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NEWS
Is the Market For Egyptian Art Undergoing Its Own Revolution?
By Shane Ferro, ARTINFO
Yesterday morning, the news wire service Reuters reported on a prospering art market in Cairo, where work inspired by the uprising earlier this year against former dictator...
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THE SCENE
Snail Fever
Running at Dubai's The Third Line from 22 June -28 July, Snail Fever explores the viral power of music. We speak with curator Sara Mameni on the show's conception and the power of song.
Featuring eight artists, Snail Fever comprises works by Abbas Akhavan, Fatima Al-Qadiri and Khalid Al-Gharaballi, Ala Ebtekar, Haris Epaminonda, Christodoulos Panayiotou,...
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THE SCENE
Art Matters
Art Matters at Manama's Seef Mall seeks to encourage the youth to utilise their creative imagination and discover the healing power of art. Organised by the mall in collaboration with Al-Riwaq Art Space, the project runs from 21 April-15 July.
Nestled in the heart of Manama, Al-Riwaq Art Space was founded in 1988 and has long been regarded as the city's premier non-profit gallery. It was founded on the premise that...
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Offscreen in Arabia
Arabia Offscreen is looking for 10 young, talented and, above all, creative practitioners working in the fields of art, photography and film. Entrants must be between 18-24 years old and come from the UK, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt or Malaysia.
Ten winners will be selected by a judging panel consisting of Stephen Stapleton, Founder of Offscreen; Venetia Porter of the British Museum; Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem and...
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REVIEW
All Work and No Play
Kevin Jones visits Yto Barrada's retrospective, which ran at the Deutsche Guggenheim from 15 April-19 June and takes a look at the Moroccan artist's diverse riffs.
Yto Barrada is the kind of artist you want to change the world with. Her brand of artistic activism is infused with a slow sense of humour that toys with its object, like a kid...
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ONE TO WATCH
Mehmet Ali Uysal: A Space Odyssey
This young Turkish artist manipulates, plays with and transforms space. With his show Mist at Dubai's Etemad Gallery running from 12 June-11 July, we discussed his latest series and ability to experiment with the intangible.
There's something vaguely disconcerting about the white, foggy works in Turkish Mehmet Ali Uysal's latest series, Mist. From afar, they are dreamy white canvases, but the...
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ONE TO WATCH
Alfred Tarazi: A Moment of Truth
Walid Sadek interviews Alfred Tarazi on his relentlessly probing large-scale drawings, on view at Vienna's Krinzinger Projekte. Questioning issues of war and disappearance, the show runs from 6 May-25 June.
Following a three-month residency at Krinzinger Projekte in Vienna, Lebanese artist Alfred Tarazi presents a set of large-scale drawings. In A Moment Of Truth, he explores...
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COMPETITION
The Shabab Ayyam Photography Competition
Ayyam Gallery's upcoming art competition aims to shed light on the Arab world's emerging talents in hopes of paving the way for the next generation of photographers.
The premiere of the Shabab Ayyam Photography Competition organised by Ayyam Gallery is an unprecedented initiative that aims to provide young Arab artists with a platform to...
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NEWS
Artist Anahita Ramzi on Her Emdash Award-Winning Iranian Protest Project
By Coline Milliard, ARTINFO UK
LONDON-German artist Anahita Razmi has just been awarded the Frieze Art Fair's first Emdash Award, which recognises an artist based outside the United Kingdom with a commission...
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PREVIEW
Out of Range
Jeddah's Athr Gallery is spearheading Contemporary conceptual art in the Kingdom with their latest exhibition. Patrick Gallagher previews 'The Bravery of Being Out Of Range', from 24 May–18 June.
The concept behind this exhibition is an examination of the dichotomy of globalisation, a phenomenon that is at once both limiting and liberating. Among other ideas, the...
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