Singapore’s Emergence as the World’s Next Art Capital
Inside the iconic triple towers of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, collectors and creative fanatics alike mingle amidst brightly lit white cubes to admire painting,...
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Restitution of African Art: the Recent Wave to Decolonize Museums
How must one reconcile with the mistakes of the past and the systems created because of them? As you enter the main floor of the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, ...
“Our Art is Global”: Sultan Al-Qassemi on Art and Protest in the Middle East
On February 15th, the Yale Arab Students Association hosted Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, Emirati columnist, researcher and the Founder of Barjeel Art Foundation, to...
On Belonging, Truck Art and Mexican Muralism: Art Movements and Their Legacies Around the World
“The Picasso of Pakistan” has traveled the world to show off his art. He has painted in St. Petersburg, held an exhibition in L.A., and created a piece for the ...
Clinging to the Past: A “Downtown Abbey” Film Review
Written by: Muriel Wang, Trumbull College ’20 This piece was published as part of YRIS’s new arts column. Be warned: spoilers ahead for the Septembe...
Notable Palestinian artist and intellectual passes away at 77
Bilqis 5 (Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 328 cm, 2014) by Kamal Boullata, featured from the Barjeel Art Foundation website. Palestinian artist, writer, and historian ...
“A Transcript from Nature”: De-Essentializing Narratives of Imperialism in William Daniell’s The European Factories, Canton
Written by Oriana Tang Beginning in 1514 with the arrival of the first Portuguese traders, the port of Canton in southeastern China became what postcolonial sch...
Renowned Egyptian fine artist passes away at 88
Written by Elisabeth Siegel Egyptian artist Omar el-Nagdi passed away last Friday at the age of 88 after an illustrious career that spanned sixty years total. B...
Armajani retrospective ‘Follow this Line’ showcases 60 years of legendary Iranian-American artist’s oeuvre
Written by Elisabeth Siegel The opening of Siah Armajani’s “Follow this Line” at the Met Breuer on Feb. 20 was well-attended by a flurry of art community lumina...