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Rahel Aima

Dubai
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Art, tech, politics, Middle East

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Life on Mars

Life on Mars

Picture Dubai, sometime after the discovery of oil in 1966, and before the import-export boxiness of the 1980…

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Art Basel Hong Kong: Virtual Reality and the Art World

Art Basel Hong Kong: Virtual Reality and the Art World

Despite its markedly more sophisticated interface, virtual reality is something of a return to the interactiv…

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Louvre Me Tender

Louvre Me Tender

But there are some things money can’t buy. Not yet, at least. That French grandeur — it’s a lot. A couple of …

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Home Beyond Borders: National Pavilion of India

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By Rahel Aima
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Curated by Dr Amin Jaffer, the National Pavilion of India brings together five artists to reimagine how home and identities are shaped by land, craft and memory rather than geography. There’s something about Venice that has the dreamily nostalgic air of a faded seaside resort town, where everyone agrees to overlook its archaic organisation along the nineteenth-century logic of stable nation states.
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Ahaad Alamoudi Stages a Fractured Saudi Present

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By Rahel Aima
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Frieze PublishingYes, email me reviews, offers, and opinions by artists, writers, and editors from Frieze Frieze EventsYes, email me Frieze Events Inc and Frieze Events Ltd’s global programme information including special offers and benefits At the entrance to a large Riyadh warehouse room, falcons enjoy a tête-à-tête in Ahaad Alamoudi’s two-channel video WHAT IS THIS?! (Ed, 5) (2025); in a corner, a sleek pyramidal spacecraft rises to the ceiling.
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2026 Diriyah Biennale Review: Suspended Out of Time

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By Rahel Aima
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The third edition of the Diriyah Biennale, In Interludes and Transitions, strikes a reassuring, familiar note In the Gulf, SUVs aren’t just vehicles so much as they are sacred symbols of desert resilience. And none are more potent than the Toyota LC79 pickup, or ‘shass’: variously revered as a noble Bedu chariot, the king of dune bashing and drifting culture, or rural workhorse with animal fodder in the back.
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