In Jeddah, the biennial’s second edition wrestles with how to honour history without mothballing it

At Hayy Jameel, Jeddah, a group show explores how craft encodes a sense of nationalism, resistance and fecundity on women’s bodies

Bringing together work by 76 local and international artists, ‘Nurture Gaia’ turns to ancient cosmologies to make sense of the present

‘In Real Time’ at NYUAD Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi, presents art works that evolve over the course of the exhibition

At Darat Al Funun, Amman, the artist uses abstraction to address troubled histories

All-female parties, discos for listening and the Saudi histories of the dancefloor

From a solo show inspired by military ship camouflage at Lawrie Shabibi to a group show with a focus on artists from Iran at Jossa by Alserkal

The artist’s survey exhibition at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art captures immateriality and the residues of loss

The spiritual quests of the 20th-century poets Antonin Artaud, René Daumal and Arthur Rimbaud are transmuted into a sonic landscape at Centre Pompidou

Presented within multifunctional and frequently changing spaces, this year’s edition of the quinquennial exhibition combines art with social kitchens, garden gatherings and even a pro-BDSM party

At Green Art Gallery, Dubai, the Iranian artist Nazgol Ansarinia reimagines the city’s urban decay in various shades of blue