Culture
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Forget the Algorithm. We Asked Artists What To Watch Instead
5 films that changed the way artists see the world
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MENA Local Heroes: Listen Now To the Third Edition By Noura AlKhalaf
A high-energy soundtrack for movement, momentum, and feeling absolutely impossible to stop
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When Airports Turned From Transit Spaces Into Stages For Art And Fashion
Some of the most striking shows began where journeys usually do
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 14–20
From medialunas and RISO prints to track nights, dancing and Filipino bread
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Artists Inspired By the Sands Of the Desert
Beyond its silence and vastness, the desert holds stories — and these artists know how to reveal them
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Inside Zina Khair's Collection: Preserving Syria's Cultural Memory
What could be more interesting than looking inside someone's personal collection? Zina takes us through some of the artwork
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How Female Saudi Architects Are Reshaping the Creative Landscape
While Saudi Arabia races to build the future, these women are making sure it remembers its past
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 7–12
From Amitabh Bachchan to Saud G, and from orange-hued art to vinyl listening sessions
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Louvre Abu Dhabi Is Giving Us a Reason To Survive Summer
From board games to sea routes and cultural rescue missions, the museum’s new season looks rather tempting
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What Food Looks Like Through an Artist's Eyes
How art turns simple dishes into layers of culture, consumerism and belonging
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Art Collecting Isn't What You Think: Talking To Zina Khair
Syrian collector Zina Khair shares what every first-time collector should know
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Music In the City: Abu Dhabi’s New Everyday Soundtrack
Abu Dhabi’s new year-round initiative brings live music into parks, malls, hotels and public spaces
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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
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Artists For Whom Hair Is the Whole Point
From childhood braids to bronze sculptures to keffiyehs woven with human hair
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What Happens To Creative Life In the Middle East During Summer
Why Gulf summers encourage slower creative routines, indoor culture and new ways of making art without leaving the city
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What Comes Alive After Dark? 5 Local Photographers Working At Night
Not every darkness tells the same story. Here are five photographers who prove it
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 23–29
From a hotel room turned archive to a chef cooking in a skate shop
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Planning the Fall Full Of Art In Qatar: Where To Go When the Season Kicks Off
Doha will host a bunch of events this autumn, so yes, you can already plan your trip to Qatar
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"Sometimes All Artists Need Is the Opportunity To Be Seen" — Duane Mendes
Out of Place: the Dubai project giving local musicians a different stage
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The UAE's Coolest Art Escapes This Summer
What Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi are bringing to the art scene this summer