Tag: Middle East
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Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani – interview: ‘We are all part of a larger global conversation’
He is an author, curator and a member of the Qatari royal family. He is also the founder of the Institute for Arab and Islamic Art, a not-for-profit organisation that he hopes will enlighten those in the west about the…
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From Ear to Ear to Eye: Sounds and Stories From Across the Arab World
This powerful show fuses art and music in an attempt to open ears and eyes to life in the Arab world
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Akram Zaatari: Against Photography – An Annotated History of the Arab Image Foundation
Searching for alternative historical and cultural narratives, Zaatari reveals the contents of the Arab Image Foundation through documentary film, photography and art, bringing new readings to the collection
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Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez: ‘Nothing can be reduced to black and white’
Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez talk about their cross-cultural project Geometric Aljamía, which aimed to bring together visual arts as seen in Islamic and western cultures
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Morehshin Allahyari: ‘Suddenly, I had the opportunity of making art without having to censor myself’
The Iranian-born artist, who moved to the US in 2007, talks about important concepts in her work, including exile, censorship, virtual and digital media and the adoption of technology in developing countries
