Aimee Dawson

Aimee Dawson is a writer and editor specialising in art in the digital sphere; social media in the art world; and Middle Eastern visual culture. She was formerly an editor at The Art Newspaper and writes the monthly column Insta’gratification about how the art world and social media collide.

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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi's collection grows as curatorial team shrinks

Second exhibition is announced as building stalls in Emirate

Outcry after Toledo Museum of Art sells ancient Greek and Egyptian objects at auction

The Cypriot ambassador urged the museum to keep the works, while Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities demanded their return and has blacklisted the institution

Make art but can’t travel? Yorkshire museum asks artists to email their tech-based works instead

The project was inspired by the experience of working with artists who struggle to obtain visas and those who are too fearful to even apply

Not just mummies: British Museum to expand collection with work from modern Egypt

Printed materials, textiles, photographs and items of everyday homeware from the 20th and 21st centuries to be shown alongside museum’s renowned holdings of ancient art

Dubai Design Week gets under way with more than 150 events

This year's second edition has plenty on offer, from national pavilions to algae-eating drones

Berlin-based Syrian artist Marwan dies aged 82

Painter who created “face landscapes” has works in major public collections around the world

Three to see: London

William Eggleston's sumptuous portraits, two million pennies at the Turner Prize and the source of art revealed in south London<br>

Three to see: London

Picasso’s portraits, AbEx’s big guns and Parreno’s Turbine Hall commission are not to be missed during Frieze week&nbsp; <br>

Prizesnews

Rana Begum wins Abraaj prize

The artist was part of the award's first ever all-female shortlist

Top five London shows during Frieze week

Our pick of the city's must-see exhibitions, including Picasso, Pollock and two million pennies<br>

Fairsnews

Viennacontemporary triumphs in round two

Fair returns after seeing off its longer-established rival Viennafair

Culture trumps politics with modern Arab art show in Iran

Tehran Museum’s The Sea Suspended seeks to bridge boundaries

ICA brings Middle Eastern art scene to London

Two festivals in September aim to present region's thriving culture industry amid political turbulence

JR unveils show-stopping athletes in time for Rio Olympics

Project is French artist's second major venture in Brazilian city after work in favela in 2008

New galleries at National Museum of Scotland present thousands of exhibits

Napoleon’s sister, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Dolly the Sheep feature in the art and science displays

Three to see: London

See the best of British at Christie's then hop over to Hockney before going underground for a night of art <br> <br>

The guide that Takes London’s artistic pulse

Conceived in a pub in 1978, the Neca listing has widened interest in contemporary art far beyond Cork Street