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Earth Strikes Back

Earth Strikes Back

Malu Halasa finds that when it comes to Mother Earth, some artists say it's time we go from...

JUNE 4, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey

Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey

Qatari street artist Mubarak Al-Malik stays true to his homeland's heritage and traditions as he takes his signature...

APRIL 2, 2023 • By Christina Paschyn
The Skinny on Qatar’s National Museum

The Skinny on Qatar’s National Museum

Impressive art, films, sounds and smells among the ultra modern and ancient treasures housed at the National Museum...

APRIL 2, 2023 • By TMR
Displacement, Migration are at the Heart of Istanbul Exhibit

Displacement, Migration are at the Heart of Istanbul Exhibit

Jennifer Hattam reviews "After the Birds: Utopia" at Istanbul's Sadberk Hanım Museum — an exhibition inspired by refugees.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • By Jennifer Hattam
Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”

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.

NOVEMBER 7, 2022 • By TMR
#MahsaAmini—Art by Rachid Bouhamidi, Los Angeles

#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...

OCTOBER 15, 2022 • By Rachid Bouhamidi
Defiance—an essay from Sara Mokhavat

Defiance—an essay from Sara Mokhavat

When an oppressive, insulting cleric makes life unbearable at a university campus in Tehran, students rebel. Pandemonium ensues.

OCTOBER 15, 2022 • By Sara Mokhavat
Marrakesh Artist Mo Baala Returns to Galerie 127 with Collage

Marrakesh Artist Mo Baala Returns to Galerie 127 with Collage

El Habib Louai talks to artist Mo Baala about his latest exhibition of collages and overpaintings at Marrakesh's...

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • By Mark LeVine
In Tunis, Art Reinvents and Liberates the City

In Tunis, Art Reinvents and Liberates the City

Sarah Ben Hamadi explores street art, graffiti and the popular art scene in Tunis.

AUGUST 29, 2022 • By Sarah Ben Hamadi
Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”

Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”

In these stories from his impassioned memoir, Steve Sabella works to decolonize the mind and liberate his identity.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Nawal Nasrallah
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