Borrowed from the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, the exhibition’s title speaks to the tension between sensitivity, beauty, and emotional weight.

The power of this painting lies in its ability to allow multiple readings to coexist. Rather than evoking nostalgia, it raises questions—and it is precisely this contemporary spirit that has drawn attention to Bita Vakili within the Middle Eastern art scene.

You can see Mehrdad Fallah’s skill in transforming the word into form, form into animal, and animal into sign. In this work, he has not painted a lion; he has written the lion in an international language.

The Islamic Arts Biennale is the first biennale in the world dedicated exclusively to presenting diverse curatorial narratives on Islamic art and culture, past and present

Bringing together over 70 works spanning more than six decades, this unique anniversary auction celebrates the richness, diversity and dynamism of art from the Middle East and North Africa.

The Sharjah Art Foundation president and director, described by TIME as an “Art Ambassador,” has transformed Sharjah’s artistic landscape into an international platform for contemporary art, cross-cultural dialogue, and marginalized voices.

Works by the late Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian are currently on view at Kunstmuseum Luzern as part of Shirana Shahbazi: All at Once. An Interplay with Li Tavor.

The multidisciplinary platform runs until Sept. 18 and spans painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, installation and mixed media.

Zohreh Mehraban said: “We must be able to present our artists to international standards, translate local narratives into a global language, and demonstrate that art from the region is not a ‘special subject’ for a global audience, but part of the contemporary conversation of world art.”