Art Basel's debut in the SWANA region is more than a marketplace; it is a catalyst for Qatar's...
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum keeps returning to the same questions: How is space regulated, surveilled, and colonized? And...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Ironically, one of India’s most famous modern painters, M.F. Husain, died outside India, as a citizen of Qatar.
9 JANUARY 2026 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
Since the '60s, Nevhiz's art has ranged from depictions of systemic violence against Turkey’s left to intimate explorations...
12 DECEMBER 2025 • By Selin Tamtekin
Amidst a society in turmoil, and the city's mayor in jail, the 18th Istanbul Biennial resonates with the...
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Nat Muller
Filmmaker Amy Omar explores the short stories of a Turkish writer living in Paris.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amy Omar
In the Global South, abstraction connects with modernism and evades censorship. Could it be a powerful way to...
10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, concerts and several new recommended books for September to add to your reading list.
29 AUGUST 2025 • By TMR
A conversation with Mohammad Kassem, co-curator of the Kuwait Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
1 AUGUST 2025 • By Georgina Van Welie
As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.
1 AUGUST 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. serviceman who self-immolated to protest the genocide in Gaza, has become a modern Palestinian...
11 JULY 2025 • By Hadani Ditmars
Defying a pervasive climate of self-censorship in Turkey, Kurdish artist Ateş Alpar grapples with cultural assimilation, historical erasure...
27 JUNE 2025 • By Jennifer Hattam
