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Forgotten female artists of Modern Arab art to get their due in Sharjah show
Collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is organising an exhibition with an equal number of male and female masters to redress gender bias
InterviewMuseums & Heritage
The women taking charge in the Gulf's rising art scene
With many of the region’s museums, fairs and festivals under female leadership, we talk to three key decision-makers
NewsExhibitions
Is major survey of conceptual art pioneer Hassan Sharif heading to New York's Guggenheim?
Sharjah Art Foundation’s blockbuster retrospective of the late artist is already confirmed for venues in Germany and Italy
NewsExhibitions
'It's not about rain, it's about robots': first permanent Rain Room opens in the UAE
Random International's popular installation has taken five years to develop for display in Sharjah
NewsBiennials & festivals
Biennale bonanza: artist line-ups revealed for Riga, Berlin and São Paulo shows
Curtain also lifts on Manifesta 12 and the 2019 Sharjah Biennial
NewsBiennials & festivals
Sharjah builds profile as destination emirate with launch of 2019 architecture triennial
Region urgently needs a platform for architecture and urbanism, organisers say
NewsArt Dubai 2018
European tour for Hassan Sharif blockbuster
The show, which opened at the Sharjah Art Foundation, will travel to Italy and Germany
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Barjeel Art Foundation regroups with long-term loans and new partnerships
Works from the collection to go on show at Sharjah Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago while foundation takes a break from programming
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Resistance in multiple forms at Sharjah’s March Meeting
Minds from the Middle Eastern art world and beyond discussed topics such as urban planning and art and ecology
NewsExhibitions
Secret objects tell life story of Emirati conceptual pioneer Hassan Sharif
Sharjah show recreates late artist’s studio
NewsBiennials & festivals
Trio of curators to organise 2019 Sharjah Biennial that will look at rise of ‘echo chambers’ in high-tech society
Three separate shows will be curated by Zoe Butt, Omar Kholeif and Claire Tancons
News
The 2017 Sharjah Biennial roots for crops, earth, water and cooking
Curator Christine Tohmé also takes it to Dakar, Istanbul, Ramallah and Beirut