11 September - 7 November 2009
Turkey

Istanbul Biennial 2009
The 11th edition presented a solid statement about the urgent need for the politicization of culture.
By Özge Ersoy
October 2009

3 July - 15 August 2009
Turkey

Istanbul-Off-Spaces
Independent Art Spaces in Dialogue. Exhibition and event at Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin. Photo tour.
July 2009

6 - 26 February 2009
Indonesia

Jakarta Biennale 2009
Photo tour through the Biennale's exhibition Fluid Zone: Traffic & Mapping. Review of the event.
By Enin Supriyanto
April 2009

7 July - 12 September 2009

Jameel Prize 2009
Exhibition of works by winner Afruz Amighi and short-listed artists, Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
July 2009

6 - 17 July 2009
Jordan

Jordan Art Symposium 2009
Text, texture and textualization: Reflections on the Jordan International Art Symposium 2009.
By Stine Høxbroe
July 2009

17 January - 24 February 2010
Oman

Kan Ya Ma Kan
Once Upon a Time: A lens-based exhibition of artists from the Gulf at Bait Muzna Gallery, Oman.
January 2010

2 - 16 September 2010
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan 2010
Contemporary art from Kyrgyzstan, including some artists from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Germany.
By Birgit Hussfeld
September 2010

Morocco

La Bourse212
Residency and grant for Moroccan artists. Deadline extended: 15 Jan. 2008
October 2007

15 September 2005 - 8 July 2006

Languages of the Desert
Artists from the Gulf area at the Kunstmuseum Bonn. Critical notes on the curatorial approach.
By Gerhard Haupt
October 2005

Yemen

Last of the Dictionary Men
Stories from the South Shields Yemeni Sailors. Art project by Tina Gharavi and Youssef Nabil.
May 2008

25 January - 22 March 2008
Turkey

Last Things
Artists from Turkey reflect on existence and finitude. Exhibition at Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, Germany.
March 2008

9 June - 20 November 2007
Lebanon

Venice Biennial: Lebanon
For the first time, Lebanon is officially present in Venice with its own pavilion.
June 2007

12 February - 18 May 2008

Les Inquiets
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict & the Lebanese Civil War. An exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
By Olivia Hampton
May 2008

21 May - 21 June 2008
Iran

Lion under the Rainbow
Contemporary Art from Tehran. Exhibition in Athens, Greece, curated by the artist Alexandros Georgiou.
June 2008

7 February - 21 March 2009

Living Traditions
Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, on view at the National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
February 2009