After Years of Investment in Arts Infrastructure, Dubai Grows Into Itself
The city's arts infrastructure is ready for participants to make of it what they will.
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A 1969 Experiment in a Locked Room Changed Art History—and Predicted Remote Learning
The project is now considered an important one for the way it prefigured the rise of conceptual art.
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The Legacy of Golam “Daddy” Kasem, the Father of Bangladeshi Photography
One of the most arresting images in Drik's exhibition of works from the archive of legendary Bangladeshi photographer Golam Kasem, known as Daddy, was a black-and-white shot from 1922 in which a…
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Rami George’s Videos Show What It’s Like to Grow Up in a Cult
A Philadelphia-based artist confronts early childhood trauma through video, sound, and dowsing diagrams.
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World View: How Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi Transformed Sharjah Into an International Art Capital
The future-looking director of the Sharjah Art Foundation will co-curate the 2021 Sharjah Biennial with the late Okwui Enwezor.
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A MoMA PS1 Exhibition Examines the Living Legacy of the Gulf Wars
Journalists like to say they’re writing the first draft of history. Less attention is given to artists’ active interventions in the same project.
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Douglas Rieger’s Sculptures Evoke the Pains and Pleasures of the Human Body
Douglas Rieger's sculptures imply the human figure but aren't exactly figurative.
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Artist Accuses Gucci of Ripping Off Her Art for Ad Campaign—Fashion Brand Responds
Sharona Franklin claimed that the brand decided not to commission her when the company learned of her disability.
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Sultans, Hybrid Creatures, and Richard Nixon Mingle in Wael Shawky’s Fantastical Gulf Landscape
Wael Shawky's exhibition at Lisson, "The Gulf Project Camp," was a lavish installation offering a deep dive into Middle Eastern history.
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Lawrence Abu Hamdan Penetrates an Inaccessible Prison Using Sound
Though Abu Hamdan's work is undoubtedly compelling, it's worth noting the dangers of uncritically accepting the sort of evidence he presents, especially given the current climate of fake news.
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