In the third and final installment of her science fiction trilogy, acclaimed artist Larissa Sansour explores Palestinian identity, the rewriting of history, and claims to Palestine
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Initials B.B.
Joobin Bekhrad talks to France-based artist and entrepreneur Sassan Behnam Bakhtiar about his new foundation and his ambitions to shake up the contemporary Iranian art scene
Ashes to Ashes, Funk to Funky
Weaving stories with silver and stardust: Laurence Cornet looks back on Armenian-Lebanese artist Vartan Avakian’s Collapsing Clouds of Gas and Dust exhibition in Beirut
Vicious Circles
Samannaz Kourang Pishdadi talks to Moroccan artist Mounir Fatmi about his upbringing, the Beat writers of America, his philosophies, and his current projects
Straight Shooter
Nazli Ghassemi talks to Shahin Armin and Sohrab Daryabandari, directors of a new documentary telling the story of Iran’s much-loved – and loathed – Paykan automobile
Flower Power
What’s in a scent? A lot, apparently. Dana El Masri explores the intersections of scents, art, culture, and identity in the Middle East, in both historical and contemporary contexts.
New Horizons
Contemporary Istanbul’s Burcu Öztürkler gives a taste of things to come at the 2015 edition of the art fair featuring a special focus on Tehran
Studio Daze
Aimee Dawson explores the concept of studio photography and its significance, with a particular focus on Lebanon’s Studio Shehrazade and a new exhibition in London
How Iraqi Are You?
Natasha Morris looks at some recent works by Iraqi artist Hayv Kahraman and their connection to a 12th century classic of Arabic literature and the muraqqa’ tradition
Spy Games
María Gómez López on I Spy with My Little Eye …, an exhibition featuring works by a new generation of Beirut artists currently on view in Madrid