Amir H Fallah
To Iranian-American, Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Amir H Fallah, art felt like skateboarding when he…
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Marwa Arsanios
“There is something dystopian in the way professionalised art pushes you to adapt to, and accommodate,…
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Moza Almatrooshi
This spring, anyone driving past the busy landmark roundabout bearing the message “Smile, you are in…
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Marianne Fahmy
Canvas: Storytelling is a core foundation of your practice. What draws you to it? Marianne…
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Bashaer Hawsawi
Canvas: We first met in 2021 at the Misk Art Residency showcase in Riyadh. How…
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Slimen Elkamel
When Slimen Elkamel was a child growing up in rural Tunisia, his four aunts would…
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Behrang Samadzadegan
Born in the year of the Iranian Revolution, painter, installation artist, writer and curator Behrang Samadzadegan…
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Mounira Al Solh
An opulent ceremonial round tent made in the 19th century and currently owned by the…
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Wael Shawky
Wael Shawky doesn’t trust history. In fact, he has said he doesn’t believe in it….
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Manal AlDowayan
Of the 26 artists from Saudi Arabia exhibiting at the inaugural Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale,…
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