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Lustre for life? In praise of Renaissance enamels tinyurl.com/55tb7a2z...
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Lustre for life? In praise of Renaissance enamels tinyurl.com/55tb7a2z...
A dating app for dog lovers. Also useful for cutting dog lovers out of your loop www.frolly.com?utm_s...
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A dating app for dog lovers. Also useful for cutting dog lovers out of your loop www.frolly.com?utm_s...
Slightly sniffy ArtNet review of David Shrigley's money-for-old-rope exhibition tinyurl.com/f85fjrbk...
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Slightly sniffy ArtNet review of David Shrigley's money-for-old-rope exhibition tinyurl.com/f85fjrbk...
Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi of Sharjah Art Foundation has been named 2025–26 Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) tinyurl.com/4zrmv63d...
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi of Sharjah Art Foundation has been named 2025–26 Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) tinyurl.com/4zrmv63d...
The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait prize had c.6,000 submissions. Four were shortlisted, with Martina Holmberg’s Mel the winner. Now on show at London's National portrait Gallery tinyurl.com/56kpabb5...
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait prize had c.6,000 submissions. Four were shortlisted, with Martina Holmberg’s Mel the winner. Now on show at London's National portrait Gallery tinyurl.com/56kpabb5...
DEADLINE 26 NOV Submit electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, 10-17 April 2026). tinyurl.com/59vs9jea...
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
DEADLINE 26 NOV Submit electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, 10-17 April 2026). tinyurl.com/59vs9jea...
Horses hit 50 last week, so here are three (of many) reasons why Patti Smith is still "cool as hell". All together now: "do the Watusi ..." tinyurl.com/w5vphpsz...
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Horses hit 50 last week, so here are three (of many) reasons why Patti Smith is still "cool as hell". All together now: "do the Watusi ..." tinyurl.com/w5vphpsz...
DEADLINE 24 November for Open call: ISEA 2026 Artistic Proposals – Submit proposals for electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, April 2026) tinyurl.com/2uenrbh6...
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
DEADLINE 24 November for Open call: ISEA 2026 Artistic Proposals – Submit proposals for electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, April 2026) tinyurl.com/2uenrbh6...
All-female team for Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale – Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani with curator Antonia Carve from Art Jameel and assistant curator Hafsa Alkhudairi tinyurl.com/dx259tb7...
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
All-female team for Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale – Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani with curator Antonia Carve from Art Jameel and assistant curator Hafsa Alkhudairi tinyurl.com/dx259tb7...
#MAGPIE SEZ Could it be that an Abu Dhabi Art Week is happening by default? And all the other news that fits in and around the UAE's arts and culture scene, courtesy of your FREE weekly newsletter magpie Weekly tinyurl.com/3zftvd9r...
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#MAGPIE SEZ Could it be that an Abu Dhabi Art Week is happening by default? And all the other news that fits in and around the UAE's arts and culture scene, courtesy of your FREE weekly newsletter magpie Weekly tinyurl.com/3zftvd9r...
The six novels shortlisted for the 2025 Booker prize reviewed by academics (our money's on Kiran Desai) tinyurl.com/mpdb9xky...
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The six novels shortlisted for the 2025 Booker prize reviewed by academics (our money's on Kiran Desai) tinyurl.com/mpdb9xky...
Marlowe or not? That motto (‘what nourishes me destroys me’) might help ... tinyurl.com/53zdefzv...
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Marlowe or not? That motto (‘what nourishes me destroys me’) might help ... tinyurl.com/53zdefzv...
Decoding The Garden of Earthly Delights ... but not getting very far tinyurl.com/4a9cx6z8...
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Decoding The Garden of Earthly Delights ... but not getting very far tinyurl.com/4a9cx6z8...
MAGPIESEZ Here's the (fat) free newsletter that tells you everything that matters in the Gulf's arts + culture scene – plus musings on Qatar and fossil fuels, AI in UAE, and why you no longer need Adobe CS ... tinyurl.com/3cw9w7yu...
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
MAGPIESEZ Here's the (fat) free newsletter that tells you everything that matters in the Gulf's arts + culture scene – plus musings on Qatar and fossil fuels, AI in UAE, and why you no longer need Adobe CS ... tinyurl.com/3cw9w7yu...
Move aside, banana. On 18 Nov Sotheby’s will offer Maurizio Cattelan’s America (that solid 18ct gold toilet) in an auction where the starting bid will be determined by the price of the gold in it. Then ultimate commoditisation of art? tinyurl.com/3kywvuaa...
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Move aside, banana. On 18 Nov Sotheby’s will offer Maurizio Cattelan’s America (that solid 18ct gold toilet) in an auction where the starting bid will be determined by the price of the gold in it. Then ultimate commoditisation of art? tinyurl.com/3kywvuaa...
Why do electricity pylons have to look boring? tinyurl.com/sbfterpw...
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Why do electricity pylons have to look boring? tinyurl.com/sbfterpw...
That's a rice weevil on a grain of rice, top prizewinner in Nikon's 2025 Photomicrography Competition. Prepare to be amazed at some other small-world examples ... tinyurl.com/2auz5ev2...
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
That's a rice weevil on a grain of rice, top prizewinner in Nikon's 2025 Photomicrography Competition. Prepare to be amazed at some other small-world examples ... tinyurl.com/2auz5ev2...
"Google’s new [London] HQ, like tech bro architecture at large, is a monument to men who never learned that bigger doesn’t mean better". New (and recommended) newsletter The Nerve puts the boot into the tech bros' obsession with size tinyurl.com/3fue8a42...
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Google’s new [London] HQ, like tech bro architecture at large, is a monument to men who never learned that bigger doesn’t mean better". New (and recommended) newsletter The Nerve puts the boot into the tech bros' obsession with size tinyurl.com/3fue8a42...
The Biennale of Sydney (artistic director: Hoor Al Qasimi) has unveiled the full artist list for its 2026 edition, 14 Mar – 14 Jun. Looks good tinyurl.com/kxhfnn95...
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Biennale of Sydney (artistic director: Hoor Al Qasimi) has unveiled the full artist list for its 2026 edition, 14 Mar – 14 Jun. Looks good tinyurl.com/kxhfnn95...
DEADLINE 31 Oct for DCAD Pottery & Ceramics Design Residency Program – Apply for a six-month residency in pottery and ceramics in Abu Dhabi – up to 15 places available, all show created work in a capstone exhibition, best go on to an internship in Italy tinyurl.com/3zvwrcpw...
October 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
DEADLINE 31 Oct for DCAD Pottery & Ceramics Design Residency Program – Apply for a six-month residency in pottery and ceramics in Abu Dhabi – up to 15 places available, all show created work in a capstone exhibition, best go on to an internship in Italy tinyurl.com/3zvwrcpw...
DEADLINE 31 Oct for Design Doha Prize – QAR 200,000 winners in each of four categories for MENASA designers tinyurl.com/4ct9vc7t...
October 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
DEADLINE 31 Oct for Design Doha Prize – QAR 200,000 winners in each of four categories for MENASA designers tinyurl.com/4ct9vc7t...
DEADLINE 31 Oct for Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS13) – Apply to be one of four artists selected to develop a photographic series that will be shown at VPS13 (July 2026) tinyurl.com/48pwrutz...
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
DEADLINE 31 Oct for Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS13) – Apply to be one of four artists selected to develop a photographic series that will be shown at VPS13 (July 2026) tinyurl.com/48pwrutz...
Katy Hessel's picks for women artists at Art Basel Paris tinyurl.com/yb53zead...
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Katy Hessel's picks for women artists at Art Basel Paris tinyurl.com/yb53zead...
A 59-flat complex in Bermondsey designed to combat loneliness in older people has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. The judges said it “sets an ambitious standard for social housing among older people”. tinyurl.com/4mwszny3...
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A 59-flat complex in Bermondsey designed to combat loneliness in older people has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. The judges said it “sets an ambitious standard for social housing among older people”. tinyurl.com/4mwszny3...
Yes, Ikea has a museum – and its website includes every catalogue back to 1950. Spoiler alert: it wasn't always at the cutting edge of domestic design ... tinyurl.com/45bzukz3...
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Yes, Ikea has a museum – and its website includes every catalogue back to 1950. Spoiler alert: it wasn't always at the cutting edge of domestic design ... tinyurl.com/45bzukz3...