From White Cube to Blue Skies: Dr Omar Kholeif on masterminding a milestone exhibition
Conceived as a ‘love letter’ to London and extending from Lisson Gallery’s venues onto the streets, it’s easy to see why ‘Finding My Blue Sky’ became one of the most talked-about art exhibitions of Summer 2025. The monumental project, featuring works by 30 international artists from diverse backgrounds and eras, was curated and ‘choreographed’...
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‘The Alchemist’: a deeply meaningful metaphor
Showcasing works on themes rooted in transformation, ‘The Alchemist’, a major exhibition by Ali Banisadr at Katonah Museum of Art, New York, was certainly aptly named. Ahmad Minkara learns more about how the Iranian-born American artist’s experiences in both Tehran and the US have prompted him to dig below the surface and, in turn, informed his...
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At home with Nada Debs
Long established as an industry pioneer with a distinctive practice, the Lebanese designer Nada Debs recently invited Ahmad Minkara into her home for a wide-ranging chat. Read on to learn more about her latest projects, the collectibles she treasures and how Nada - a self-confessed introvert - stepped out of her comfort zone to fly the flag for...
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Unexplored art born from a city in flux
The exhibition ‘All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group’ offers a welcome opportunity to discover more about a pioneering art movement which emerged at a critical point in Iraq’s history and heralded a new era of experimentation and expression. Curator and expert in modern Iraqi art history Nada Shabout takes us...
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Capturing chaos, confinement and clarity on canvas
The paintings of Caleen Ladki provide open, honest and raw snapshots of her personal journey, which spans love, loss, uncertainty and geographical borders. Here, Ladki explains how she not only recreated, but even processed landmark lived experiences and shifting landscapes through her artistic practice.Do you come from an ‘artistic’ family and...
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Big topics, small details
Big topics, small details: Rashid Rana on the art of manifestation in macro and microRashid Rana with his work_photo by Vipul SangoiRashid Rana’s recent exhibition ‘Fractured Moment’ swiftly became a talking point when it opened in London recently, with audiences queuing up to view the gargantuan image of an Amazon depot which, on closer...
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On the healing power of clay
The Syrian-Austrian ceramist Dana Mufti channels a wide range of emotions into her practice, creating poignant pieces that range from innocent childhood mementoes to others with a darker slant, as we discover.From favourite snacks and games of yesteryear, childhood memories inevitably evoke feelings of nostalgia as we grow older.But for the...
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A special kind of storytelling
Ismat Mahmassani’s distinctive artistic practice, which she affectionately terms ‘magical realism’, is garnering her a following in Lebanon and elsewhere, as Artscoops discovers.The Lebanese photographer and digital content creator Ismat Mahmassani is fast becoming known as a visual storyteller of note, both in her homeland and...
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Creating cross-border connections
Lebanese-American photographer Mimo Khair talks to Artscoops about her passion for capturing and sharing authentic, often untold, human stories across continents.Mimo Khair at her solo exhibition in DuesseldorfSpanning geographical locations that range from ultra-modern Arab cities to remote villages in China, the photographic work of Mimo Khair...
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