Rahel Aima is a writer and editor based in Dubai. She tweets @cnqmdi
Archival research projects and the city’s historic venues were the highlights of this year’s somewhat inert biennial
At Sharjah Art Foundation, a landmark group exhibition explores art inspired by popular culture in South Asia
Despite some worthy presentations, this year’s edition adds little to the ongoing conversation about decolonization
At SculptureCenter, a recent survey takes a narrow look at the artist’s career, focusing on his tech-inspired works from the 1980s and ’90s
Two concurrent shows at the Bronx Museum and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, track the artist’s career and ‘chopped-and-screwed’ process of reimagining art history
A beautifully spare presentation at Lomex, New York, uses a tangle of haberdashery-esque materials to invoke transcedent scenes
From hobnobbing with Oprah to championing new art centres, millennial crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is following a well-trodden path
The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
What the re-creation of Palmyra's Triumphal Arch in New York and London says about shared cultural identities
