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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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Events
Heritage

How We Celebrated New Year As Kids: Memories From Friends Of The Sandy Times

Decorated sticks, tamales, fortune tellers — and the TV always on

by Alexandra Mansilla19 Dec 2025
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Interview
Art

Mohammed Habib, Photographer: "Horses Are a Mirror of Human Emotion"

A behind-the-scenes look at how the iconic photos of horses in turquoise water were created

by Alexandra Mansilla18 Dec 2025
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Art
Events

What Artistic Masterpieces Will Define AlUla In 2026?

A first look at the artworks and programmes shaping AlUla Arts Festival 2026

by Alexandra Mansilla17 Dec 2025
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Art
Interview

The Lexicon Of Girlhood: What Is the 'Girl Parts' Exhibition About?

Through her work, the artist explores how women come to inhabit their bodies

by Alexandra Mansilla16 Dec 2025
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Events
Dubai

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, December 16–22

A cinema dome in the mountains, an exhibition that speaks through walls, a secret anti-party, and more

by Alexandra Mansilla15 Dec 2025
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Interview
Music

Yal Solan: “Ya Enay Kafak Alam Was Born During the War In Beirut”

A Lebanese independent artist on finding a voice — in music, in language, and in times of uncertainty

by Alexandra Mansilla14 Dec 2025
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Art
People

Middle Eastern Artists Exploring What It Means To Be a Woman

Different artists, different materials, different approaches — one shared theme

by Alexandra Mansilla12 Dec 2025
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Interview
Photography

Belal Khaled: “Whatever Happens To Us We Will Not Break”

What the war photographer chooses not to show, and how documenting conflict has changed him

by Alexandra Mansilla11 Dec 2025
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Interview
Sport

PepsiCo Takes F1 Fan Engagement To a New Level. Interview With Mohamed Shelbaya

How can three PepsiCo brands create moments fans will remember forever?

by Alexandra Mansilla10 Dec 2025
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Events
Dubai

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

From meteor showers in the desert to fresh pop-ups in the park, Sole DXB, and new voices in film

by Alexandra Mansilla8 Dec 2025
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Events
Art

UAE Cultural Digest: What To See Before the Year Ends

From the quiet light-and-shadow worlds opening at Louvre Abu Dhabi to Sharjah’s meditative installations

by Alexandra Mansilla7 Dec 2025
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Art
Interview

The Pool At Louvre Abu Dhabi, Created by the Artist In the Bunny Mask. What Is It?

Jumairy presents Echo, a reflection on inner shadows and childhood memories

by Alexandra Mansilla7 Dec 2025
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Art
Events

Middle East Art At Miami Design. The Faces To Know

From charred-timber forms to a monumental sculptural sofa

by Alexandra Mansilla5 Dec 2025
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Art
Heritage

How Contemporary Artists Are Reimagining the Traditional Carpet

Some paint rugs, some deconstruct them, and others turn the carpet into a sculptural or conceptual surface

by Alexandra Mansilla4 Dec 2025
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Events
Dubai

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, December 2–8

From a new Alserkal hangout to the Japan Festival and the long-awaited opening of the Zayed National Museum

by Alexandra Mansilla1 Dec 2025
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Interview
Health

Maywand Jabarkhyl, FBMI: “We Have Put Over 20,000 Children Back In School”

Whose lives have FBMI changed? Whether it is offering work, essential healthcare, or access to education

by Alexandra Mansilla28 Nov 2025
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Art
Interview

The Endless World Of the Mind. Interview With Hemad Javadzade

Step into the world of this Bojnourd artist, where imagination and reality merge

by Alexandra Mansilla25 Nov 2025
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Events
Dubai

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, November 25–December 1

From yoga on electronic beats to a new hidden listening bar

by Alexandra Mansilla24 Nov 2025
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Art
People

How Artists From the Arab World Talk About Migration In Their Work

From performances to matchbox drawings and maps — how artists think through human movement

by Alexandra Mansilla23 Nov 2025
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Art
Interview

A Large Luggage Of Books: Inside the Nomadic Library At Zayed Airport

What role can a library play in such a vast space where people are constantly arriving and departing?

by Alexandra Mansilla20 Nov 2025