May 2026 – magpie

magpie Weekly issue 7.32 / 21 May 2026

21 May 2026

The quote: When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.31 / 14 May 2026

14 May 2026

The quote: Broken gets fixed. Shoddy lasts forever | Jack Moffett … Art Dubai reinvented It’s Art Dubai time – the art fair runs this weekend (15-17 May) in its repurposed format, with fewer galleries in the selling section but a lot more [… more]

Art Dubai redux: the Special One

13 May 2026

Art Dubai’s rescheduled and reshaped 2026 incarnation will return to Madinat Jumeirah from 15 to 17 May. It’s being labelled as Art Dubai Special Edition – to cover the changes, but also to acknowledge that this is the fair’s 20th [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.30 / 07 May 2026

7 May 2026

The quote: The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas | Linus Pauling … AED 1bn for Dubai creatives … sort of Dubai Culture has produced a ‘Creative Sector Resilience Portfolio’, described as a new [… more]

AED 1bn in support for Dubai’s creative sector: coming real soon now

6 May 2026

Dubai Culture has produced a ‘Creative Sector Resilience Portfolio’ in the form of what is described as a new AED 1 billion support package for the creative sector. The broad outlines have been published, but there’s nothing on the detail [… more]