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#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...

15 OCTOBER 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.

15 OCTOBER 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...

3 OCTOBER 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.

29 AUGUST 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.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Nawal Nasrallah
Lisa Teasley: “Death is Beautiful”

Lisa Teasley: “Death is Beautiful”

Should we be happy we're finite? Lisa Teasley weaves a tale merging art, transhumanists and artificial intelligence.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Taline Voskeritchian
The Scandal of Ronit Baranga’s “All Things Sweet and Painful”

The Scandal of Ronit Baranga’s “All Things Sweet and Painful”

Philosophy professor David Capps discusses our perception of Israeli sculptress Ronit Baranga's controversial art.

15 APRIL 2022 • By David Capps
Hand-Written Love Letters and Words of the Great Arab Poets

Hand-Written Love Letters and Words of the Great Arab Poets

Artist Reem Mouasher shares her recent series of paintings, inspired by the era of hand-written love letters, borrowing...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Atia Shafee
On “True Love Leaves No Traces”

On “True Love Leaves No Traces”

From Leonard Cohen to Apollo and Daphne to French philosopher Jean-Lun Nancy, Arie Akkermans-Amaya looks at the influences...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Selma Dabbagh
The Sea Remembers

The Sea Remembers

Let us never forget that the sea remembers our presence and our trespasses—art from Riva Nayaju.

14 JANUARY 2021 • By TMR
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