Ten Artworks We Loved from the Inaugural 2026 Art Basel Qatar

The projects and moments that stood out

Lebanese Director Fadi Syriani Asks: After “All This Death”, What Comes Next?

The 16-minute stop motion animated short film follows Vladimir, an elderly Beirut resident through his ritual of obsessively reading obituaries and attending strangers’ funerals daily

Interludes and Transitions: The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026 Opens in JAX District 

Bringing together more than 65 artists from over 37 countries whose works traces migration, memory, and cultural transmission

Craft & Code at ERTH Abu Dhabi Bridges Craft, Design, and Technology

The three-day exhibition features world-first reveals and regional debuts

Quoz Arts Fest 2026 Returns for Its 14th Edition — Here’s What Not to Miss

A weekend of music, food, art, and film

The House That Bady Built

For French-Syrian artist Bady Dalloul, a house is country unto itself. Within his practice, he invites us to cross the threshold into a universe of personal memories, imagined stories, and the small empires he has been building since his childhood summers in Damascus

Faces of Memory: Inside the World of Sara Shamma

For the best part of two decades, Sara Shamma has been one of the most prolific and influential figures in Syria’s contemporary art scene. With an inimitable style and aura, she has carved out a powerful niche in the global art world; one that this feature – produced, styled and shot by an entirely Syrian ensemble – set out to capture

Female Directors Lead Arab Cinema Into the 2026 Oscars Race

"This story is not just about Gaza. It speaks to a universal grief. Cinema can preserve a memory. Cinema can resist amnesia. May Hind Rajab’s voice be heard."