Adel Abidin, October 2023
Adel Abidin is an Iraqi-Finnish artist who explores history, memory and identity in his installations, painting, drawings and videos.
Category: Art & Photography
World Picks From the Editors, Sept 29—Oct 15, 2023
A Markaz Review bi-weekly roundup of our editors' favorite selections from within the global arts and culture scene.
Memory Art: Water and Islands in the Work of Hera Büyüktaşçıyan
Arie Amaya-Akkermans does a deep dive into the fascinating career of Istanbul-born Greek Armenian artist Hera Büyüktaşçıyan.
Special World Picks Sept 15-26 on TMR’s Third Anniversary
TMR publishes World Picks special edition on its third anniversary, including events from Sept. 15-26, 2023.
What Palestine Brings to the World—a Major Paris Exhibition
Sasha Moujaes tours an expansive exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe, talking to the curator and several Palestinian artists.
Musings on a Major Exhibition: Women Defining Women at LACMA
Philip Grant took a look at a vast Los Angeles art exhibition that presents 75 independent Arab and Muslim women artists.
The Ghost of Gezi Park—Turkey 10 Years On
An art critic comments on the 10th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests with an overview of a decade of corresponding Turkish art.
Deniz Goran’s New Novel Contrasts Art and the Gezi Park Protests
A novel about "toxic authoritarianism" and how it has shaped the lives of countless young persons in Turkey, sometimes through exile.
Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor
Arie Amaya-Akkermans recounts the history of Beirut's museum, with its multiple destructions and resurrections.
From the City to the Desert—Tahmineh Monzavi
A social realist photographer travels to the Iranian coastal provinces of the Persian Gulf, including Sistan and Baluchistan, and the desert.
Earth Strikes Back
Malu Halasa finds that when it comes to Mother Earth, some artists say it's time we go from vile consumers to gentle caretakers of the planet.
Olafur Eliasson’s Curious Desert Contrasts Qatar and Iceland
Safae Daoudi takes in the scope of Scandinavian artist Olafur Eliasson's Curious Desert exhibition in Doha.