Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Mater
The artist and curator is a key figure in the emerging experimental art scene in Saudi Arabia.
By Henry Hemming
November 2008

Saudi Arabia

Abdulnasser Gharem
Performances and installations in Saudi Arabia with social, ecological and political concerns.
By Henry Hemming
November 2008

United Arab Emirates

Tarek Al-Ghoussein
His "D Series" explores the boundaries between landscape photography and self-portraiture.
By Kevin Mitchell
October 2008

Indonesia

Rizki R. Utama (oQ)
Produced like a video game, "Me vs The Angkots" is a crazy race through Indonesia's traffic chaos.
By Joselina Cruz
October 2008

United Arab Emirates

Layla Juma
About "Beauty and the Beast", the miniature sculpture and photo project by the artist from the UAE.
By Cristiana De Marchi
October 2008

Malaysia

Liew Kung Yu
His work combines symbols of Malaysia's modernisation with elements of its traditional culture.
By Matthew Ngui
October 2008

Iran

Moshiri & Aliabadi
Operation Supermarket: Re-branded products and packages as a discourse on capitalism.
By Sohrab Mohebbi
September 2008

Indonesia

Tromarama: Serigala Militia
Video for the trash metal band Seringai from Jakarta, a woodcut animation made of 450 boards.
By Joselina Cruz
September 2008

Kyrgyzstan

Abdykalykov & Abdyjaparov
About the film Beket (Bus Stop) by the Kyrgyz cineastes, a puzzling fable about human relations.
By Matthew Ngui & Ben Slater
September 2008

Jordan

Sima Zureikat
Her "Passage" photographs, taken in Jordan, are part of an exploration of light markings on paradoxical landscapes.
July 2008

United Arab Emirates

Lamya Gargash
Her photographic project "Presence" records the process of urbanization and spatial abandonment in the United Arab Emirates.
July 2008

Iran

Monir Farmanfarmaian
One of Iran’s most inspiring artists, whose distinguished career has spanned more than five decades.
By Juliet Cestar
June 2008

Algeria

Katia Kameli
Hybridization as a creative process. An interview with the French- Algerian artist.
By Silke Schmickl
June 2008

2 May - 28 June 2008
Lebanon

Mona Hatoum in Berlin
Two individual exhibitions: DAAD Gallery and Gallery Max Hetzler Temporary. Photos and information.
May 2008

Iraq

Shakir Hassan Al Said
Time and space in the work of the Iraqui artist: A journey towards the One-dimension.
By Nada Shabout
May 2008