I Paint Your Grace, I Paint Your Pain, I Paint Love, a solo exhibition by Persian-American artist Reza Derakshani, remains on view till 15 September 2025 at Leila Heller Gallery. This marks the artist’s first solo show in five years,…
This article appeared in ‘Reflected Selves: Exploring Portrait Photography.’ This issue explores the intimate exchange between photographers and their subjects, revealing how identity, emotion, and connection shape each portrait. Featuring artists devoted to capturing authenticity and presence, this issue highlights…
This piece was written by Hala Khayat – special advisor for Arts & Culture at Art Dubai – as a guest article. Ten days ago, amidst the vibrant pulse of Manhattan’s art scene, I had the privilege – alongside two…
In Entropy marks Ghazi Baker’s return with a solo exhibition shaped by over two years of intentional disorder. The exhibition opened on the 22nd of May at Mark Hachem Gallery in Beirut and will stay on view till the 10th…
From surreal seas to silent mountains, the summer programme across Dubai’s galleries brings together artists thinking through fragility, memory, and the absurd. Whether reflecting on performance, migration, or ecological change, these five exhibitions offer distinct yet overlapping views on what…
In this wide-ranging and layered conversation, Anastasia Nysten (AN) speaks with Amanda Abi Khalil (AAK), an independent curator and founder of TAP (Temporary Art Platform). Abi Khalil’s curatorial practice unfolds across geographies and disciplines, carving out new methodologies to engage…
In Imaginary Homeland, artist Kevork Mourad explores the shifting meanings of home through memory, displacement, and the act of making. In this exhibition, architectural fragments, family stories, and personal rituals are reassembled into new visual languages. Through layered drawings on…
At the Sursock Museum in Beirut, the artist duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige present Remembering the Light, a multilayered exhibition that traverses geological time, personal memory, and political history. The show unfolds as a journey through immersive installations, sculptures,…
The 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia opened on 10 May 2025 and continues through to 23 November. Titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. and curated by Carlo Ratti, this year’s edition invites a broader constellation of voices…
This article appeared in ‘Reflected Selves: Exploring Portrait Photography.’ This issue explores the intimate exchange between photographers and their subjects, revealing how identity, emotion, and connection shape each portrait. Featuring artists devoted to capturing authenticity and presence, this issue highlights photography…