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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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

Six shows to see during Art Basel

Alleviate your fair-tigue with these exhibitions in and around the Swiss city

French museums kick off culture events to mark Euro 2016

Louvre-Lens among institutions hoping to turn football into footfall

Prizesnews

Pakistani artist Ghulam Mohammad wins Jameel Art Prize

The exhibition of shortlisted artists is now on view at Istanbul’s Pera Museum, before starting an international tour

Five offbeat art spaces to seek out in Istanbul

From a soundscape in an abandoned car park to Orhan Pamuk’s imaginary museum brought to life

Palestinian Museum's first satellite show opens in Beirut

Activist fashion among exhibits at Dar El-Nimer art space

Update: Home of Cairo’s leading Townhouse Gallery demolished

Latest setback for non-profit space shut down by Egyptian authorities last year

London’s National Portrait Gallery to show the many faces of Pablo Picasso

Major exhibition of the Spanish painter’s portraits will reveal links to Old Masters—and a love for caricatures

Cairo art festival opens amid cultural clampdown

Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival is taking place in Egyptian capital but also Beirut

Reviewnews

Empire is a dirty word but Tate Britain is not afraid of it

A show at the London museum tackles the artistic legacy of 400 years of British colonialism