Saudi artist Abdullah Al Othman's works were developed as a resistance to the world’s fixation on facade and appearance. Photo: Iris Projects

Kaki-Cola, not Coca-Cola, and other hidden messages in Saudi artist's exhibition

Structural Syntax is his first solo show in the UAE

Art & Design

Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Art Futures named one of the world's most beautiful museums

Culture

Museum and gallery guide: Lebanese abstract artist enters spotlight

Culture

Palestinian political poster exhibition in London speaks to 'urgency' of moment

Art & Design

Iran relocates museum artefacts following Israeli attacks

Culture

Cistern beneath 500-year-old Istanbul hammam converted into art gallery

Art & Design

ExhibitionAt the V&A, a show by disabled artists is using humour to make a point

Art & Design
Mowen Li (aka Amira) experiments with a range of materials. Antonie Robertson / The National

How NYU Abu Dhabi fine art graduates find clarity in ambiguity

Exhibition has themes of disappearance, distortion and reclamation

Art & Design

Young Emirati photographer gets first solo show in UAE

Culture

Stolen Syrian antiquities flood online marketplace after Assad fall

Culture

Seat inspired by spinning dolphins shines light on Gulf marine life

Art & Design

How AI is rebuilding Armenia’s lost architecture for the future

Art & Design

Artemisia painting goes on display following rescue from Beirut blast

Art & Design

Oman's memory-themed pavilion wins award at London Design Biennale

Art & Design
Each structure is carved from tuff, the volcanic rock central used in Armenia's ancient monuments and modern architecture. Photo: Armenia Pavilion

How AI is rebuilding Armenia’s lost architecture for the future

Pavilion at Venice Biennale displays 'artefacts' created using AI and 3D scans of historical sites

Art & Design

Artemisia painting goes on display following rescue from Beirut blast

Art & Design

Oman's memory-themed pavilion wins award at London Design Biennale

Art & Design

3D-printed tables and vases growing from rock: Turkey museum gets creative

Art & Design

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