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A River Flows Downstream at the Middle East Institute

“A River Flows Downstream”, curated by Roï Saade at the Middle East Institute in collaboration with Tribe, takes viewers on a captivating journey through diverse ecosystems across space and time. Through the lens of eight talented artists, this photography exhibition…

Droog30 at Triennale MDW23

Droog30. Design or Non-design? Milano Design Week at Triennale is set to feature one of the most eagerly awaited projects, the Droog30 exhibition, which is being presented by Triennale Milano and the Nieuwe Instituut. Curated by Maria Cristina Didero and…

Interview with Reem Fadda

Interview with Reem Fadda We have sat down with Reem Fadda, the co-curator of the Biennial spoken about in the interview, Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. Rima Nasser: How long have you been working on this project? Reem Fadda: Since…

Lulwah Al Homoud 

Lulwah Al Homoud  Born in 1967 in Riyadh, Lulwah Al Homoud is an established international award winning artist and curator who received the first place for Visual Art at the inaugural annual Saudi Arabia National Culture Awards in 2021. She…

Ithra Art Prize 2023

Ithra Art Prize Jury  The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is the Kingdom’s premier cultural and creative destination for talent development and cross-cultural experiences. Ithra is committed to igniting cultural curiosity, stimulating knowledge exploration and inspiring creativity, while…

Alserkal Art Week brings Dappled Light: Rana Begum

Dappled Light: Rana Begum Alserkal Avenue’s Concrete is taken over by Rana Begum’s magnificent exploration of light and color in March 2023, marking five years of the multidisciplinary space’s existence. The solo exhibition is the artist’s most extensive one in…

AKKA Project

GALLERY STATEMENT AKKA (A Kostic Khachatourian Art) Project, established in Dubai in 2016 and Venice 2019,  is a commercial gallery and project space that represents and supports artists from the African continent and its diaspora, increasing opportunities for its artists to introduce…

Arts AlUla presents: HUNDRED BEST ARABIC POSTERS

Arts AlUla presents: HUNDRED BEST ARABIC POSTERS Arts AlUla presents HUNDRED BEST ARABIC POSTERS in collaboration with the American University in Cairo, as part of the Arts AlUla festival. These posters are a production from the last two years representing…

Nari Ward - Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker

GALLERIA CONTINUA

GALLERY STATEMENT Founded in San Gimignano, Italy, in 1990, GALLERIA CONTINUA has expanded its galleries in Beijing, Les Moulins, Havana, São Paulo, Rome, Paris, and now with a space in Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Remaining faithful to the…

Sursock Museum: Restoring Artworks after August 4, 2020

The Sursock Museum is holding a public talk detailing the restoration process of the artworks damaged at the Museum following the August 4 explosions. The talk features Veronique Sorano-Stedman, the head of the restoration-conservation department of modern and contemporary art at…

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Being Dia al-Azzawi:  A Lebanese Perspective

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