A Wider Conversation: Contemporary Istanbul 2026
The first thing that has shifted this year is Contemporary Istanbul’s sense of space. For…
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Transmission Transcends Speech: Abdessamad El Montassir at La Friche la Belle de Mai
In the past, ‘forgetting’ – or cloaking in silence – was a standard approach to…
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Lead Curators Announced for Islamic Arts Biennale 2027
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced the lead curators for the third Islamic Arts Biennale,…
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What Lingers: Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar at Sharjah Art Foundation
The chirping of the birds and the calm aura of Sharjah Art Foundation’s courtyards surround Body…
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A Question of Place: Group Show at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMΣT)
Where am I? Google Maps will immediately inform me. I could alternatively ask a passer-by,…
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Christie’s Announces First Fine-Art Auction in Abu Dhabi
Christie’s will make its Abu Dhabi auction debut on 1 November with Mawasim: 20 Years of…
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The Institut du monde arabe Announces IMA Design Award 2026 Winners
The institut du monde arabe (IMA) has announced the winners of the IMA Design Award 2026, recognising…
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The Labour of Listening: Group Show at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum
When my friend Renyu and I translated Astrida Neimanis’s Bodies of Water into Chinese, we…
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Hublot and Jeff Koons Collaboration Announced
Hublot and Jeff Koons have unveiled a new collaboration, bringing the American artist’s distinctive approach to…
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A Spreading of Wings: Vyacheslav Akhunov at Palazzo Franchetti
The first dedicated space of its kind in Central Asia, the recently opened Centre for…
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Entangled Geographies: Group Show at the Barbican
“Panafrica”, the curators of the Barbican’s sprawling summer exhibition tell us, is an imagined geography…
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Yto Barrada
Imagine the kind of political courage that spreads like dye. The stain may be slow,…
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