The exhibition presents a wide range of artistic practices—from research-based engagements with infrastructure projects to conceptual works that question the very perception of distance.
The wooden artwork Forest Heart by Mohamadali Vadood, created using his distinctive “Naqsh-Bandi” technique, impressed the A’ Design Award in Italy in 2019; an art form born from wood and committed to the environment, inviting us to look at nature with greater attention and understanding
The first international Arabic calligraphy competition of the Grande Mosquée de Paris, held as part of the centenary celebrations of this historic landmark, concluded with 30 laureates selected from participants from 32 countries. With a total prize fund of €57,000, the competition placed six major Arabic and Islamic calligraphic traditions at the center of an international cultural event in Paris
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.
