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