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The quote: Sometimes you have to hug people you really don’t like. That way you’ll know how big to dig the hole in the back garden Anon [credit welcome] SB17 curators Sharjah Art Foundationhas named Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento as the curators for Sharjah [… more]

The quote: Do not topple their idols in anger: pulverize them in play Marquis de Sade DDW 2025 Open Call Dubai Design Week runs 4–9 November at d3, and an open call has just been announced – submissions sought for Abwab, Urban Commissions, [… more]

The quote: If a book is tedious to you, don’t read it; that book was not written for you Jorge Luis Borges Join the club Karama Arts Club has finally got its licence to operate as Dubai’s first ever non-profit arts social club [… more]

The quote: I’m sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It’s just been too intelligent to come here Arthur C Clarke Eid note 1 It’s Eid ad Adha, and we can all celebrate by driving into Dubai: on-street and surface parking will [… more]

The quote All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, [… more]

The quote It is important to use your hands. That is what distinguishes you from a cow or a computer operator Paul Rand Art Basel Gulf Looks like the rumoured $20m deal for Art Basel to take over Abu Dhabi Art [… more]

The quote To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking if roadmaps are necessary now that there are so very many roads Jon Bing Home-grown prizes The fifth edition [… more]