Artists

As the Kenyan artist prepares for her first solo exhibition in Dubai with Efie Gallery, she opens the doors to her Nairobi studio and the reclaimed materials that shape her monumental sculptures

From national representation and shipping challenges to Qatar's debut and Saudi Arabia's standout presentation, these are the Venice Biennale 2026 conversations defining the moment

MENA Panorama – an open call for image-makers from the Middle East and North Africa to spotlight the region’s evolving visual narratives

5 regional platforms reshaping how art and design are experienced. From kitchens to concept spaces, these curators are building new cultural conversations

Inside the issue: from deeply personal collector homes that read as living archives to the artists redefining the region’s visual language

The French-Moroccan gallerist and collector is rethinking the traditional gallery model, beginning with her artfully curated residence

Through a surreal journey across a Beverly Hills mansion, the Tehran-born, Berlin-based artist reflects on the experience of Iranian émigrés in the 1980s and how ideas of home were performed, welcomed, misread and imagined

Bashar Alhroub, Malak Mattar, Samia Halaby, Hazem Harb and Nabil Anani are amongst an intergenerational group of artists from the Gaza Strip who are channelling their pain and hope for peace through their work

Now in its fourth edition, the exhibition stages contemporary art directly within one of the world’s most enchanting historic landscapes

A bold exhibition at the Middle East Institute in Washington explores how Pop Art’s once-Western gaze is being reframed through Arab iconography

The world's largest annual light and art festival returns for its fifth edition this season, with 60 light art installations taking over the Saudi capital from November 20 to December 6

As Abu Dhabi Art evolves, it mirrors the Gulf’s growing role in the global art conversation

From regional talent and vintage collectibles to contemporary installations and a day of talks powered by AD Middle East

Against the timeless backdrop of Egypt’s pyramids, the fifth edition of Art D’Egypte’s Forever Is Now transforms the desert into an open-air museum of monumental art

From immersive installations to a roster of expert talks, here is what you shouldn’t miss at the second edition of the event

Now in its 17th edition, the fair will celebrate creative exchange across continents, from the Gulf to West Africa, Türkiye to South America, offering a vivid snapshot of the world’s artistic pulse

From sound art to sculpture, the showcase at Maraya Art Centre redefines the meaning of tatreez for a new generation

In her art- and memory-filled Dubai apartment, veteran Syrian artist Hala Al-Kouatli reflects on a life shaped by history, exile, and devotion

In a quiet corner of Dubai, the multidisciplinary artist has transformed a modest villa into a metaphysical sanctuary where craft, technology and consciousness converge to form a vision of the future

The UAE’s flourishing art scene has a new name that is championing contemporary art from the Gulf region