week from 17 to 22 November in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, . Building on the success of 2024, Tanween transforms Ithra into a…
Cairo Design Week (CDW), one of the region’s fastest-growing platform for design and creativity, has launched its first-ever campaign, Design, So I Can See You. More than a campaign, it serves as a manifesto for CDW 2025, the most ambitious…
Art D’Égypte by Culturvator has announced that the fifth edition of its annual international exhibition Forever Is Now will take place from 11 November until 7 December 2025. Initially scheduled for October, the new schedule aligns the exhibition with the…