Down to Earth: Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023
The vertical growth of the UAE over recent decades has been extraordinary. The eruption of…
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Brighter Horizons: Manar Abu Dhabi 2023
Amid the mangroves of Abu Dhabi, a carousel rises from the water. A chair, ladder,…
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Haig Aivazian
Haig Aivazian’s expansive adoption of light in his multidisciplinary practice stemmed indeed from an interest…
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Reality Check: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa opened in 2004 with a mission…
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Mamali Shafahi
Canvas: What attracts you to the relationship between technology and art? Mamali Shafahi: I’ve always…
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After All: Taipei Biennial 2023
Entitled Small World, the current Taipei Biennial (opened 18 November) initially conjured up thoughts of…
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Deeper Reflections: Noor Riyadh 2023
As Saudi Arabia’s art express hurtles ever onwards, there are signs that a particular junction…
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Roots of Hope and Remembrance: Michael Rakowitz at Baltic
“The story goes that King Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife,…
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Looking Towards the Future: Group Show at Ithra
Climate change is the hottest of topics as sea levels rise, summers are increasingly defined…
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Sallisa Rosa
Canvas: Where does the title Topography of Memory come from? Sallisa Rosa: I research different…
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New Vistas, New Light: Noor Riyadh Preview
There’s a certain pleasure in seeing a biennial or other art event outside of its…
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Letter From the Editor in Chief
With Canvas fast approaching its 20th anniversary, this is without doubt the hardest editorial I…
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