Articles
Sheikh Zayed Abu Dhabi Book Fair's personality of the year
This edition of ADIBF has also named Poland as its 'Guest of Honour,' celebrating the rich tradition of Polish literature and culture
Guarding the Arabian Gulf: The lifeguards at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Their chief job seems to be playing goalie to youngsters trying to run off into the ocean, but on Mondays they're the ones taking a dip
On how we communicate in the polyglot Gulf
In the GCC, with so many nationalities, language is only one form of communication - a new art exhibition in Dubai explores that
Art Dubai to partner with Saudi Arabia’s Misk Art Institute
A new collaboration between the Dubai art fair and the Misk Art Institute supports Arab modernism
eL Seed to create mural near Abu Dhabi Mall
The renowned muralist will collaborate with children in the capital, with work starting on the piece this weekend
Electric botanical garden to open on Dubai Creek
Kuwaiti artists Alia Farid and Aseel AlYaqoub will celebrate the Gulf’s ongoing love affair with the artificial with an arboretum of plastic trees at Jameel Arts Centre when it opens by the end of the year
Stories of collaboration at Louvre Abu Dhabi
The museum's first contemporary art exhibition features four collaborations between UAE artists and French manufacturers
The UAE pays homage to Beiruti modernist Paul Guiragossian
The Barjeel Art Foundation celebrates the Armenian artist's masterful work that still resonates today
Alessandro Balteo-Yazbeck examines who the refugee crisis benefits
In his current exhibition, Balteo-Yazbeck turns to humanitarian crises, looking at how NGOs, the media, and cultural critics all 'instrumentalise' catastrophes
NYUAD exhibition explores lives of refugees spent stranded in limbo
Artists Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti explore collective spaces in Palestine, where lives are stuck in the camps
Saudi Arabia to invest $64 bn in entertainment in next decade
Construction for kingdom's first opera house underway
Louvre Abu Dhabi launches the world's first roadside gallery
The billboard gallery spans 100 km of the Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway, and you can tune in to the radio to hear a curator’s take on each work as you drive
Jeddah’s art scene takes shape under its own terms
21, 39 is the programme of art exhibitions and talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s liberal port city on the Red Sea
What does artificial intelligence look like?
Is it a dog with two heads? A computerised female voice? Well, what is particular about the latest resurgence of AI is its sheer invisibility
Saudi art is determined to keep up with the changes of its country
Mohammed Bin Salman’s encouragement of art sector is seen as proof of his modernising and reforming credentials, as well as his commitment to Saudi Arabian youth
