Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Beirut · Lebanon

Women of Arab Abstraction

The letter set loose, the line woven, the arabesque the West once threw away — and the women who built modern abstraction out of all three, then got written out of it.

Abstraction is usually told as a Western invention that arrived elsewhere late. Saloua Raouda Choucair, Etel Adnan, Madiha Umar and a room of others tell it differently — often as the only woman in the movement, building modern form from the geometry, craft and calligraphy their own culture already held.

Van Gogh's Million-Dollar Masterpieces: Tracking the Auction Record Holders

From asylum landscapes to floral still lifes, the Dutch master's most valuable works reveal a shifting global market

Van Gogh's rare auction appearances command astronomical sums, with his top ten works all exceeding $50m and revealing a dramatic shift in collecting power from West to East.

Kyiv · Ukraine

Future Generation Art Prize Extends Deadline to July 2026

PinchukArtCentre announces extended application period for eighth edition of international contemporary art award

The biannual global art prize for artists under 35 has pushed its deadline to July 19, 2026, providing additional time for emerging practitioners worldwide to submit proposals.

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

The Civilisation That Bought Itself Back: A Field Guide to Collecting Arab Art

A field guide to collecting Arab and Middle Eastern art — who buys, what it costs, why prices lag cultural significance, and where collectors are looking now.

How the Arab world went from selling its art history to the West to building the fastest-growing market for Middle Eastern art on earth — who buys, why, what it costs, and where the smart money is looking now