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Art

7 March, 2025 • Jelena Sofronijevic

Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

A new exhibition unravels the entangled histories and cultures of Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Western Europe through textiles.

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28 February, 2025 • TMR

March World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures, new books...TMR World Picks run the gamut...

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21 February, 2025 • Jim Quilty

Finding Emptiness: Gaza Artist Taysir Batniji in Beirut

Jim Quilty interviews Paris-based Gazan artist Taysir Batniji in Beirut about his new show, "Just in Case" at Sfeir-Semler Gallery, on through March 25.

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24 January, 2025 • TMR

February World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.

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10 January, 2025 • Jelena Sofronijevic

Art History and the United Arab Emirates

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf challenges misconceptions that an authoritarian government precludes politically-critical cultural production.

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28 December, 2024 • TMR

January 2025 World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.

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22 November, 2024 • Nada Ghosn

In Lebanon, Art is a Matter of Survival

Cultural arts venues have reopened, but Lebanon still faces canceled international events due to the ongoing war and evacuation orders.

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22 November, 2024 • Arie Amaya-Akkermans

Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Palestinian artists at Copenhagen’s Glyptotek

Palestinian artist duo Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme fight anti-Arab propaganda by making challenging art.

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4 November, 2024 • مريم النزهي

مراجعة كتاب «إعلام الجماهير»: أشرطة الكاسيت التي استحوذت يومًا على الثقافة الشعبية في مصر

.تكتب مريم النزهي مراجعة لكتاب «إعلام الجماهير» لأندرو سايمون، يناقش الكتاب شريط الكاسيت وتأثيره وانتشاره في مصر

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1 November, 2024 • Naima Morelli

Beyond Our Gaze: Rethinking Animals in Contemporary Art

Naima Morelli introduces four artists who showcase the role of animals in art as symbols, actors, or something altogether different.

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4 October, 2024 • Ziad Suidan

Witnessing Catastrophe: a Painter in Lebanon

Tom Young's art raises important questions about studying images and the lasting impact of colonialism in the Arab world.

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4 October, 2024 • Malu Halasa

Visuals and Voices: Palestine Will Not Be a Palimpsest

After a year of the war on Gaza, signs and symbols, art, and visuals from and about Palestine are still being banned, dismissed, or ignored.

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4 October, 2024 • Katie Logan

Activism in the Landscape: Environmental Arts & Resistance in Palestine

The uprooting of olive trees by Israel is both symbolic and real, destroying Palestinians' right to live with shelter, safety, and dignity.

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27 September, 2024 • Marianne Roux

Photographer Mohamed Mahdy—Artist at Work

A world-renowned artist believes citizen photojournalism empowers communities to tell their own stories, giving it significant power.

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27 September, 2024 • TMR

World Picks from the Editors: October

Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.

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