Water listens, remembers, and carries stories across time. In The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide, opening on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, Palestinian artist Jumana Emil Abboud invites audiences into a world where storytelling is a living force—fluid, ritualistic, and…

Art Basel Qatar - with Visit Qatar as the fair's Lead Partner - will be held from 5-7 February 2026 (with Preview Days from 3-4 February), across Msheireb Downtown Doha venues M7 and Doha Design District, as well as other locations and venues in the area.

CEO of Vesta Color : Afshin Pirhashemi is a singular figure in the Middle Eastern art scene. For three consecutive years, he was listed among the world’s 500 most expensive artists by the Paris-based institutions Artprice and FIAC. At the same time, the conceptual core of his painting reflects an…

Omar El-Nagdi’s painting La Pharaonne forms a bridge between Pharaonic mythology, contemporary reality, and the shared global concerns of humanity. One of the most compelling ironies in this master painter’s approach is his deliberate choice of the title La Pharaonne—“The Pharaoh’s Lady”—instead…

Over the past decade, the economy of visual arts in the Middle East has shifted from a marginal and largely symbolic sphere to a significant component of the region’s cultural equations, investment strategies, and even soft-power diplomacy.

This article analyzes a single artwork by renowned Emirati artist Najat Makki : Words fade as soon as they are spoken, but images linger—this belief lies at the heart of Najat Makki’s artistic practice. One of the most influential figures in the United Arab Emirates’ art history, Makki belongs to…