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It stands out like a bolt of blue in a sand-colored cityscape. The Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum in Doha’s Education City opened its doors to the public on the November 28. Billed as the world’s first institution dedicated to the celebrated Indian modernist Maqbool Fida Husain, it is also the only museum in the Gulf that is devoted to a single artist.
The arc...
The 15th Shanghai Biennale opened with a simple query: “Does the flower hear the bee?” The title drew from research conducted by scientists at the University of Turin, which uncovered that plants can “hear” the buzzing of bees and respond by secreting more nectar when pollinators approach. Explaining her curatorial framework, chief curator Kitty Scott recounted how this scien...
Tarek Atoui to Create 2026 Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Tarek Atoui will present the 11th Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Launched in 2014 and supported by Hyundai Motor Company, the initiative invites an artist each year to create a site-specific work. The Beirut-born artist and composer’s practice often centers ...
Chung Sang-hwa, a towering figure in postwar Korean abstraction, died on January 28 in Seoul at the age of 93 after a prolonged illness.
Over nearly seven decades, Chung refined an art of endurance. What began in the turbulence of the 1960s—as Korea rebuilt itself from war and sought cultural continuity amid political upheaval and rapid modernization—resolved into...
Colomboscope 2026Rhythm AlliancesColomboJan 21–31, 2026
Founded in 2013, Colomboscope is an interdisciplinary festival based in Sri Lanka, bringing together artistic practices from South Asia and beyond through exhibitions and performances staged across Colombo. Led by artistic director Natasha Ginwala with guest curator Hajra Haider Karrar, it...