Month: July 2026

The quote: It’s only words – unless they’re true | David Mamet … Frieze filling out Frieze Abu Dhabi (19-22 Nov at Manarat Al Saadiyat) will have two new curated sections – Frieze Masters Abu Dhabi, a local version of the historical-survey format [… more]

The quote: If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don’t actually live longer; it just seems longer | Clement Freud … More books for Sharjah Pushing ahead with its image-building in the book world, Sharjah Book Authority has signed for exclusive [… more]

The quote: Art galleries should hang terrible paintings from the same period as their masterpieces so that visitors can realise quite how amazing the good paintings are | James Marriott … Dubai’s cultural sector ambitions The newly announced Dubai Cultural Strategy 2033 – part [… more]

The quote: Theatre is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place | Martha Graham … Gone, won’t be forgotten “It’s a big day today, as I close the chapter on 14 years at Alserkal” [… more]