art

Great Big Questions: Alymamah Rashed

The Kuwaiti artist on trusting intuition, planting the first seed of an idea and why the moments between making are part of the creative process

7 hrs ago • Maan Jalal

Great Big Questions: Sliman Mansour

The pioneering Palestinian artist on why creativity comes from sustained thought, how he knows a painting is finished, and the importance of respecting…

Aug 12 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: The Art of Looking Closely

Four exhibitions that deserve more than one visit, from intimate personal worlds to histories preserved through objects and photographs

Aug 11 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: From Arab Divas to the History of Storytelling in India

The thread linking this week's exhibitions is larger than life

Aug 6 • Maan Jalal

10 Paintings That Reimagined Homer's The Odyssey Long Before Christopher Nolan

As Christopher Nolan's adaptation divides audiences, these works reveal how every generation has imagined Odysseus, Penelope and their world

Jul 30 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: From Kiefer and Kusama to Schiaparelli

There is an unexpected thread that connects these four exhibitions from around the world

Jul 29 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Art, Memory, and Movement

Five exhibitions to see this week, from Anish Kapoor in London to Hiroshi Sugimoto in Tokyo and Lara Baladi in Cairo

Jul 22 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Art, Identity, and Cultural Memory

Also, exhibitions exploring Baroque painting, Arab modernism, Pan-African photography, Chinese gardens, and contemporary responses to conflict.

Jul 14 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Contemporary Art, Place, and Transformation

Also, from conceptual mapping to material experimentation, these exhibitions rethink how we navigate and inhabit the world

Jul 8 • Maan Jalal

The Exhibition List: Contemporary Art, Identity, and Belonging in the UAE

Also, exhibitions exploring memory, movement, material culture, and artistic practice across museums and galleries

Jun 30 • Maan Jalal

Where does one begin with David Hockney?

A celebration at some of the iconic British artist's most important paintings and his personal approach to style and fashion

Jun 29 • Maan Jalal

Exploring Urdu Worlds at Ishara Art Foundation

Ali Kazim and Zarina come together in the UAE's first contemporary art exhibition dedicated to the Urdu language

Jun 7 • Maan Jalal

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