As the artist trains to sail across the globe, his email correspondences with Negar Azimi consider the ocean as inspiration, animism and the ‘boat boys’ of the Caribbean
Negar Azimi on Adnan’s sensuous intellect
Motion and migration in the paintings of Frank Bowling
Can Ralph Rugoff’s ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’ exhibition address histories of narrow nationalism, fascism, and empire head-on?
Negar Azimi visits the Damascus-born artist ahead of her retrospective at MoMA PS1
‘History is full of people who just didn’t,’ reads the first line of her riveting opening essay, which also serves as a sort of statement of intent
‘I know no more perfect portrait of artist and muse’
Inaugurating the field of postcolonial studies, the Palestinian exile’s masterwork has been embraced and misread ever since
In times of political turmoil, art is a necessary rebuke to escapism
A recent show in New York of the filmmaker’s maquettes highlights his insights into contemporary life
Eileen Myles’s new memoir of her dog has much to say about being human
Éric Baudelaire's thoughtful response to the attacks on the French capital
Different approaches to travel writing
Egyptian surrealism: a case-study in global modernity
From Werner Herzog to Arthur Jafa: contemporary life, or how to make meaning from fragments
In praise of oral history
Art and the culture of apology
Negar Azimi on Jane Bowles and bell hooks on Beyoncé: what to read this weekend
In the first of a new series of columns, Negar Azimi reflects on trash aesthetics
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