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 »
Arts & Culture
Nadia Ayari: The Fence
Immigration, surveillance and the other are some of the themes examined in Tunisian artist Nadia Ayari’s “The Fence.” Join Sultan in this AJ+ Arabic story as he takes a closer look. Read more »
Trailer of Art Plus
A trailer that highlight’s Sultan AJ+ Arabic series on Arabic art. Take a look and watch all the episodes right here on this website. 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 »
eL Seed: The Writing’s On The Wall
Few artists of their generation have left a global mark as French-Tunisian artist eL Seed. At thirty-five years old his monumental canvases are instantly recognizable and can be seen in cities across the world. Walls in cities as varied as Montreal, Sao Paolo, Paris, Doha, New York and Sharjah have been transformed with his magic spray can into open air galleries. Much like Banksy one never knows where next eL Seed artwork will appear. The world is his canvas. Read more »
A Dubai architectural gem worthy of a museum
The Dubai Petroleum’s HQ must be preserved for the future of this country when it is vacated, and what way to better honour a building that has literally fueled the development of Dubai into a global city than turn it into a public institution, an art museum for the people. Read more »