The conversation will cover the current Sharjah Bienniel and recently concluded 10th edition of Art Dubai, Omar’s experience editing ArteEast’s recent Quarterly on race in the Arab world while curating the blockbuster Abraaj Group Art Prize, and what’s next in contemporary creative expression in the MENA region. Read more »
Events
Spotlight on the Gulf: Rise of Gulf Cities, Globalization, and National Identities
At NYU, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi and Matthew MacLean discuss the rise of the Arab Gulf states in the regional pecking order and how these shifts have produced powerful national identities in Gulf states. Read more »
Talk on politics of modern Arab art
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi’s talk will discuss the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world. Read more »
LSE Kuwait Programme Annual Lecture | Politics in Modern Arab Art
In his lecture, UAE based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi will be discussing the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world. From the Baathist regimes of Syria and Iraq to Egypt’s pan-Arabism under Gamal Abdel Nasser, paintings and sculptures in addition to film and performance have been employed by various governments as a tool of soft power to propagate their policies to the public not only in their respective states but throughout the region and beyond. Read more »
Crossing Boundaries Lecture
UAE-based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discussed the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world for the first Crossing Boundaries Lecture of the 2016-2017 year. Read more »
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi to speak on The Politics of Arab Art at Zayed University
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi speaks about the politics of Arab art at Zayed University. Read more »