Summer is truly with us and we really should not complain about the heat of these exceptionally warm few days! If however you need to cool down, why not explore one of the many Middle Eastern exhibitions and events taking place over the next few weeks.

Our exhibition in partnership with Wetpaint Gallery in Gloucestershire continues until 14th July and we have added a few installation shots to our website to give you a taste of the variety of work on show. Click here for a price list too. Under an hour and half from London, Its a perfect excuse to get out of the capital for the day!

On another matter, and as you will have noticed, I have a new profile picture, courtesy of the incomparable Sueraya Shaheen, thank you - truly appreciated!

Wishing you an enjoyable and sun-filled month!

© Sueraya Shaheen
WHAT'S ON
CANADA
Abbas Akhavan
The Power Plant | Toronto, Canada | 23 Jun - 30 Dec 2018
EUROPE
Raqib Shaw
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | 19 May - 28 Oct 2018
Ghada Amer
Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré | Tours, France | 2 Jun - 4 Nov 2018
Ghada Amer
Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré | Tours, France | 2 Jun 2018 - 6 Jan 2019
Shirana Shahbazi
Kunsthaus Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | 7 Jun - 26 Aug 2018
In a Flash, Morocco
Casa Árabe | Madrid, Spain | 8 Jun - 23 Sep 2018
Heba Y. Amin
ZK/U – Center for Art and Urbanistics | Berlin, Germany | 9 Jun - 9 Sep 2018
Etel Adnan
Zentrum Paul Klee | Bern, Switzerland | 15 Jun - 7 Oct 18
The Cloud Atlas
Fondation François Schneider | Wattwiller, France | 23 Jun - 30 Sep 2018
Mounir Fatmi
CDAN Museum - Centro de Arte Y Naturaleza | Huesca, Spain | 28 Jun - 7 Oct 2018
Najia Mehadji
Musée d’art moderne de Céret | Céret, France | 30 Jun - 4 Nov 2018
Victoria and Albert Museum | London, UK | 28 Jun - 25 Nov 2018

Liverpool, UK | 5 - 15 Jul 2018
Taysir Batniji
Rencontres d'Arles 2018 | Arles, France | 2 Jul - 23 Sep 2018
Townhouse gallery, Cairo
The Mosaic Rooms | London, UK | 6 Jul - 15 Sep 2018
Akram Zaatari
New Art Exchange | Nottingham, UK | 13 Jul - 9 Sep 2018
Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum | Berlin, Germany | 13 Jul - 14 Oct 2018
MENA
Musée National d'Art Moderne et Contemporain d'Alger | Algiers, Algeria | 2 Jun - 15 Aug 2018
Truth is black, write over it Darat al Funun
Darat al Funun | Amman, Jordan | 3 Jul - 4 Oct 2018
TURKEY
Istanbul’s Seaside Leisure
Pera Museum | Istanbul, Turkey | 5 Apr - 26 Aug 2018
Ai Weiwei Mardin'de
Sakıp Sabancı Mardin City Museum | Mardin, Turkey | 4 May - 29 Jul 2018
USA
Reza Abdoh
MoMA PS1 | Long Island City, NY, USA | 3 Jun - 3 Sep 2018
Frist Art Museum
Frist Art Museum | Broadway, Nashville, USA | 22 Jun - 16 Sep 2018
St Mark's Cathedral| Seattle, Washington, USA | 10 Jun - 7 Aug 2018
ART MATTERS
Apologies to those with football overload but we could not help but focus on the beautiful game and its connections with art this month!
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SOME INSPIRATION
Unlike digital communication, handwriting carries something beyond literal meaning, something of the soul.
Through the eyes of twelve international artists “Traces of the soul” explores the world of contemporary calligraphy and why it is an increasingly relevant art form in this digital age.
Traces of the soul
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