Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s artistic side
The Afghan Contemporary Art Prize: The shortlisted artists, winner, and the art scene in Afghanistan.
By Constance Wyndham
July 2008

Algeria

Art and curatorial practice in Algeria
Interview with Nadira Laggoune, art critic and curator from Algiers.
By Haupt & Binder
October 2009

Bahrain

Bahrain’s Art Scene
Review of Bahrain’s art and culture scenes: Institutions, galleries, independent art groups.
By Mayssa Fattouh
October 2009

28 March - 28 April 2009
Egypt

Youth, Art & Controversy
Heated debates surrounding the extreme selectivity of the jury of Cairo's 20th Youth Salon.
By Omnia El Shakry
April 2009

Egypt

CiC - Cairo
The Contemporary Image Collective, reflexions and challenges in the face of transformative times.
By Aleya Hamza
March 2009

Egypt

Art Scene & Curators in Egypt
Interview with the independent curator Mai Abu ElDahab on current developments in Egypt.
By Haupt & Binder
March 2005

Egypt

Townhouse Gallery
Cairo-based gallery, a center of alternative art in the context of the contemporary Egyptian art scene.
By Negar Azimi
August 2004

Indonesia

Yogyakarta after the Boom
Indonesia's cultural center in search of new concepts, after the burst of the art market bubble.
By Christina Schott
January 2010

27 December 2007 - 27 January 2008
Indonesia

Biennale Jogja Quo Vadis?
Review of the biennial, reflections on the Indonesian situation, and notable artworks in the show.
By Arahmaiani
January 2008

18 September - 18 November 2006
Indonesia

ICON Retrospective
Jogja Gallery, artists who have made an impact on the arts in Yogyakarta since the 1970s.
By Carla Bianpoen
December 2006

5 September - 4 October 2005
Indonesia

Tolerating the Intolerant
Interview with Jim Supangkat about the CP Biennale 2005, and the protest of the FPI
By Hendro Wiyanto
November 2005

Iran

Snapshots from Tehran
It’s All About Change. Tehran’s contemporary art scene - notes from a gallery and studio tour.
By Ingo Arend
February 2011

Jordan

Makan House
The multiple activities of the alternative art center in the context of the art scene in Amman, Jordan.
By Diala Khasawnih
November 2005

Kazakhstan

Rustam Khalfin
The work and life of one of the protagonists of contemporary art in Kazakhstan, who died in 2008.
By Valeria Ibraeva
April 2010

Lebanon

On the Politics of Art and Space in Beirut
Locating the manifestation spaces of a dynamic art scene.
By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie
August 2009