Beirut to build new modern art museum
13 October 2016 • Mark Westall
BeMA – Beirut Museum of Art – will feature 124-metre tower, with 1,000 works forming basis of first exhibition in 2020
13 October 2016 • Mark Westall
BeMA – Beirut Museum of Art – will feature 124-metre tower, with 1,000 works forming basis of first exhibition in 2020
24 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Tattoo parlours are increasingly popular in Baghdad, despite opposition from traditionalists
25 November 2012 • Mark Westall
The artist who bundled up the Reichstag plans to create the world’s biggest and most expensive sculpture in Abu Dhabi
14 November 2012 • Mark Westall
A new exhibition at London’s V&A offers insights from within cultures that are more often photographed and reported from the outside
5 October 2012 • Mark Westall
Despite the hostile climate, a determined few are tackling issues such as capitalism in Mecca and the impact of Islam on peace
30 June 2012 • Mark Westall
An exhibition at the V&A in London this November offers a long-overdue opportunity to admire the sophistication of contemporary Middle Eastern photographic artists
20 April 2012 • Mark Westall
Big money has turned the Gulf into a showcase for contemporary art. But will censorship stop the scene in its tracks? David Batty reports from Doha