Celebrating Five Thousand Years of Multi-Culturalism   An exhibition of art and artefacts at the Aga Khan Museum looks past Syria’s troubled present to its rich and diverse history   With events in Syria rarely out of the news, it’s become difficult to think back past the conflict that rages on across the country and its devastating...

From Apps to Aleppo   When two seemingly polarised universes featured in the same news bulletins recently, the fine art photographer Khaled Akil decided to bring them together, with fascinating results.   Who better to highlight the horrors of war to as wide an audience as possible than the characters of the world’s most popular...

Relatively Speaking   Hailing from a famous artistic lineage, the young Paul Guiragossian is carving his very own niche on a familiar stage   Despite his impressive artistic heritage, Paul Guiragossian admits that it was viewing paintings by some of the old masters, rather than the influence of his family, that prompted him to...

The Alchemist of Lebanese Design   An upcoming exhibition on a Jungle Protocol, Tradition and Etiquette theme will help House of Today continue its support of emerging local talent, the project’s founder, Cherine Magrabi-Tayeb, explains     Now a key fixture on Lebanon’s design calendar, the House of Today’s biennial exhibition is...

Paradise Lost, Memories Found   The Iranian artist Firouz FarmanFarmaian tackles the sensitive themes of exile and identity in a collection of works currently on show at the Shirin Gallery, New York, while also embarking on a journey of self-discovery     While many of us have stumbled upon long-forgotten family photos of past...

Beyond Borders   Too busy to browse for art in person? Frederick Gentis, founder of the online platform Gallerease, understands…   A love of art and a busy lifestyle are not particularly compatible, as Dutch-born Frederick Gentis quickly began to realise when in the midst of creating a personal collection.   Despite having a...

Going Green   Aarnout Helb’s permanent collection of work by Saudi Arabian artists brings a diverse mix of talent from a still largely closed country under one roof.   Shrouded in mystery, Saudi Arabia remains a source of fascination among many, known more for its rich oil reserves than its art.   But the Dutch collector...

On Negotiating Space and Memory Describing her work as “an abstracted attempt at reflecting on experiences and quests”, Hiba Kalache talks mapping the environment with Artscoops.                               You have said that your art is a response to your environment and a way of trying to make sense of it. How did you come to...

A Voyage of Discovery   The founder and director of BEIRUT ART FAIR Laure d’Hauteville tells Artscoops about the challenges and thrills of making a major regional cultural event bigger and better year on year.          The 2016 edition of the Beirut Art Fair promises to raise the bar even higher in terms of scale and diversity....