In a candid interview, the Emirati art expert talks about his habit of cleaning plane bathrooms and how New York lifted him out of a time when his ‘spirit was broken’. Read more »
Arts & Culture
Collecting Art for the Public Good
In this feature interview, Shawati speaks to Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi about his passion for Arab arts and culture, and his personal journey as an art collector and curator through the years. Read more »
Understanding Arab Art: A Collector’s Perspective
Watch this short documentary film that explores Arab art, featuring an interview with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, a prominent art collector based in Sharjah, UAE. Read more »
Barjeel wing opening at Sharjah Art Museum
In this news report published on Sharjah Television, viewers get an inside look at Barjeel’s marquee exhibition, A Century in Flux. Read more »
Sharjah Art Museum: new exhibition sheds light on Arab Modernism
At last, the public has a chance to see – and revisit – key moments in Arab Modernism, in a five-year exhibition of the works of the Barjeel Art Foundation at Sharjah Art Museum, The National reports. Read more »
Charting Paul Guiragossian’s journey
UAE-based Barjeel Art Foundation is presenting Paul Guiragossian: Testimonies of Existence, an exhibition that celebrates the life and work of one of the most renowned modern masters from this region and commemorates his 25th death anniversary. It is Barjeel’s last show at their space in the Maraya Art Centre, which they have occupied for the last eight years. Read more »