Articles
Different ways to tackle sleep deprivation and remain healthy
The emotional and physical benefits of sleep are many, but the lack of it can be disastrous. We delve into the underlying causes of sleeplessness and talk to health experts about treatment options
The ‘mosaic’ of private art foundations shaping the scene in the UAE
Private foundations are playing different roles in the Emirates – from offering studio spaces (Tashkeel) to funding the UAE participation at the Venice Biennale (Sheikha Salama Foundation) to mounting exhibitions and maintaining archival resources for scholars.
Sharjah Biennial 13: Lawrence Abu Hamdan echoes the hard truth
Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Sharjah Biennial commission uses harrowing testimonies of survivors of Syria’s Saydnaya Prison to transform sound into physical art.
The hunt is on for modern Middle East art
The late Saloua Raouda Choucair – a pioneer of abstract art in the Arab world
Choucair, who died in January, helped bring abstraction from Paris to Beirut; she married Islamic mathematics with western influence; and depicted the pain and mournfulness of a city under fire.
Sikka Art Fair: explore a cultural mosaic amid Dubai’s historical past
Retrace the footsteps of the past while enjoying a cultural feast of modern Dubai as the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood is filled with the sights and sounds of Sikka Art Fair.
War, football and food: a look at the Arab Voices theatre festival at NYUAD
The theatre festival Arab Voices at NYUAD's Arts Center brought together 17 Arab and Arab-American actors, playwrights and dramaturges to show the diverse range of voices in Arab theatre.
Celebrated calligrapher Wissam Shawkat: ‘I’m liberating calligraphy from the text’
Artist Wissam Shawkat, whose latest exhibition Monumental 11/11 is showing in Dubai's Tashkeel, talks about why calligraphy should be viewed as a bona fide art form.
The master strokes that defined Abu Dhabi Art 2015
As Abu Dhabi Art comes to a close for another year, we reflect on the highs and lows of the four-day event.
How Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s latest acquisitions help define its vision
Valerie Hillings, the curatorial manager of the Abu Dhabi project, talks about how the museum shows the symbiotic influence of different cultures on one another.
New exhibition at Dubai’s The Farjam Foundation showcases history of Emirati art
The show 1971 at DIFC takes its title from the year the Emirates were unified – which Farhad Farjam, founder of the Farjam Foundation, sees as seminal not only for the history of the UAE, but also for its art scene.
Rimini Protokoll’s performance art ‘Remote Abu Dhabi’ explores how we move through the city
German theatre group Rimini Protokoll explores the social fluidity of how people move through the city of Abu Dhabi with their interactive performance art 'Remote Abu Dhabi'.
Founder of Alserkal Avenue says the arts hub is ‘an ambassador of regional art to the rest of the world’
Founder of Alserkal Avenue, Abdelmonem bin Eisa Alserkal, tells how the expansion of the arts hub will develop art and culture in the UAE and promote regional art to the world.
Alserkal Avenue expansion means a bigger canvas for the community
Alserkal Avenue in Dubai has become the UAE’s pre-eminent hub for creative activity. Its expansion offers an even bigger canvas on which regional arts and culture can flourish.
