One of the pleasures of working in the field of contemporary Middle Eastern art is to follow its expansion and the increasing numbers of exhibitions and events which are appearing as time goes on. This means our newsletters are becoming longer each month as we feature more and more items. In order to accommodate this increase, we have introduced a new format which is categorised by region. As before, you can click on the titles or images for further details. We hope you like the new layout.

Our Art Matters and Inspiration sections remain the same and this month we look at crypto currencies and intriguing video on the work of Moroccoan artist Hicham Benohoud.

A leading event which encapsulates this growing interest in the region is of course Art Dubai from 21 to 24 March 2018 and we very much look forward to seeing you there.

WHAT'S ON IN*
*EUROPE
Holes in the Wall
Adel Abdessemed
MAC's | Grand-Hornu, Belgium | 4 Mar - 3 Jun 2018

macLyon | Lyon, France | 9 Mar - 8 Jul 2018
Hicham Berrada
Abbaye de Maubuisson | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France | 8 Oct 2017 - 24 Jun 2018
Djamel Tatah
Collection Lambert en Avignon | Avignon, France | 3 Dec 2017 - 20 May 2018
Saison Discorde, Fille De La Nuit
Palais de Tokyo | Paris, France | 16 Feb - 13 May 2018
Westfälischer Kunstverein | Münster, Germany | 3 Feb - 15 Apr 2018
Slavs and Tatars
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi | Milan, Italy | 19 Jan - 24 Jun 2018
Love, Museums and Inspiration. Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence in Milan
Electronic Superhighway
Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology | Lisbon, Portugal | 8 Nov 2017 - 19 Mar 2018
Odradek
Malmö Konsthall | Malmö, Sweden | 17 Feb - 6 May 2018
Basma Alsharif
The Mosaic Rooms | London, UK | 19 Jan - 31 Mar 2018
Lydia Ourahmane
Chisenhale Gallery | London, UK | 26 Jan - 25 Mar 2018
Ala Younis
Delfina Foundation | London, UK | 1 Feb - 24 Mar 2018
Barbican Centre | London, UK | 7 Feb - 20 May 2018
Yto Barrada
Iman Issa
Spike Island | Bristol, UK | 17 Feb - 15 Apr 2018
AWAN Festival
Rich Mix | London, UK | 1 - 25 Mar 2018
Eternal Light
The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs | London, UK | 2 - 23 Mar 2018
*MENA
Points of Contact
Goethe-Institut Libanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 27 Jan - 10 Mar 2018
MNEMOSYNE Syndrome
Ab-Anbar | Tehran, Iran | 9 Feb - 17 Mar 2018
Noureddine Amir
Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech | Marrakech, Morocco | 23 Feb - 22 Apr 2018
Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti
NYUAD Art Gallery | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 24 Feb - 9 Jun 2018
*USA
Regarding George Ohr: Contemporary Ceramics in the Spirit of the Mad Potter
Boca Raton Museum of Art | Boca Raton Fl, USA | 7 Nov 2017 - 8 Apr 2018
Nabil Mousa
Arab American National Museum | Dearborn, MI, USA | 17 Nov 2017 - 8 Apr 2018
Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times
Di Rosa| Napa Valley, USA | 27 Jan - 27 May 2018
Mounira Al Solh
Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL, USA | 8 Feb - 29 Apr 2018
Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition
Katonah Museum of Art | Katonah, NY, USA | 25 Feb - 17 Jun 2018
ART MATTERS
Still baffled by cryptocurrencies? Our featured articles below help to demystify them and explain how they relate to the Art Market.
Promotional image for Elliott Arkin and Marc Lafia’s Salvator Mundi Cryptocurrency
SOME INSPIRATION

Les modèles du photographe marocain savent ce qui les attend : la destruction et la reconstruction. Ces familles qui vivent dans la médina de Marrakech aident même Hicham Benohoud à découper à la tronçonneuse leurs murs et leur mobilier. L’artiste immortalise ensuite les habitants dans ce nouvel agencement...
Hicham Benohoud
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