Wael Shawky
Canvas: What were your thoughts when you were selected to represent the Egyptian Pavilion at…
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Manal AlDowayan
What was the preparation process and journey in the lead-up to the work shown in…
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Aya Haidar
Unlike paintings or sculptures, which sit in the rarified realm of the museum, textiles have…
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Hana Almilli
Canvas: The term al ghorba is often referenced in your work. What does it mean…
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Stop the Clock: Qatar Museums Group Show in Venice
Venice is nothing short of ghosts. Even amidst the unparalleled conquest of the city with…
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Samo Shalaby
Canvas: You received your degree from Central Saint Martins in London, but how did it…
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Reza Aramesh
“Textiles have traditionally been used in European art history to signal virtue and power,” says…
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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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Filwa Nazer
Filwa Nazer’s creative career did not begin quite as she had planned. After her application…
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Amani Al Thuwaini
Canvas: How did you first get into art? Amani Al Thuwaini: Very organically. I was…
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GÖZDE İLKIN
Canvas: Your birthplace of Kütahya is a city with a centuries-old history of tilework. Looking…
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Maryam Taghavi
Canvas: The occult is a particular focus of your artistic research. How did you first…
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