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Alexandra Mansilla

Always searching for ideas, inspiration, and talented people. In love with cartoons, sun, and Ted Lasso

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Art
People

Nigerian Artists Shaping Contemporary Art Today

Working with charcoal, textiles, paper, paint and wire, these artists give material its own voice

by Alexandra Mansilla5 Jul 2026
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Living
Art

What the Objects In Our Homes Say About Us

The things we surround ourselves with often become the most honest reflection of who we are

by Alexandra Mansilla2 Jul 2026
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Living
Dubai

What Locals Do When Expats Leave For Summer

No, they don't spend the whole summer hiding at home or in malls

by Alexandra Mansilla1 Jul 2026
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Photography
Art

Building Human Connections Through Photography. Interview With Annissa Durar

From the mountains of Peru to the villages of North Africa, photography became a way to tell human stories

by Alexandra Mansilla30 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 30–July 6

New exhibitions, a New York-style deli, a communal dinner and a workshop preserving Gulf history

by Alexandra Mansilla29 Jun 2026
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Restaurants

Where To Find Fresh Bread And Flaky Pastries In Cairo

Crusty loaves, buttery pastries and enough carbs to make you happy

by Alexandra Mansilla28 Jun 2026
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Art
People

Artists For Whom Hair Is the Whole Point

From childhood braids to bronze sculptures to keffiyehs woven with human hair

by Alexandra Mansilla26 Jun 2026
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Living

Social Media Is Now Banned For Kids Under 15. What Do Parents Think?

Three moms, three takes on the new under-15 social media ban

by Alexandra Mansilla25 Jun 2026
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Money

The Business Side Of Being a Creative In the Middle East

Being good at what you do is just the starting point — here is the rest

by Alexandra Mansilla24 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 23–29

From a hotel room turned archive to a chef cooking in a skate shop

by Alexandra Mansilla22 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Fashion

The Obnoxiously Yellow Store In Alserkal. Who Is Behind H5 Lab?

How a Tumblr obsession was turned into a space for archival fashion and regional talent

by Alexandra Mansilla21 Jun 2026
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Art
People

Sudanese Artists Who Are Painting Through the Chaos

The ones who keep creating, no matter the circumstances around them

by Alexandra Mansilla19 Jun 2026
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Art
Interview

Thinking Through Childhood And Experiences. The Story Of Khalid Jauffer

A journey of self-discovery, where the artist learns to be honest with himself and his work

by Alexandra Mansilla18 Jun 2026
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Events
Dubai

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 16–21

From a football pop-up at Alserkal to a group show that asks who Dubai is really made of

by Alexandra Mansilla15 Jun 2026
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Music
Food

What Is Table Sonor? Parvané Is Cooking Up a New Project

Discover the listening table Parvané is working on and why she felt compelled to bring it to life

by Alexandra Mansilla14 Jun 2026
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Art
Interview

Hana El-Sagini on "Plot Twist": A Project About Resilience At Art Basel

How the artist muted her bronze and turned a material built for monuments into something fragile

by Alexandra Mansilla12 Jun 2026
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Art
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Artists Who Explore Nostalgia In Their Work

From cassette tapes to breathing palm-frond trees — four Saudi artists on what it means to hold on to the past

by Alexandra Mansilla9 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Abu Dhabi

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 9–15

Art that carries river memories, a jewelry launch, a new Pilates studio on the Palm, and a Friday night worth staying out for

by Alexandra Mansilla8 Jun 2026
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Art
Photography

Mous Lamrabat: “What I Kept Hidden Was the Work I Was Meant To Make”

The key people in Mous's life, how Mousganistan has evolved, and a little bit about AI

by Alexandra Mansilla7 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Restaurants

Even Tastier In Summer: What Dubai's Restaurants Have In Store for Us

Food lovers, we have got good news. There are plenty of reasons to book a table this summer

by Alexandra Mansilla5 Jun 2026