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article culture schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 11 link 15 artists, 8 galleries

11 Contemporary Emirati Artists To Know

The article highlights 11 contemporary Emirati artists, providing an overview of their practices and significance within the Gulf's evolving art scene. It contextualizes this list against recent major events in the region, including the debut of Art Basel Qatar in early February and the subsequent U.S. attacks on Iran, which caused turmoil across the Gulf, disrupted airline operations, and forced Art Dubai to scale back its event to a smaller fair in mid-May. Artists and galleries in the Gulf also had to temporarily close.

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person people schedule Aug 1, 2025 visibility 16 link 39 artists, 2 galleries

Meet 6 Visionary Women Shaping the Art World in 2025

This article profiles six visionary women shaping the art world in 2025, beginning with British designer Es Devlin, known for her immersive stagecraft and large-scale installations. It highlights her recent role as global artistic lead of the Women’s Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, where she created a participatory sound installation. The piece also features Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, founder of ART X Lagos, West Africa's leading international art fair, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2025. Peterside-Schwebig is a cultural entrepreneur and collector who has expanded the fair into initiatives like ART X Live!, the Access ART X Prize, and a school program for underprivileged children.

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person people schedule Oct 24, 2025 visibility 11 link 5 artists

Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’

In February 2025, Beirut-born, Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh won the competition to oversee the remodelling of the Western Range of the British Museum, a series of galleries comprising one-third of the historic London institution. Her project team includes conservation specialists Purcell and engineers Arup. Ghotmeh, known for her human-centred, sustainable approach and her 'archaeology of the future' methodology, has previously designed the Stone Garden tower in Beirut and the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion in London. She also holds commissions for a contemporary art museum in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, a Venice Biennale pavilion for Qatar, and the Bahrain Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 4, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Primordial Future Forest - The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto at Mori Art Museum

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo has opened "The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest," the first major survey of the Japanese architect's thirty-year career. Running from July 2 to November 9, 2025, the exhibition spans eight thematic sections, featuring over 1,000 models, sketches, videos, installations, and even stuffed toys. Highlights include a large-scale installation of Fujimoto's key projects, a timeline by architectural historian Kurakata Shunsuke, full-scale mock-ups of his Grand Ring for Expo 2025 Osaka, and a futuristic city proposal developed with data scientist Miyata Hiroaki. The show aims to be accessible to all visitors, not just architects.

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article local schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 6 link 1 artist

Local artists bring festive culture to Limerick city centre

Eleven Limerick artists are presenting paintings, prints, photography, and ceramics at the Istabraq Hall from December 5 to 17, 2025, in a pre-Christmas exhibition called the Limerick Art Expo 2025. The show features current members of Wickham Street Studios, former Contact Studios artists, and Limerick Printmakers, with a public reception on December 5 offering complimentary mulled wine and opportunities to meet the artists and purchase works.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2025 visibility 5 link 2 artists

An immersive digital art exhibition from Europe is coming to Osaka this May

A pop-up digital immersive art exhibition titled 'European Digital Art Experience: The Immersive in Osaka 2025' will run from May 2 to May 14 at Seaside Studio Caso in Osaka's Bay Area. Curated by the Italian multimedia art studio Fake Factory, the exhibition features works by artists including German artist Videogeist, Italian artist Leandro Summo, and Polish artist Pani Pawlosky. It is part of the Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025, held alongside the Osaka Expo, and coincides with the Expo's EU National Day on May 9.

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