September World Picks from the Editors
Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
Art
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 the horrors of war.
Deena Mohamed
Featured artist Deena Mohamed is an accomplished Egyptian graphic novelist and author of the fantasy trilogy "Shubeik Lubeik" [Your Wish Is My Command].
Our Review of transfeminisms
A major exhibition at Mimosa House aims to address pressing and unresolved issues faced by women, queer, and trans people across the world.
Demarcations of Identity: Rushdi Anwar
From sound and installation to sculpture & photography, art and a history of violence collide in Rushdi Anwar’s new show.
This Year in Venice, it’s the “Palestine Biennale”
At this year’s Venice Biennale, Palestine looms large, writes Hadani Ditmars.
Featured Artist Hazem Harb: “Back to Zero”
Gazan artist Hazem Harb remembers and celebrates the old, new, destroyed, erased and dead of Palestine in a personal response to a nasty war.
Malak Mattar: No Words, Only Scenes of Ruin
Malak Mattar's artwork at the Venice Biennale evokes a multi-sensory experience that demands to be felt, writes Nadine Nour el Din.
Past Disquiet at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Curators Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri have assembled a formidable exhibition on museums and solidarity movements using art and protest.
Paris, Abstraction and the Art of Yvette Achkar
Arie Amaya-Akkermans delves into Yvette Achkar's compelling artwork depicting the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
When Fatma Haddad Became “Baya”—a Paris Art Story
Baya was among the first Algerian artists to be recognized by the art world in Paris. Though considered naïve in style, her work endures.
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 and Arab artists and galleries in Art Dubai.
Dining with the Sultan at LACMA
At times beautiful as a virtual meal experience, LACMA’s “Dining with the Sultan” is an old-fashioned, things-in-glass-cases exhibition.
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 political situation and makes the destruction of artist Issam Kourbaj’s homeland all the more tragic.
Intimacy & Our Inner Sanctuary—an Interview with Rana Samara
For Palestinian artist Rana Samara, intimacy is not just about love and sex, but is a mixture of connection, comfort and feeling at home.