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Taymour Grahne on Taking Root in Dubai’s Contemporary Art Scene

After years of navigating the digital realm and maintaining a presence between London and New York, Taymour Grahne Projects now step into a new chapter with the opening of a physical gallery in Dubai.  The project space carries forward the…

Refined Compositions: Ruba Salameh at Zawyeh Gallery

Zawyeh Gallery hosts Refined Compositions, a solo exhibition by Palestinian artist Ruba Salameh, on view from 13 September to 9 November 2025 at its Alserkal Avenue space in Dubai. Created at a time when violence and displacement unfold in real…

Contemporary Istanbul Marks Its 20th Anniversary with a Global Outlook

Contemporary Istanbul, Türkiye’s leading international art fair, returns from 24 until 28 September 2025 for its landmark 20th edition, with a preview day on 24 September at Tersane Istanbul. Akbank continues as the fair’s main partner, joined by associate partners…

Dia al-Azzawi on ‘False Witnesses’ at Saleh Barakat Gallery

False Witnesses, a solo exhibition by Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi (b. 1939), is on view at Saleh Barakat Gallery, in Beirut. Spanning ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, Azzawi’s practice has long engaged with the shared histories and political ruptures…

Ghada Zoghbi, The Recreation of Adam, 2025, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 46.5×83.5cm. Courtesy of Galerie Janine Rubeiz and the artist

Between Dust and Dawn: Ghada Zoghbi at Galerie Janine Rubeiz

Galerie Janine Rubeiz presents Ghada Zoghbi’s fourth solo show titled Between Dust and Dawn, from September 10 to October 10, 2025. In her previous body of work, Ghada Zoghbi offered a profound meditation on the poetic relationship between humanity and…

Jal Hamad on Curating ‘Go East, Young Man’: A Retrospective of Chant Avedissian

Opening on the 11th of September at Sabrina Amrani Gallery, the exhibition Go East, Young Man traces the life and work of Chant Avedissian (1951–2018) through the artist’s own words. Structured around a handwritten autobiography completed shortly before his death,…

Arab Voices at London Design Festival 2025

Launched in 2003, London Design Festival has grown into one of the world’s leading design events, celebrating the city as a global hub of creativity. Each September, the festival transforms London into a stage for design across disciplines, drawing together…

Between Ashes and Roses: Arab Representation at Aichi Triennale 2025

The Aichi Triennale, first launched in 2010, has become one of Japan’s most expansive international art festivals, transforming Aichi Prefecture into a site of exchange between contemporary art, performance, and public space. Staged every three years across venues including the…

‘What Remains’: Adel Abidin at Galerie Tanit

Adel Abidin returns to painting with the solo exhibition What Remains curated by Tamara Chalabi, at Galerie Tanit in Beirut. The artist turns to the horizon as both a visual anchor and a metaphorical threshold. Across seascapes and fractured terrains,…

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