Middle East
Are we colonialising Middle Eastern art?
As the Middle East increasingly becomes a producer and consumer of contemporary art, the role of the West as 'tastemaker' grows progressively more troubling
Strong sales at Art Dubai shadowed by censorship of Pakistani artist
Market worries conspicuously absent at Art Dubai
An international mission had found no evidence of recent looting at eight sites in south Iraq; some archaeologists were far from pleased
The unwelcome truth
Israel appoints Arab Muslim culture minister
Ghaleb Majadle has been a member of Israel’s Knesset since 2004.
NEA will establish new panel to select American artists for biennales
The State Department wants to promote programmes in the Muslim world
Major collectors and new museums in the Middle East
Focus on Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman
Christie’s hails success of “first” Middle East sale
Sales in Dubai almost doubled expectations, and the majority of buyers were new (just don’t mention the Tel Aviv saleroom)
How Britain tried to use the Cyrus Cylinder for political gain
As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971
Interview with Mona Hatoum: Pass the electric fork, please
The artist uses kitchen utensils and household objects to charge domestic settings with danger
Republican Congressman proposes bill to cut off aid to Palestinians “for eliminating evidence of Jewish activity on Temple Mount.”
Mount of contention
Books: The Muslims’ transformation of Christian Jerusalem
Computer-generated reconstructions relate Islamic architecture to other key monuments
Iraqis deny thefts from the Muslim shrines of Kerbala and Najaf
Follows disappearance of jewels, manuscripts