Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

is an art and architecture historian interested particularly in Africa and South West Asia. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Leicester’s School of Museum Studies and lectures in architectural history and theory at the University of Falmouth, UK. She writes and lectures about the art practices and visual arts from around the world.

Mounir Fatmi—Where Art Meets Technology

Mounir Fatmi—Where Art Meets Technology

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf interviews international Moroccan artist Mounir Fatmi on his studio practice, why he makes art, and...

28 DECEMBER 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Nabil Kanso: Lebanon and the Split of Life—a Review

Nabil Kanso: Lebanon and the Split of Life—a Review

Sophie Kazan reviews a new book on the late Nabil Kanso, the Lebanese pacifist artist whose work depicted...

2 AUGUST 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
The Mood At This Year’s Dubai Art Week 2024

The Mood At This Year’s Dubai Art Week 2024

Sophie Kazan reports on the mood of Dubai Art Week this year with a roundup of the UAE...

18 MARCH 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

A blood-red line drawn across the form of Syria seems to confirm the nonsensical nature of the country’s...

12 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Colors of the Diaspora: Alia Farid

Colors of the Diaspora: Alia Farid

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reviews Alia Farid's first solo exhibition in the UK that draws a line between local...

22 JANUARY 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf travels to Saudi Arabia to take in a citywide festival that may have forever changed...

18 DECEMBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
In the Beginning and the End is the Book

In the Beginning and the End is the Book

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reviews Venetia Porter's latest which offers an analysis of over 60 artists’ books from the...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Middle Eastern Artists and Galleries at Frieze London

Middle Eastern Artists and Galleries at Frieze London

Sophie Kazan explores the Middle Eastern artists and galleries on display when Frieze London celebrates its 20th anniversary.

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
The Tate Embraces Morocco with The Casablanca Art School

The Tate Embraces Morocco with The Casablanca Art School

Sophie Kazan reviews a colorful exhibition that conveys Moroccan history and culture via paintings, ceramics, photographs, 1960s and...

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
For Somalia’s Sagal Ali and Her Country’s Future, Art Triumphs Over War

For Somalia’s Sagal Ali and Her Country’s Future, Art Triumphs Over War

  Art historian Sophie Kazan speaks to Sagal Ali about the importance of art-making for the future of...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
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