Reassembling the Familiar: Nada Elkalaawy at Lawrie Shabibi
To remember is, in some way, to negotiate with loss. Some hold on to certain…
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Can You Hear It? Busan Biennale 2026
Taking place in the port city, the 2026 Busan Biennale has brought together 46 artists…
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Stitches in Time: Group Show at Gypsum
With a brief and rather cryptic exhibition statement, Gypsum’s latest group show, The Mountain Cannot…
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When Worlds Collide: Art Basel Paris 2026
On 22 October, the day before Art Basel Paris was due to open officially to…
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A Breath of Fresh Air: Menart 2026
Running from October 23–25, Menart Fair – exclusively dedicated to galleries representing artists from the…
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Contrasting Layers: Basim Magdy at artSümer Gallery
A deep sense of longing arises when experiencing Basim Magdy’s works. For his solo show…
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Archival Life: Amman Design Week 2026
The Hangar at Ras El Ain was built in the 1930s to house the generators…
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A Life in Thread: Batima Zaurbekova at the Abylkhan Kasteyev National Museum of Arts
For an artist celebrated as a founder of the Kazakh school of tapestry, Batima Zaurbekova…
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The Years Between: Group Show at Galerist
2001 was a watershed year for Türkiye. An overnight collapse in the stock market sparked…
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New Transportation: Group Show at CCA Tashkent
Tashkent is a city of many incarnations. Once revered as a great medieval centre of…
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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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