FEATURES – Page 2

magpie Weekly issue 8.04 :: 24 September 2026

24 September 2026

Editorial musings from the nest The quote: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success Albert Schweitzer … Buy now Tickets to Guggenheim Abu Dhabi are now on sale – standard AED 70, free for under 18s, students and [… more]

How to find the world’s best city for contemporary art

18 September 2026

What’s the world’s best city for contemporary art? It all depends on how and what you measure, of course, but such assessments have traditionally been made on vibes (“does this place feel buzzy?”) plus some feel for how much money [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 8.03 :: 17 September 2026

17 September 2026

Editorial musings from the nest The quote: Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing | Robert Benchley … Makeover It only took eight years, but the magpie website finally has had [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 8.02 :: 10 September 2026

10 September 2026

Editorial musings from the nest The quote: Right now, if you’re an employer and you hire someone, you pay payroll taxes on their earnings. But if you buy a robot, you can usually write it off right away as a [… more]

Joy to the world: The Arts Center’s new season

4 September 2026

Bill Bragin is back from Edinburgh. He saw 45 shows there in two weeks (he says he’s slowing down – a few years ago he was managing 8 or 9 per day). It’s partly pleasure, partly work; on his visit [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 8.01 :: 3 September 2026

3 September 2026

Editorial musings from the nest The quote: Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time | Harry Truman … Back in the box As US diplomats, schoolchildren, business executives and Artistic Directors trickle back into the region after the summer, we’re back [… more]

Hollywood heavyweights consider AI: who owns the IP?

28 August 2026

A series of conversations about the use of AI in Hollywood started in 2023, informal but high-powered. They were organised by Susan Ruskin, dean of the American Film Institute, and top producer Kathleen Kennedy (whose CV includes dozens of major [… more]

Frieze Abu Dhabi lists its galleries: less is more

28 August 2026

The inaugural Frieze Abu Dhabi, which runs 19–22 November at Manarat Al Saadiyat, will have 84 galleries from a total of 36 countries in its two commercial sections and two further selection-by-curator areas. That’s a lot less than the last Abu Dhabi Art, which [… more]

SAT03: redefining architecture?

29 July 2026

The theme and participants for the third Sharjah Architectural Triennial (14 November 2026 to 14 April 2027) have been published, and they both look a meaty counterpoint to the more usual design/technology-led architectural get-together. That theme for SAT03 is ‘Architecture [… more]

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi gets its opening date: 11 December 2026

28 July 2026

It may have taken 20 years, but at last we have a firm opening date for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. On 11 December it joins New York, Venice and Bilbao in the Guggenheim Foundation’s desire to bring post-1960s art to the [… more]