Contemporary art across the MENA region
Exhibitions, galleries and artists, in one place.
Follow the shows on now, the galleries and institutions showing them, and the artists behind the work, from the Middle East and North Africa.
Exhibition, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut
Khalil Rabah: Some other things ruled it
Solo exhibition, until 30 December 2026
Installation view. Courtesy of Sfeir-Semler Gallery
Exhibitions
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Marsah
Geographies of Reunion
Tripoli, 9 to 31 October 2026
Dastan Gallery
Mohammad Piryaee: Figs of the Temple
Tehran, 9 October to 6 November 2026
Art on 56th
Sara Chaar: INSIDE OF OUTSIDE
Beirut, 9 to 30 October 2026
Tabari Artspace
Fellow Travellers
Dubai, 8 October to 30 November 2026
Opera Gallery Dubai
Abdulqader Al Rais: Al Nayed
Dubai, 8 to 25 October 2026
Kalim Bechara Art Gallery
Nabil Helou: Infinite Frequencies
Beirut, 8 to 31 October 2026
Featured works
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Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
Sam Shendi
Untitled, 2026
Zamalek Art Gallery
Price on request
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News
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Case Study: Why Louvre Abu Dhabi Has Turned to Souraya Noujaim for Its Second Decade
Louvre Abu Dhabi has named Lebanese-born Islamic art specialist Souraya Noujaim as its new director ahead of its tenth anniversary. We look at the numbers, the appointment and what to watch.
Forever Is Now Returns to the Pyramids of Giza With a Women-Led Sixth Edition
Art D'Égypte has named the eight artists for Forever Is Now 06, the first edition led mainly by women artists, on the Giza plateau from 4 to 28 November 2026.
Mathaf Revisits the Baghdad Modern Art Group in a Major Doha Exhibition
Curated by Nada Shabout, What Lingers in the Artist Mind traces the Baghdad Modern Art Group from the 1940s to today across 17 sections at Mathaf in Doha, from 25 October 2026 to 6 February 2027.
Louvre Abu Dhabi Reveals the Art Here 2026 Shortlist
Six artists from the Gulf and India have been shortlisted for Art Here 2026 and the USD 60,000 Richard Mille Art Prize, with works going on show beneath Louvre Abu Dhabi's dome from 11 November.
Aseel AlYaqoub Wins the Seventh Ithra Art Prize
Kuwaiti artist Aseel AlYaqoub has just won the seventh Ithra Art Prize, and a grant of USD 100,000, for Flora Incognita, a speculative herbarium of hybrid desert plants.
Institutions
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421 Arts Campus
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi's arts campus in Mina Zayed dedicated to emerging artists and creative practitioners from the UAE and region.
A.M. Qattan Foundation
Ramallah, Palestine
An independent Palestinian foundation for culture, education and the arts
Aïshti Foundation
Jal el Dib, Lebanon
Tony and Elham Salamé's contemporary art foundation, in a David Adjaye building on the seafront at Jal El Dib.
Amman Design Week
Amman, Jordan
A biennial design event held across Amman, with its headquarters at the Ras Al Ain Hangar.
Arter
Istanbul, Turkey
Arter is an art institution of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, housed in a purpose-built building in Dolapdere, Istanbul.
AUB Art Galleries and Collections
Beirut, Lebanon
The art galleries and collections of the American University of Beirut, with two exhibition spaces in Beirut.
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Your page, your shows and your available works, in front of collectors across the MENA region.