Hassan Sharif
Among the most affecting pieces in this retrospective of work by Emirati conceptualist Hassan Sharif (1951–2016) was Images on Tracing Paper (2015), a simple book of drawings on translucent paper…
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United Arab Emirates
Antonia Carver on Hassan Sharif
"Attention from the market and institutions has created a somewhat mythic persona that appears contradictory for a practitioner who was resolutely collaborative, down-to-earth."
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Morning Links: Best Cities For Young Creatives Edition
Rio De Janeiro’s cultural center, Casa Daros, will close. [Artforum] Artist Walid Raad has become the third member of Gulf Labor to be refused entry into the United Arab Emirates. [Hyperallergic] Marl…
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Morning Links: Venice Biennale Edition
Hans Haacke’s new Fourth Plinth commission for Trafalgar Square in London, Gift Horse, has made quite a splash. [The Art Newspaper] Okwui Enwezor, director for the upcoming Venice Biennale, announced…
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‘An Oasis in the Desert’
Governments in the United Arab Emirates are spending billions of dollars in an ambitious, unprecedented effort to create cultural districts with world-class museums—along with a support system of…
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GoldDerby
Hildur in a hurry: ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Joker’ composer Guðnadóttir could win an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar in a 5-month span
TVLine
Avenue 5: Hugh Laurie Space Comedy Gets January Premiere Date at HBO
BGR
The incredible Roomba that empties itself when it’s done vacuuming is down to its lowest price ever
Rolling Stone
Caroll Spinney, Big Bird Puppeteer on ‘Sesame Street,’ Dead at 85
SPY
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