Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Sharjah art collector and cultural figure, is on a mission to redress the gender imbalance of the art world. Read more »
Arts & Culture
Sultan Al Qassemi on Modern Middle Eastern art and architecture
Sultan Al Qassemi talks about Modern Middle Eastern art and architecture in the May 1 episode of The Macmillan Report. Read more »
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi Engages Audience in Discussion of Middle Eastern Art
Visiting lecturer Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discussed and analyzed Middle Eastern Art during a lecture on Wednesday, April 3 and an intimate breakfast with students on Thursday, April 4. Al Qassemi presented dozens of works of Middle Eastern art, using them to teach about political movements in the Middle East. Read more »
Uncovering a lost Sudanese masterpiece
The groundbreaking 2001 exhibition The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945-1994 finally introduced non-Western modernities on a larger scale into leading Western museums. The exhibition included works by 50 or so artists, including El Salahi, a native of Sudan who was born in 1930 during the Anglo-Egyptian colonial era. Read more »
Finjan Podcast: Arab Art & Colonialism
Watch Sultan’s first podcast from the Finjan series. In this premier episode, Sultan discusses Arab art within the context of colonialism, cultural wars and the use of art by nation states as a means of soft power. Read more »
Emirati loans 100 artworks to museum
Over 100 artworks that showcase the rich Arab art history will find a place at the Sharjah Art Museum, thanks to an Emirati art collector, who believes in sharing the traditions of the region to enhance cultural exchange. Read more »