Melissa Gronlund

Black painter or just painter? This dilemma is unravelled in Frank Bowling’s luminous work, which is on show at Sharjah Art Foundation

What exactly is the Africa Institute, and how is it different from the Africa Hall? We find out

New York cultural organisations rethink their participation in a Saudi-led cultural initiative amid current controversy over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi

Sharjah Art Foundation's fair will be a place for galleries and artists to exhibit their wares

We talk to Omar Al-Qattan of A M Qattan Foundation about why its cultural centre is so important

We delve into the theme of this year’s Qalandiya International and why it matters to the artists who are involved

She will help develop new audiences for the fair in its first year without Abraaj as major sponsor

Works from Abraaj and Arif Naqvi's private collection are going under the hammer in London

We talk to the Syrian artist about reviving the arts scene in Golan and their collaboration with Palestinian artists at Qalandiya International

'We’re interested in shedding light or showing things that people don’t expect or that has been less represented in previous editions, perhaps coming from different disciplines'

The exhibition takes much influence from Xie's life in Dubai - his home for the past two decades

'Popular Proverbs: An Entrance to Emirati Culture' and' UAE 101: Stories and Cultural Learnings' explore how to speak Arabic with an Emirati dialect like a native

Budgets aren’t large, and because few artworks can be shipped in, the biennial has developed a certain aesthetic: work feels local, a lot of it made or printed in situ

We speak to the Italian sculptor whose work that’s on show at DIFC has proved so well-suited to its site that it could become a permanent fixture

Animals: Between Real and Imaginary explores fantastical beasts - the fan favourite is an interactive shadow display