Articles By: Canvas Staff

The General Stork
In 2013 a migrating white stork named Menes was detained by the Egyptian authorities. The…
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Reflections: Contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa
The British Museum’s recent publication, Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa,…
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Finding Dora Maar
When Brigitte Benkemoun’s husband lost his beloved Hermés diary planner, he bought a replacement for…
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Hong Kong
MUSEUMS Art Basel Hong Kong 2015 marked the second edition of Art Basel Hong Kong…
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The Whole Picture
Art institutions worldwide are still guilty of perpetuating neo-colonialist attitudes in the way they conduct…
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Encapsulated Volume 1: Photo essays on Khaleejiness
New publishing house and arts collective SWALIF’s first publication, Encapsulated Volume 1: Photo essays on…
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The NYU Abu Dhabi – Art Gallery
Having presented a total of some 100 exhibitions over the past six years, the NYU…
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Dubai
ART GALLERIES The Third Line The gallery was launched in 2005 in a warehouse in…
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Rio De Janeiro
MUSEUMS National Museum of Brazil The National Museum of Brazil was the first scientific institution…
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Cairo
MUSEUMS Egyptian Museum Although it is planned that in a few years’ time its greatest…
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Vitamin D3: Today’s Best in Contemporary Drawing
What draws us to drawing? Why do we still resort to simple and ubiquitous tools…
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Mukesh Shah C?N U Feel It
Mukesh Shah’s publication C?N U FEEL IT is titled after the Dubai- based multidisciplinary artist’s…
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