Ahead of her solo exhibition in Johannesburg, Joobin Bekhrad talks to the iconic Shirin Neshat about her current projects, her career as a whole, and her … style ‘gurus’
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REORIENT Radio - Ibi Ibrahim
For the debut episode of our new podcast series, REORIENT founder and Editor Joobin Bekhrad chats with Berlin-based Yemeni artist Ibi Ibrahim about his new band, Kabreet
Threads of Continuity
Kriti Bajaj remembers a recent trio of New Delhi-based exhibitions involving India, Iran, and the UK, which provided a novel and comprehensive overview of Zoroastrian culture, art, and identity
Istanbul - Passion, Joy, Fury
Charlie Clarkson looks back on a major group exhibition of artists at the MAXXI in Rome, which addressed a slew of issues concerning present-day Istanbul and Turkey as a whole
Fables for Adults
Miniature paintings, big trouble, not a damn given - Joseph Flaherty travels to Istanbul to visit the studio of the artist formerly known as Canan Şenol
Phantom Limb
Shahira Kudsi examines Phantom Limb, Syrian-American artist Diana Al-Hadid’s first solo exhibition in the Middle East, currently on view at New York University Abu Dhabi
Mea Culpa
‘It reads as a poem for those who cannot shake the feeling of having left something behind’ - Sayantan Mukhopadhyay on Mea Culpa, Ghazel’s latest solo exhibition in Dubai
Remembering Tomorrow
Magic of Persia’s Shirley Elghanian gives Joobin Bekhrad the skinny on her foundation’s upcoming exclusive gala and auction of contemporary Iranian art in Dubai
Shiny Happy People
‘In a way, we put photography on the map in the Middle East, and people started to talk about it, even if they didn’t understand it’ - Reem Al Faisal in conversation with Joobin Bekhrad
I Saved My Belly Dancer
Youssef Nabil talks to Natasha Morris about his childhood, his fascination with the ‘Golden Age’ of Egyptian cinema, and his new series of work revolving around the figure of the belly dancer