Colors of the Diaspora: Alia Farid
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reviews Alia Farid's first solo exhibition in the UK that draws a line between local traditions and global migrations.
Art
Palestinian Artists
The war reminds us that Palestinians are also artists and not merely people perishing under the bombs and mortars.
The Apocalypse is a Dance Party
Turkish artist Sena Başöz explores the metaphor of the magnolia and the advent of the apocalypse within the realm of imagination.
Our Picks of 2023, Along with Palestinian Art
Though it ended on catastrophe, with the war in Gaza, the editors of The Markaz Review recall their favorites of the year.
Bilna’es at The Mosaic Rooms: Three Palestinian Artists
Bilna'es' "In the Shade of the Sun" at The Mosaic Rooms in London demonstrates the possibilities of collaboration and community.
Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf travels to Saudi Arabia to take in a citywide festival that may have forever changed the country's cultural landscape.
In the Beginning and the End is the Book
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reviews Venetia Porter's latest which offers an analysis of over 60 artists’ books from the British Museum collection.
Mounia Kansoussi: Time, Movement, Space
An artist raised in Morocco living in Montpellier, influenced by architecture and Samuel Beckett, has a very particular point of view.
Ammar Khammash’s Sustainable Architecture
Mischa Geracoulis reviews a lavish coffeetable book that examines the sustainable building practice of Jordanian architect Ammar Khammash.
Mohamed Al Mufti, Architect and Painter of Our Time
Nicole Hamouche visits artist and architect at his Beirut studio, whose work reflects on Damascus' and Beirut’s political and social scene.
The Ongoing Nakba—Rasha Al-Jundi’s Embroidery Series
Exile retold through embroidered Palestinian stories, by documentary photographer and visual storyteller Rasha Al Jundi.
Vera Tamari’s Lifetime of Palestinian Art
Taline Voskeritchian extolls a Palestinian's lifetime commitment to art as a powerful testament to human resilience.
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.
Anatolian Journey: a Writer Travels to Sultan Han to Witness a Postmodern Installation
Matt Hanson, an art writer in Turkey, drives across the high plains between Ankara and Konya to see a site-specific art installation.