What has happened to the art world? Is it still struggling with the aftermath of the pandemic, or are we all quietly dealing with its lingering effects? Let’s be clear: the production of art has exploded. But this growth feels less like a creative renaissance and more like an industry—driven by trends, markets, and a…
A Lens Into The Soul… Ahmed Rasul An Iraqi Photographer Captures Authenticity & Recuperation
By Bedor Al Obaidi Ahmed Rasul is an Iraqi photographer born in Baghdad, October 1998. He earned his Middle school diploma in 2015, he finished his bachelor’s degree in fine arts, painting school from the Academy of Fine arts, in 2020. What was your first motivation or the main reason why you became a photographer?…
Bader Mahasneh’s Void and Form in Dubai
Fann À Porter Dubai is pleased to present Void and Form, a solo exhibition by Jordanian artist Bader Mahasneh, on view until 30 August 2023. This exhibition showcases Mahasneh’s mastery across various artistic mediums, including sculpture, photography, and painting and provides an opportunity to explore Mahasneh’s interdisciplinary approach and his profound insights into the human condition. Inspired by…
Alice Rahon & Ranu Mukherjee: Time Warriors
The themes and concerns alive in the work of Ranu Mukherjee and Alice Rahoncross generational boundaries and offer viewers the opportunity to consider ideas rooted in nature, materiality, and transcendence. Alice Rahon and Ranu Mukherjee: Time Warriors presents artworks that examine issues of migration and identities, our changing landscapes and environmental concerns, across history and…
Birdman Spread His Wings in London Provoking Dialogue About Migration, Identity and Social Challenges
Hoxon Gallery in London gladly invites you to Semaan Khawam, an esteemed Syrian-Lebanese artist widely recognized as Birdman, solo exhibition “Birdman Wings & Wheels” from 13 to 30 of July. Known as Birdman due to his affinity for incorporating avian symbolism into his work. With a diverse artistic repertoire spanning painting, sculpture, graffiti, and poetry,…
شيرين عودة واحتفال الألوان في Q0DE
تحتفي الأردن بالفنانة شيرين عودة، بمعرضٍ شخصي يصور رحلة انتقالها إلى كندا وهي محطةٌ مهمة في رحلة شيرين الفنية حيث كان المشهد الفني الديناميكي والمعاصر مصدرا هائلا للإلهام، خاصة في أعمالها الأخيرة والتي سيقدمها غاليري كود في معرض شخصي لشيرين من ٨ إلى ٢٢ مايو تحت عنوان “الاحتفال بالألوان”. في هذه السلسلة، “الاحتفال بالألوان”، استكشفت…
Tschabalala Self Seated At Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
This spring, Tschabalala Self’s first public sculpture, Seated, travels to the De La Warr Pavilion (DLWP) from April 19 to October 29, in Bexhill-on-Sea, UK. Standing three metres-high and made from patinated bronze, Self’s monumental work uses the everyday object of a seat as an entry point for questions of permission and performance within public space. Its…
Melvin Edwards: Lines for the Poet
Alexander Gray Associates, New York presents Melvin Edwards: Lines for the Poet, the artist’s seventh one-person exhibition with the Gallery in New York ongoing until April 15, 2023. It marks the debut of a series of never-before-shown ca. 1974 watercolors, as well as Lines for the Poet, a previously unrealized 1970 barbed wire installation. Together, these…
OFF THE GRID: Post-Formal Conceptualism
Hosfelt Gallery presents OFF THE GRID: Post-Formal Conceptualism from April 11 to May 20,2023. A sprawling group exhibition that will trace the use of the form of the grid in contemporary art, beginning with some of its most illustrious mid-20th century proponents: Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson, and South American geometric abstractionists Luis Tomasello, Francisco Sobrino…
Flamboyant & Exhilarating… Jan Van Imschoot’s Nighttime Revels of Pleasure-Loving Women at Galerie Templon
Celebrate great female figures of history with Belgian painter Jan Van Imschoot solo exhibition titled “Nightime Revels of Pleasure-Loving Women” at Galerie Templon (Paris, France) from March 25 to May 20, 2023. Arranged like sequences from a film, the successive paintings with their black background portray familiar faces and more obscure characters: filmmaker Alice Guy, Madame…
Olafur Eliasson | THE CURIOUS DESERT: First Solo In Arabia
Qatar Museums presents The curious desert, a new exhibition conceived by Olafur Eliasson for a site in the desert outside of Al Thakhira Mangrove Reserve and for the galleries of the National Museum of Qatar in Doha, from 19 March through 15 August 2023. Located inside and outside the museum, the exhibition includes new site-specific works…
Couture Divas by Azaïdé at Fann A Porter
From 20 to 30 March 2023, The Fann A Porter Gallery in collaboration with Astrid Lesuisse present Couture Divas, an exhilarating exhibition during Women’s History Month, featuring the remarkable works of UAE-based artist, Azaïdé. Couture Divas, a two-year project by Azaïdé, showcases vibrant and expressive pieces that celebrate independent and strong women in diverse settings. The collection…
Present in a Lonely Image Group Exhibition by Alexander Gray Associates
Germantown: March 24–May 28, 2023 Alexander Gray Associates, Germantown presents Present in a Lonely Image, a group exhibition spotlighting the artistic practices of current and former Gallery staff. The show foregrounds the singular approach of seven artists while bringing to the fore their shared proclivity towards introspection. This inclination—defined by both self-representation and/or a critique of…
Christina Quarles “Collapsed Time” in Germany
Christina Quarles’s first institutional solo exhibition in Germany features paintings and works on paper by Quarles from 2016 onwards, as well as a large-scale painting installation created for the show at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Berlin from 24 March – 17 September 2023. The artist has developed a site-specific architectural intervention that occupies the entire exhibition…
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence at de Young Museum
American artist Kehinde Wiley’s new body of paintings and sculptures “An Archaeology of Silence” at de Young museum (San Francisco) from March 18 – October 15, 2023 confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence against Black people through the visual language of the fallen figure. It expands on his 2008 series, Down — a group of large-scale portraits…
Michael Ray Charles Vendi Vidi at Galerie Templon
Following the success of Michael Ray Charles’ recent Paris exhibition, In The Presence of Light, Galerie Templon is celebrating along with the invaluable help of the exhibition’s curator Hedwig Van Impe, the artist’s comeback to New York with “VENI VIDI”. Michael Ray Charles is a pioneering artist in his exploration of African-American question. Since the…
Gallery Wendi Norris is honored to present Remedios Varo: Encuentros, the Spanish artist’s second solo gallery exhibition since her death in 1963. With approximately twelve works on display, Remedios Varo: Encuentros explores Varo’s engagement with the unexpected. A decade after organizing the artist’s first solo gallery exhibition (Indelible Fables, 2012), Gallery Wendi Norris is thrilled to deepen its…
Impact: Black AIDS Institute Auction by Artsy
Artsy is honored to present Impact: Black AIDS Institute, an auction in support of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Black community in the United States. In honor of U.S. Pride Month and celebrating equality, freedom and people’s rights to control their own lives and bodies, Artsy will be donating a portion of the Buyer’s…
French Duo PIERRE ET GILLES Exhibiting in Sweden for the First Time
For the first time, French artistic duo Pierre et Gilles are exhibiting in Sweden from February 10 to September 14. For their show “Troubled Waters”, the artists have seized upon the old harbour setting around Spritmuseum. The romantic image of the sea, the harbour and the sailing life are contrasted with the overexploitation of our…
Hassan Sharif’s Political Paintings at AGA
Alexander Gray Associates, New York presents Hassan Sharif: Political Paintings (2008–2009) from March 17 to April 23. While Sharif (1951–2016) is best known for his sculptural compositions, he was a dedicated painter—insisting, “It is so easy now for me to give up painting and make objects, but time and time again I feel painting is…
Hayv Kahraman at The Mosaic Rooms
Pilar Corrias is pleased to announce Gut Feelings, a solo exhibition of paintings and mixed media works by Hayv Kahraman at The Mosaic Rooms, London from 25 February to 29 May 2022. In this new work, the artist delves into scientific research to situate the effects of trauma in the body and to investigate methodologies…
Cornelius Völker’s In The Last Light
Hosfelt Gallery is pleased to announce Cornelius Völker solo exhibition In The Last Light from February 26 to March 19. Cornelius Völker explores the thorny relationships we humans have with nature and time in a series of paintings that, while rooted in conventions of historical European painting, are eminently contemporary. The centerpiece of the exhibition…
Are You Ready to Experience Art Freely?! Don’t Miss 3031 Art Festival at Darb1718
Darb1718 Contemporary Art and Cultural Center is pleased to announce its upcoming relaunch event, 3031 Art Festival, scheduled to take place from 4-12 March, 2022. This unique 9-day event brings together Cairo’s contemporary art community with the general public for a one-of-a-kind celebration of multi-disciplinary art and culture. The festival will include an eclectic display…
TAM Gallery Announce a Collective of Fantastic News for Art Lovers in Egypt
TAM Gallery, the largest multi-platform art organization; comprising of both online and offline galleries, has exciting news for art lovers in Egypt! Whether you’re a collector, artist or art fanatic there’s something for you at TAM Gallery. So set tight and enjoy this ride! New Artists Joining TAM Gallery Family! Four artists joins the growing…
Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It’s Kept
In April 2022, the Whitney will present the eightieth edition of its flagship exhibition, the Whitney Biennial. Established in 1932 by the Museum’s founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, it is the longest-running exhibition of its kind. Featuring sixty-three artists and collectives from a variety of generations, working across disciplines and media, the 2022 Biennial takes full…
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Between Sunrise and Sunset at Venice Biennale 2022
The National Pavilion UAE’s upcoming exhibition at the Biennale Arte 2022 (Venice Biennale) is titled Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Between Sunrise and Sunset. The exhibition will present a new body of work created for the National Pavilion UAE by Emirati artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, a veteran of the experimental art community in the UAE. Curated by…
Quoz Arts Fest, The Region’s Best Loved Cultural Festival, is Back!
Quoz Arts Fest by Alserkal will return during the last weekend of January, on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 January, 2022, activating Alserkal Avenue and the creative neighbourhood of Al Quoz and as a celebration of homegrown creatives from the region. The festival will see live music, performances, food trucks, outdoor installations, contemporary art exhibitions,…
MODERN RELICS at FOLD
FOLD, London, is pleased to present Modern Relics a group show of artists working predominantly in sculpture from Wednesday 9th February 2022 – Saturday 12th March 2022. The work serves as imaginary artifacts, scavenged and excavated from contemporary culture and urban environments. Elements of classical architecture, modern cityscape, geometry and archaeological finds have been reformulated…
Amir Arsalan Sharifi “Entrance” at Etemad Gallery
“Space” from its human perspective, has always been one considered as one ofthe most intriguing and mysterious topics. Man is continuously on the move tono avail; and it is the artist, who through the power of imagination, creates theseother spaces. “Entrance” is the title of this forthcoming series by Amir Arsalan Sharifi from January 28…
Art Basel Selected to Stage New Contemporary and Modern Art Fair in The Iconic Grand Palais of Paris
Art Basel, together with its parent company MCH Group, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a seven-year contract to stage a new contemporary and Modern art fair at the prestigious Grand Palais in Paris, following a public competition initiated by the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais in December last year….
Etemad Gallery Presents Mehrdad Pournazarali’s Pristine
Etemad Gallery presents the latest work by Mehrdad Pournazarali. Born in 1980, Rasht, Iran. Mehrdad Pournazarali passion for drawing both during and after his university studies has made him focus on this medium as means of artistic expression. Moreover, his keen interest in primitive, ethnic and tribal art as well as pictorial sources from different…
Gallery Wendi Norris welcomes Director Fernanda Partida Ochoa
Gallery Wendi Norris welcomes Fernanda Partida Ochoa (b. Guadalajara, Mexico) as our new Director of Contemporary Art. As Director, she will act as the primary liaison between artist studios and the gallery team. Fernanda brings to the position 15+ years of professional experience as a researcher, curator, and arts organizer, as well as a fluency…
Hady Boraey’s Eden Dance at Fann Á Porter
Fann Á Porter, The Workshop Dubai is pleased to share with you the exhibition catalogue of Eden Dance by Egyptian painter Hady Boraey, opening on Wednesday 26 January to 28 February. Hady Boraey is an independent visual artist as well as a lecturer for the Fine Arts department at Alexandria University. Boraey has amassed a…
GIDEON RUBIN’s Red Boys and Green Girls at Hosfelt Gallery
Hosfelt Gallery (San Francisco) presents Red Boys and Green Girls a solo exhibition by Gideon Rubin from January 27 to February 19. The paintings in Gideon Rubin’s seventh solo exhibition at Hosfelt Gallery reflect the zeitgeist of our COVID-defined world. Solitary figures, frequently turned away from the viewer, stand immobilized or move dreamily in blurry,…
Gisela McDaniel’s Manhaga Fu’una
Pilar Corris Gallery presents Gisela McDaniel solo exhibition “Manhaga Fu’una” from January 27 to February 26. Within the context of traditional Western (Colonial) art history, the relationship between the femme bodied sitter and the artist is one predicated on a hierarchical binary interaction: voyeur and object of desire; maker and object; author and subject. This…
wOnderlust By Oda Jaune At Templon Gallery
After a two-year absence, unconventional artist Oda Jaune is back, offering a Paris transformed by the pandemic wOnderlust, a powerful, dazzling new exhibition centring on a breath-taking 10-metre-long canvas and a life-sized hologram. The canvases, water colours and hologram together map out a fabulous journey, veering between the magical and the monstrous. The show is…
Mother Line By Laurel Nakadate at Tephra ICA
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, in partnership with Mason Exhibitions at George Mason University, will present exhibitions of the work of Laurel Nakadate. The exhibitions will be guest curated by Lily Siegel and Donald Russell. From January 22 to May 29, 2022. Laurel Nakadate (American, b. 1975) explores self-representation, identity formation, relationships amongst strangers, and…
Fatima Mortada’s First Solo Exhibition in Years “INANNA ASCENDS” at The LT Gallery
The LT Gallery (Beirut, Lebanon) is excited to immerse art lovers in a bygone era of worshipped goddesses where cryptic mythology meets the handwoven raw canvas of artist Fatima Mortada on January 20 until February 10. Mortada’s exhibition titled INANNA ASCENDS is a labor of love, celebrating the Powerful Female represented throughout history in legends…
RAKFAF Celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary
Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival’s RAKFAF landmark 10th edition was opened by H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) on Friday night with an array of local, regional and international VIP guests invited to mark the occasion. The annual arts festival, which is now established as one of…
Eloge de la Ligne A Dialogue Between Safaa Erruas & Katharina Hinsberg
MLF | Marie-Laure Fleisch is pleased to present Éloge de la ligne, a dialogue between the singular worlds of Safaa Erruas and Katharina Hinsberg. On View from January 14 to February 26. Their initial sources of inspiration differ but each artist has developed a unique talent for revealing the sculptural potential of paper. Devoid of…
Alexander Gray Associates Announces Representation of Steve Locke
Alexander Gray Associates announces representation of Steve Locke (b.1963). Spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, Locke’s practice critically engages with the Western canon to muse on the connections between desire, identity, and violence. Alexander Gray Associates will present two exhibitions of the artist’s work in 2022: a Germantown, NY debut in the summer and Locke’s…
Join Carnivals of Clouds at Janet Rady Gallery
Janet Rady Fine Art is pleased to present Carnivals of Clouds, a group exhibition of international artists, featuring Koshiro Akiyama, Iain Andrews, Kerry Louise Bennett, Beatrice Hassell-McCosh, Yann Leto, Alice Macdonald, Lindsey Jean Mclean, Orla Murray, Blessing Ngobeni and Jade van der Mark. On view from January 12 – February 22. As the name of…
The List is Out! Art Dubai Reveals Galleries, Programs and An NFT Platform!
Art Dubai today announced the list of participating galleries at its 2022 edition, which will be its most extensive to date. The fair will take place at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai from 11-13 March 2022, with previews on 9 and 10 March. The leading global platform for art and artists from the Middle East and Global…
Muatasim Alkubaisy First Solo at Ayyam Gallery
Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present to you (t)irony the first solo exhibition featuring Sharjah-based sculptor Muatasim Alkubaisy’s work. From January 12 to March 1 in Dubai. (t)irony features Alkubaisy’s largest body of work yet, composed of a selection of figures, portraying those that have been ruined by power. These non-deserving and corrupt characters utilize…
Fatemeh Bahman Siyahmard’s To Live on Edges at Aaran Gallery
Living in a mega city like Tehran, by itself is an impossible act, a city that swallows soil, water, nature and identities. Thus leaving the citizens confounded and under constant pressure. There are moments where there are no answers to be found, no solutions to the problems and no possible future. It is no longer…
Three Fates Group Exhibition by Wendi Norris
Gallery Wendi Norris is pleased to present Three Fates, featuring works by artists Ambreen Butt, Chitra Ganesh, and Eva Schlegel at Fort Mason Center Pier 2 in San Francisco. Three Fates will be the seventh exhibition in the gallery’s innovative offsite exhibition model. On view from January 13 – January 30, 2022. In ancient cultures…
Broken Year by Valeska Soares at Alexander Gray Associates
Alexander Gray Associates is pleased to announce Broken Year, Valeska Soares’s third one-person presentation with the Gallery. From January 13 to February 26, 2022. Conceived as a broken calendar that marks the artist’s experience of the passage of time, Broken Year is Soares’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The work takes the shape of a gallery-wide…
Jennie C. Jones’s DynamicsSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
From January 28 through April 18, 2022, an exhibition of new and recent works by interdisciplinary artist Jennie C. Jones will be on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Jennie C. Jones: Dynamics will include paintings, works on paper, and a sound installation that responds to the Guggenheim’s iconic architecture by interweaving visual and aural experience.Jennie…
Iran… Miss Your Favorite Artists? Catch Them in “Factory 04” at Mohsen Gallery!
“Factory” is a series of group shows dedicated to the less-seen artworks of a selected number of Mohsen Gallery artists that are either in-progress or have been missed from the view of the audience in Iran, as they were represented only in art fairs, group shows, and international exhibitions. “Factory 04” features works by Sasan…
Sharjah Art Foundation is Looking for a Photographer to Win!
Sharjah Art Foundation invites photographers to submit their work for Vantage Point Sharjah 9 (VPS9), the ninth iteration of Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual photography initiative, which aims to foster the development and creativity of photographers, and encourages their engagement with the wider cultural community. The open call welcomes submissions from both local and international photographers…
Al Mahha Art 