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All posts tagged “art”
Viva La Evolucion
While some would consider talking about a sort of revolution, others would prefer to look at the artistic happenings in Saudi Arabia as an evolution
Picture This
Iraqi-Canadian photographer Tamara Abdul Hadi shines a light on the misunderstood men of the Middle East in her photographic series, ‘Picture an Arab Man’
Postcards from the Edge
A discussion of art from the ‘periphery’, with a focus on the Lebanese and Moroccan works on display at the San Francisco MoMA’s ‘Six Lines of Flight’ exhibition
Be Here Now
With a burgeoning art scene and myriad institutions blossoming around the country, there’s never been a better time to be an artist in Saudi Arabia
East Meets West
Tara Aghdashloo’s take on the Middle Eastern art and attractions at this year’s edition of the Frieze Art Fair in London
Magical Mystery Tour
When he showed up at Iranian artist Afsoon’s West London atelier one rainy day, Joobin Bekhrad was in for a colourful surprise
Beirut, Remixed
A look at the life and works of iconic Lebanese photographer-cum-renaissance man Joe Kesrouani, Beirut’s man of magic
The Forgotten Queen of Yemen
Arab-American artist Ibi Ibrahim is on a mission to rebel against censorship, battle taboos, and revive the glory of the Yemeni woman of old
The Unmentioned
Syrian self-taught photographer Khaled Akil is a storyteller caught between a rock and a hard place, armed to the teeth