Articles
Renowned Lebanese artist's home destroyed by Israeli forces
They are erasing our heritage and our history, says son of the late painter and poet Abdul-Hamid Baalbaki
Balancing tradition and modernity to explore Emirati art's identity
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reflects on the UAE's creative scene from its formation in 1971 to the present day
The archival project introducing new generation to traditional Syrian music
Fractured industry is slowly being rebuilt as cassette tapes are discovered, collected and digitised
British Museum's Silk Roads looks eastward – in more ways than one
Extensive show highlights cultural exchanges across continents more than one thousand years ago
Trailblazing Saudi artist Safeya Binzagr dies aged 84
A graduate of St Martin’s School of Art in London, she led the way for young artists and scholars of today in her country
Wael Shawky's Venice Biennale hit eyes global success
His production, which revisits Egypt's struggle for independence, recently won fans in Toronto and has the Middle East in its sights
New York Narratives uncovers history of Arab and Muslim immigrants
Brooklyn native Asad Dandia introduces tourists to places and stories historians might have missed
How Arab is Paris? Art history might have the answer
Museum of Modern Art show traces the profound impact of artists from French colonies on the capital
The memoir peeling back five decades of Iraqi cultural history
A year on from the release of her lifetime-in-the-making memoir, Story of Water and Fire, The National looks back at the poet and artist's life and art
Anti-apartheid creative shares his 50 years of activism and art
Retrospective by South African creative Gavin Jantjes follows his five decades of documenting history on a canvas
Nil Yalter on her 60 years of fighting for women in art world
Her latest exhibition at London's Ab-Anbar gallery explores the connection between sound and art
The compulsive, creative energy of Hamid Zenati
Late Algerian artist's manifold works are being showcased at a new UK exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary
New book reveals who the modernist Arab artists really were
Dubai writer sheds light on heyday of Arab modernism by interviewing family members
Photographers struggling to expose reality of life in Gaza
Media access and misrepresentation problems are proving to be ‘extremely frustrating’
Unravelled: How rug making went from Middle East to Scotland
Transport and transformation are themes of display now on show in Scotland