Articles by magpie

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: “In the dark times / Will there also be singing? / Yes, there will be singing / About the dark times” | Bertolt Brecht, Motto … Art sells We have had a happy couple [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: The good man wins a victory and then stops; he will not go on to acts of violence. Winning, he boasteth not; he will not triumph; he shows no arrogance. He [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you | Pericles … What’s going on We’re only five days into a war [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: If you don’t call it art, you’re likely to get a better result Brian Eno … Public art direction The appointment of Elvira Dyangani Ose as director of the forthcoming Abu Dhabi Public Art Biennial looked an [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Think without words Gwen John … RAK job op The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah is looking for a Senior Museum Curator – needs a Master’s Degree, understanding of the collection [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: From such crooked timber as humankind is made of nothing entirely straight can be made Immanuel Kant … No worries Not in the Gulf, anyway. That’s according to a Gallup survey which asked people in [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Playful doesn’t mean trivial any more than solemn means serious Stephen Sondheim … Louvre legacy Manuel Rabaté is leaving Louvre Abu Dhabi, where since 2016 he has been its first and so far [ … ]

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Just remember: what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening Donald Trump … What’s a Tamaas Festival? It’s happening this evening in NYUAD’s East Plaza, it features three terrific acts (Yasmeen [ … ]