Bedazzled: Iran’s Rebel Feminists at London’s Curve Gallery
Malu Halasa tours the exuberant exhibition from artist Soheila Sokhanvari that celebrates strong Iranian women.
Category: Art
On Lebanon and Lamia Joreige’s “Uncertain Times”
Arie Amaya-Akkermans reflects on Lamia Joreige's "Uncertain Times," which represents the Lebanese wars and their aftermath.
The Creative Resistance in Palestinian Art
Malu Halasa reviews 12 of 40 Palestinian, Arab and international artists showing in the third annual Ramallah Art Fair.
Art World Picks: Albraehe, Kerem Yavuz, Zeghidour, Amer & Tatah
The Markaz Review recommends the following exhibitions, on now in Paris, New York, Montpellier, London, Marseille and Beirut.
The Contemporary Art Scene in Algiers (Fragments)
Pierre Daum, a correspondent for Le Monde Diplomatique, goes in search of Algerian artists in Algiers.
French-Algerian Artist Djamel Tatah’s Solitary Crowds
Laëtitia Soula caught the opening of Djamel Tatah's extravagant show at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, where she spoke with the artist.
Museums in Exile—MO.CO’s Exhibition for Chile, Sarajevo & Palestine
Jordan Elgrably tours the MO.CO exhibition in Montpellier devoted to the people of Chile, Sarajevo and Palestine.
Where is the Palestinian National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art?
Nora Ounnas Leroy reviews the Palestine collection in MO.CO's "Museums in Exile" exhibition, in Montpellier through Feb. 5, 2023.
An Interview with with Graphic Memoirist Malaka Gharib
Rusha Rafeek interviews graphic memoirist Malaka Gharib about her Arab American coming of age story.
Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”
Rana Asfour talks to an Emirati about her ideas and development as an artist.
#MahsaAmini—Art by Rachid Bouhamidi, Los Angeles
In HEROINES, artist Rachid Bouhamidi pays homage to the late Mahsa Jhina Amini and the women-led uprising for freedom in Iran.
Defiance—an essay from Sara Mokhavat
When an oppressive, insulting cleric makes life unbearable at a university campus in Tehran, students rebel. Pandemonium ensues.