LEBANON Beirut Art Days returns from 24 until 27 June 2026 with a citywide programme that reaffirms the role of culture within Lebanon’s public life. Organised by Agenda Culturel under the patronage of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, the initiative…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 421 Arts Campus welcomes Human in the Loop (21 June – 13 September 2026), a new immersive installation by Emirati artist Dr. Ahmad AlAttar, developed through its Artistic Development Programme. An independent platform supporting emerging artists and…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Opening this weekend at Sharjah Art Foundation, Body Quotidian (13 June – 20 September 2026) brings together the practices of Pakistani artists Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar in an exploration of the body’s place within the rhythms…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES At Efie Gallery, In Abstracto, In Concreto (16 May–21 September 2026) brings together four artists whose practices move between figuration and abstraction to examine memory, identity, and belonging through the lens of African and diasporic experience. Curated…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Presented at Dubai’s Ayyam Gallery, The Eye: An Aperture Into the Soul (13 May – 4 July 2026) brings together a new body of monochromatic paintings by Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul. Continuing his long-running Dream series, Dahoul…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Presented at Tashkeel’s Nad Al Sheba 1 Gallery, Unfolding (15 May – 26 June 2026) marks Emirati artist Moza Al Falasi’s first solo exhibition and the culmination of her participation in Tashkeel’s Critical Practice Programme. Developed through…
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As the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens its gates to the public on 9 May, Venice has already entered its annual state of artistic intensity through a series of previews, inaugurations, and gatherings unfolding across…
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As the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens its gates to the public on 9 May, Venice has already entered its annual state of artistic intensity through a series of previews, inaugurations, and gatherings unfolding across…
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As the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia prepares to open to the public on 9 May, Venice has already entered its annual state of artistic intensity through a series of previews, inaugurations, and gatherings unfolding across…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES At Concrete, Alserkal Avenue (open 25 Apr–early May 2026), Déjà Vu unfolds as a large-scale, multi-gallery collaboration shaped by a shared moment of urgency. Bringing together over 50 artists across 20 galleries, the exhibition foregrounds collective response…
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Even as conflict continues to shape many lives across the Middle East, galleries and museums persist in offering spaces of attention and encounter. Our thoughts remain with those enduring displacement, loss, and uncertainty. This week’s presentations attest to art’s capacity…
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Across the Arab region, a climate of uncertainty continues to weigh on everyday life, reshaping both social and cultural landscapes. Yet within this tension, galleries, fairs, and museums persist, not as distractions, but as spaces that hold continuity, reflection, and…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES At The Third Line, From the Perspective of Language (from 4 Mar – 7 Apr 2026) marks Sara Naim’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery and her first public presentation of paintings. Produced between 2023 and 2026,…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES In the UAE this week, exhibitions gather around a shared preoccupation with transmission, of giving form to memory and spirit, as though art were less an object than a conduit. At Leila Heller Gallery, three concurrent exhibitions…
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, exhibitions challenge the ordinary: maps without borders, symbols stripped of certainty, the human form remade, exposing the stories we inherit and those we rewrite. Using iron, clay, wood, stone, and pigment, Khozema…
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QATAR This week, Doha becomes the gravitational centre of regional attention. Art Basel Qatar (5–7 Feb), curated by Wael Shawky, brings together 87 galleries from 31 countries in an open-format presentation across the city. Shawky described the fair as a…
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