Articles
Misk launches The Art Library to support art scholarship: 'The idea is to give opportunities'
Former Institut du Monde Arabe director general Mona Khazindar is the editor of the book series initiative by the Saudi institute to promote Arab artists
Art Jameel announces opening date for new Jeddah site Hayy Jameel
The 17,000-square-metre cultural complex is set to open by the end of this year
eL Seed shares image of new 'Love' sculpture from Italy's Duomo of Milan
The calligraphic sculpture had been part of his show Templates of Love, exploring Arabic terms of endearment
A review of Abu Dhabi Art's Cromwell Place exhibitions in London
The exhibitions, curated by the Emirati art fair, are on show until June 13
How London is readying to host its first gallery weekend
Event shows off the diversity of the UK capital with the participation of more than 135 galleries
Syrian art exhibition in the US captures the agony of civil war
Curated by art historian Maymanah Farhat, the exhibition explores how 12 Syrian artists responded to the conflict back home
Abu Dhabi's Warehouse421 unveils new five-year plan to focus on emerging artists
Providing a safe space for early and mid-career artists has become a top priority for the centre
Bonhams auction reunites two bastions of Iraqi art
In a double whammy, two key collections of Iraqi modernism will be auctioned together
Car sculptures to be removed in Saudi Arabia after social media backlash
Four abandoned cars, which were painted by Saudi artist Shalemar Sharbatly, were negatively critiqued online
The man who invented Arabic epigraphy: Geneva museum pays tribute to Max van Berchem
Max van Berchem spent his life studying Arabic inscriptions across the Middle East
Is Saudi artist Ali Al Ruzaiza's home his greatest work of art?
Ali Al Ruzaiza's hand-crafted abode filled with his artworks is now an official cultural treasure
Remembering Mahood Ahmed: Iraqi painter who captured both injustice and joy
After two decades studying in Moscow, the late artist returned to Baghdad to teach
The story behind Picasso's 1932 portrait that's valued at $55 million
Christie's will sell the portrait of his young lover in a sale in May
Why art sales at auction houses have soared amid the pandemic
A challenge to the status quo or destabilising speculation? Experts weigh in on whether younger buyers in the art market are ultimately reinventing taste
New Middle Eastern art fair to open in Paris in May
Beirut Art Fair founder Laure d’Hauteville returns to France to launch an event on regional art
