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
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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
Iran: Unedited History
Natasha Morris on an ambitious exhibition of contemporary Iranian art at Paris’ Musée d’Art Moderne spanning over 50 years and featuring over 200 works by over 20 artists
The Strange Fruits of a Fascination
A review of the recent Sehnsucht Persien exhibition in Switzerland, which explored the longstanding mutual fascination between Iran and Europe through art