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The 2017 Sharjah Biennial roots for crops, earth, water and cooking
Curator Christine Tohmé also takes it to Dakar, Istanbul, Ramallah and Beirut
A Bigger Stage
From Sharjah to Venice, the Indian-born, Dubai-based artist Vikram Divecha’s star is in the ascendant
When will Christo’s 40-year old Mastaba happen?
The artist, known for his monumental sculptural projects, makes major push for his desert project in the UAE
Dubai attracts auction players
Sotheby's advances, Christie's consolidates
Trump wants to axe NEA and other culture agencies
The president’s first federal budget proposal would also eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Let there be light
The UAE’s first OMA-designed space launches with a survey of Syrian art
Fields of Light and Colour
Rana Begum wins this year’s Abraaj prize with a floating geometric celebration of hues, textures and form
A home for young collectors
The curation, works and prices may be elevated this year, but gallerists have brought artworks that speak to a wide range of collectors.
Art Jameel teams up with Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saudi-based foundation will collaborate with New York museum to acquire Middle Eastern art
Fair opening sales
Sales signal healthy interest in Modern market and some contemporary booths clean up
Gallery refuses eviction after hosting Israeli veterans’ group
Jerusalem gallery seems to fail culture minister’s “loyalty test”
Rashid Rana: Transfiguring History
The Pakistani artist on shaping historical context and the Lahore Biennale
Why galleries and collectors keep coming back to Art Dubai
Continued dealer participation shows great loyalty to the fair
Art Dubai pays tribute to the late Hassan Sharif
The original provocateur revolutionised the UAE’s art scene.
The search for Franz Marc’s iconic blue horses
A celebrated painting that was denounced as degenerate by the Nazis may have survived the aftermath of war
Cuban loans travel to the US via Europe as barriers remain in place
Cultural exchange is easier said than done
Rare, newly restored 300-year japanned cabinet on offer at the Bada fair
Original silver revealed after experts painstakingly stripped layers of gold paint from the cresting and stand of William and Mary piece
National Gallery of Art delves into the woods with its next Mellon lectures
Alexander Nemerov will give six talks on representations of the American forest in the 1830s
French museum lifts the veil on Rodin work not previously exhibited
Fragile plaster sculpture, draped in fabric, restored for Anselm Kiefer's show at Musée Rodin
Asia Week broadens its horizons with 50 exhibitors
Contemporary works join ceramics and ink paintings from specialist dealers
Virtual Insanity
Moroccan multimedia artist Meriem Bennani brings quirky narratives to the Art Dubai Bar this year
Art Dubai opens under new directorship
In its eleventh year, a tighter curatorial focus characterises the first edition of the fair with Myrna Ayad at the helm
Russia commemorates 1917 revolution—timidly
Ambivalence towards Soviet history has led to museums taking a cautious approach to tackling the centenary head-on
‘Lost’ Cubist painting found under later work
The granddaughter of Belgian artist René Guiette chances upon concealed composition beneath her grandfather’s Art Brut picture
Performa 17 commissions will investigate Dada's history of performance
This year's projects include work by William Kentridge and a collaboration between Julie Mehretu and Jason Moran
How American museums are celebrating Women's History Month
A number of female-focussed programmes have been planned around the country for March—and the whole year round