New mission for Arab Image Foundation
The organisation’s platform, which has just gone live, promises a more interactive and enlightening experience for users keen to access its thousands of fascinating photographic objects     These are exciting times for the Arab Image Foundation, with the non-profit organisation having just moved this week into a highly anticipated...
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Depicting decisions and dilemmas
Masoud Akhavanjam’s two large-scale, stainless steel structures on show at the Venice Biennale explore the choices we all face in life and their far-reaching consequences      Life’s age-old contradictions and the push and pull that conflicts produce have long been a source of fascination to the Iranian sculptor Masoud Akhavanjam,...
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A tribute to Batroun
Sami Basbous’s latest multi-faceted show pays tribute to his beloved birthplace     The historic coastal city of Batroun inevitably has a special place in Sami Basbous’s heart, given that he was born there and his father’s family hails from the local village of Ghouma. However, the Beirut-based artist’s affection for this...
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Encouraging Organic Growth
Taline N. Boladian and Juliana Khalaf Salhab are the founders of the Beirut-based BAKS fine art advisory firm, which specializes in the valuation and buying/selling of Lebanese Modern and Contemporary Art, Islamic Art, and 19th/20th century European Art, alongside other art-related services, with clients across the Middle East and farther...
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The Art of Sharing
The Habroosh Art Foundation is not only providing the award-winning, contemporary Emirati artist Jamal Habroush Al Suwaidi with an international platform, but also treating audiences to a fascinating insight into the UAE’s rich heritage. Nabil Sammer, the foundation’s co-founder, tells ArtScoops more… When did you first decide that you wanted...
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A New Advocate for the Fine Arts
The latest addition to the magazine market, Gallery aims to bring art into more Lebanese homes and increase its accessibility, while steering clear of critique and academic narrative. Ramzi El Hafez, the publication’s editor, tells ArtScoops more     What prompted you to launch the Gallery magazine and what void do you see it...
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Talent, with a traditional twist
Glass artist Felekşan Onar talks to Ahmad Minkara about her incredible journey from the world of banking to showcasing her work at the V&A, London, and Venice Glass Week, Murano   From her time at Cornell University, New York, where she studied Economics and Music, to her Eastern Mediterranean roots, the factors that have played...
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When Weston met Modotti .....
Maryam Eisler’s latest show shines a spotlight on the relationship between a groundbreaking photographer and his avant-garde muse. Ahmad Minkara finds out more about what Eisler set out to capture and what she discovered from this landmark project   Feminism in its various forms and interpretations has long been a source of interest...
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Protect and Preserve
Having witnessed the devastating impact of losing art in a fire, Cyril Karaoglan has made it a lifelong mission to relay the message that insurance is a necessity for collectors, not a luxury, he tells Ahmad Minkara. When marking ‘not be missed’ art exhibitions on our calendars, it’s easy to forget that many of the masterpieces that we’re...
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