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British artist Sarah Lucas, poses for a portrait next to her concrete marrow sculptures called "Kevin and Florian" outside TATE Britain, in central London, on September 25, 2023. AFP

'Happy Gas' at Tate Britain: Understanding Sarah Lucas' brand of good clean fun

The real revelation of Lucas' exhibition is its innocence. Look past the chicken, the lists of slang words and the chain smoking, and you'll find that the overwhelming sensation is one of fun.

Bryn Haworth 14 October 2023
Zina Saro-Wiwa uses masked self-portraits to ‘go within and open up emotional terrains.’ Bryn Haworth

Mask of Africa exhibition shines at London's Tate Modern

At the Tate Modern in London, Al Majalla comes across a series of Bantu masks shot by Angolan photographer Edson Chagas. The people who wear them are otherwise dressed in completely modern clothing.

Bryn Haworth 09 October 2023
'Capturing the Moment' at Tate Modern 2023 Jai Monaghan

London’s Tate Modern blurs lines between painting and photography

An exhibition at London's Tate Modern has some big-name artists working in paint and photography. It plots the artistic cohesion between both mediums but relies heavily on one source for exhibits.

Farouk Yousif 29 August 2023
British abstract artist Victor Pasmore. Getty Images

Victor Pasmore: The realism painter turned abstract artist who lifted the veil of confusion

The Eames Fine Art Gallery in London is exhibiting works of the late Victor Pasmore, "a poet" who utilised a meticulously precise visual language. We explore the essence of his art.

Farouk Yousif 27 August 2023
Head of the Bride of the Nile by artist Mahmoud Mukhtar from the collections of the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Salma Adham

1920s in Plastic Arts at Zamalek Complex

A unique exhibition of its kind, hosted by the Complex of Arts at Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek, includes masterpieces of Egyptian plastic art that are invaluable and whose artistic value is…

Dalia Assem 10 June 2022
JR “Greetings From Giza”. Photo: Salma Adham.

"Forever is Now": The First International Art Exhibition to Take Place at Giza Pyramids

Contemporary art simulates Egyptian civilization which has managed to design and build landmarks that we, as human beings, to this day, cannot decipher the secrets of and have not been able to repeat…

Salma Adham 29 October 2021
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The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

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Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

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Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

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Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

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The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

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Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

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