In this episode we discuss the 11th edition of Art Dubai. We highlight the changes we noticed with the new fair director, Myrna Ayad. We discuss works by this year's Abraaj Group Art Prize winner Rana Begum and the shortlisted artists, Doa Aly, Sarah Abu Abdallah and Raha Raissnia.
We also look at the various talks that took place across the fair and the r ... Show More
Aug 2023
SULTAN AL-QASSEMI & DR RIDHA MOUMNI | A Historic Exhibition of Arab Art at Christie's London | Conversations
What was it like curating the biggest exhibition of Arab art happening right now? Why is “Kawkaba: Highlights from the Barjeel Art Foundation” such a landmark exhibition? We sat down with the exhibition’s curator and deputy chair of Christie’s MENA, Dr Ridha Moumni, and the found ... Show More
49m 48s
Mar 2018
Myrna Ayad on Dubai's Art Scene & Art Dubai 2018
We talked about Myrna's interest in art, how it was born and what it has taught her about history. We discussed Dubai's young art scene, how it came about and why it's grown so fast. She also gave an interesting perspective on the word pairs: writer vs journalist, collector vs pa ... Show More
37m 46s
Dec 2021
HAZEM HARB & SAMA ALSHAIBI | Artists | Double Exposure
In this Double Exposure event, we talked to Hazem Harb and Sama Alshaibi about their work, to discuss and interrogate their motivations, stories behind their photos, and their catalogues. Hazem’s work explores the notion of the land, whereas Sama’s work is concerned with issues o ... Show More
33m 39s
Oct 2021
TANYA TRABOULSI & TAMARA ABDUL HADI | Photography | Double Exposure
In this Double Exposure event, we talked to Tanya Traboulsi and Tamara Abdul Hadi about their work, motivations, stories behind their photos, and catalogues.Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tar ... Show More
29m 40s
Nov 2021
TANYA HABJOUQA & TASNEEM ALSULTAN | Photographers | Double Exposure
In this Double Exposure event, we talked to Tanya Habjouqa and Tasneem Alsultan about their work, motivations, stories behind their photos, and catalogues.Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek ... Show More
28m 50s
Jun 2024
“I’m an art pragmatist. You need a balance.” Hashem Montasser talks to Caroline Louca about growing up around art, themes in his current collection, and how The Lighthouse fits in with his mission to
This week, we’re flipping the script. Art consultant Caroline Louca gets behind the host’s mic to chat with Hashem the art collector! As a long-time friend of Hashem’s, an art advisor, and former Managing Director of Christie’s Dubai, Caroline digs deep into Hashem’s passion for ... Show More
57m 29s