Articles By: Rawaa Talass

Paving Their Way: Group Show at Taymour Grahne Projects
Soon approaching its first anniversary in Dubai, Taymour Grahne Projects is focusing on the current…
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Nargess Hashemi
There is something ironic about the Iranian artist Nargess Hashemi’s memories of her childhood, spent…
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Béchir Boussandel
For the Franco-Tunisian painter and sculptor Béchir Boussandel, it can be said that it is…
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Fadi Yazigi
The Syrian artist Fadi Yazigi refers to his depicted figures, whether on canvas or in…
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Decolonising the Barbary Lion: Alla Abdunabi at 421 Arts Campus
A longtime victim of human persecution, the Barbary lion has been extinct since at least…
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Nidhal Chamekh
Across the more than 30 artistic projects on which he has worked during his career,…
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Create, Resist, Repeat: Group Show at ICD Brookfield Place
An array of mysterious sounds were instantly compelling as one entered the curiously titled exhibition…
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Najat Makki
Chatting with the experienced Emirati artist Najat Makki feels like hearing the stories about one’s…
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Randa Maddah
Hailing from the Golan Heights, the Israeli-occupied mountainous territory in southwestern Syria, Randa Maddah grew…
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Sadik Kwaish Alfraji
Sitting in his studio, far away from his beloved native country of Iraq, Sadik Kwaish…
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Materialising the Contemporary: Hussein Sharif at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
When it comes to the genesis of the Emirati contemporary art scene, a few names…
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Hangama Amiri
The Afghan-Canadian textile artist Hangama Amiri did not have an easy start in life. She…
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