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LEBANON A few more days left to see the archival display at Sursock Museum, The Butterflies and Bumblebees of Middle East Airlines (until 22 August 2026), tracing the history of the Middle East Airlines (MEA) folkloric dance troupe. Presented as part…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Sharjah Art Foundation has announced its summer and autumn 2026 programme, bringing together exhibitions, photography, performance, film and publishing initiatives across its cultural spaces. A highlight of the season is Vantage Point 13, (8 August – 29…
LEBANON Nabil Kanso: Darkness and Light (Part II) (30 July – 25 September 2026) opened this week at the Dalloul Art Foundation, completing the first major presentation of the late artist’s work in his native Lebanon. Following the monumental canvases…
On the occasion of As Close As It Gets, the solo exhibition of Lebanese photographer Tarek Haddad at Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Selections spoke with curator Nicolas Marbeau (N.M.) about the ideas underpinning the exhibition. Marbeau discusses photography as a medium…
More than six years after his passing, Nabil Kanso (1940–2019) returns to the city where his story began. Darkness and Light (Part I), opening at DAC Beirut on 23 July, marks the first major solo exhibition of the Lebanese-born artist…
LEBANON Lamia Joreige returns to Marfa’ with As I Weep (25 June – September 23 2026), the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery and the latest chapter of her long-term research project Uncertain Times. Combining archival material, drawing, film,…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 421 Arts Campus welcomes Human in the Loop (21 June – 13 September 2026), a new immersive installation by Emirati artist Dr. Ahmad AlAttar, developed through its Artistic Development Programme. An independent platform supporting emerging artists and…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES At Efie Gallery, In Abstracto, In Concreto (16 May–21 September 2026) brings together four artists whose practices move between figuration and abstraction to examine memory, identity, and belonging through the lens of African and diasporic experience. Curated…
At the Arsenale, the Pavilion of Lebanon has emerged as one of the most mesmerising, critically acclaimed encounters of this year’s Venice Biennale. Entitled Don’t Get Me Wrong, the solo exhibition by renowned Lebanese artist Nabil Nahas is a monumental,…
Returning to the Grand Palais from 9–12 April, Art Paris 2026 unfolds as a key moment in the spring calendar, bringing together around 165 galleries from over twenty countries. Now in its 28th edition, the fair continues to position itself…