April 2026 – magpie

magpie Weekly issue 7.29 / 30 Apr 2026

30 April 2026

The quote: We hardly ever realise that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye | Carlos Castaneda … SB17 first look Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the title, curatorial framework, and artist list for Sharjah [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.28 / 23 Apr 2026

23 April 2026

The quote: She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS | Henry James … Register here DCT Abu Dhabi has launched a Register of Cultural Organisations and Professionals and wants you to sign up here if you’re an organisation or individual in the visual or performing arts, AV [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.27 / 16 Apr 2026

16 April 2026

The quote: For me, painting is but another word for feeling | John Constable … Art Dubai reborn Art Dubai’s revised attendance list for what is being called a Special Edition features 50 galleries rather than the 120 or so originally [… more]

Alserkal’s Art Week expands into a Month

14 April 2026

The good people at Alserkal Avenue are going big on art for the second half of April into May, extending the well-liked Art Weeks into a five-week month that provides a handy run-up to Art Dubai. Alserkal Art Month runs [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.26 / 9 Apr 2026

9 April 2026

The quote: Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important | TS Eliot … War updates Having said only “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” just a [… more]

Theatre of war?

8 April 2026

It might not have escaped your notice that Dubai is about to witness two short play festivals. You might think the world of 10-minute theatre is a bit too circumscribed for this kind of arm-wrestling, but it is happening – [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.25 / 2 Apr 2026

2 April 2026

The quote: We hardly ever realise that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye | Carlos Castaneda … Update Five weeks and counting, and maybe a second week of rain too … Remote learning for schools [… more]

Winners (and some losers) in the museum business

1 April 2026

Something over 204 million visitors were recorded by the world’s top 100 museums in 2025, according to the latest attendance rankings collated by The Art Newspaper. There are many caveats in this league table – for instance, “museums that did not [… more]