Category Archives: Festivals
Andalusian Journal’s Featured Artist: Lamya Gargash
UAE native Lamya Gargash was chosen as the featured artist for the first UAE pavilion in the Venice Biennale. Gargash’s work offers an in depth look at facets of the country’s society that are often closed off to tourists. Here … Continue reading
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Day Two: Sharjah Biennial
This is a short video I made while visiting the Sharjah Biennial. Sharjah is the third largest Emirate in the UAE. Although less known than its flashy neighbors, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, this Emirate has been cultivating cultural initiatives for … Continue reading
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Art Dubai: Day One
The tone is decidely optimistic as festival head John Martin told the crowd to not pay attention too much to the articles we are reading about Dubai abroad, and instead focus on all the positive developments happening in the city. … Continue reading
Arabic typographic matchmaking–East meets West
I am heading to Dubai for the annual Art Dubai show. At this year’s event, the Khatt Foundation (a 1,025-member Middle Eastern design network dedicated to design research and cultural exchange between Europe and the Arab World/Middle East) will launch … Continue reading
Middle East represents at this years Armory Show
The future for fairs may be unknown, but today’s tour of the Armory with Jerry Saltz proved to be one of the most enjoyable interviews in my career. Saltz is the art critic for New York Magazine and his point … Continue reading
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