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Art Basel, the biggest contemporary art fair on the globe, opens Thursday 13 June in Switzerland

Abraaj Group Art Prize announces 2014 winners

The sixth annual Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition will debut at Art Dubai 2014 and will feature artists from Iran, India, Morocco, and Egypt

'Affordable Auction' at Townhouse to fundraise for outreach program

A silent auction will be held at Townhouse Gallery on Wednesday 12 June to raise funds for gallery's SAWA arts workshop program

Iran cartoonists on tightrope during election campaign

Where freedom of the press is questionable, Iranian Cartoonists test the boundaries of their freedom in coverage of the election ahead

Iranian Safavid-era carpet sold at auction for $33 million

Anonymous phone bidder pays more than $33 million – three times estimated price – for Persian carpet at Sotheby's in New York

Norwegian father of 'The Scream' finally recognised at home

Expressionist painter Edvard Munch hailed with retrospective exhibition to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth

Harsh world on display at 2013 Venice Biennale

The 55th edition of the Venice Biennale, in which artists from across the globe tackle themes of tragedy and destruction, is expected to draw 500,000 visitors until it closes on 24 November

Ai Weiwei shocks in Venice with scenes of prison life

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei tells the story of his 2011 incarceration with an installation of six large rusty metal boxes in the nave of a Venetian church during the city's Biennale art festival

Contemporary Emirati art exhibited in Venice Biennale

'This year’s National Pavilion of the UAE at the 55th Venice Biennale is an indication of the dynamism of the UAE’s contemporary art practices,' Commissioner Lamees Hamdan tells Ahram Online

Art Dubai turns to West Africa to explore ‘Cities in Transition’

Galleries Night: Prelude to Art Dubai

Crowd-funding campaign supports book on Egypt's graffiti

'Walls of Freedom,' a comprehensive book on Egypt's post-revolution street art, is seeking contributions

Q&A;: Sacked fine arts head El-Meligy 'not optimistic' for Egypt's future

Recently dismissed from his post as head of Fine Arts sector and Central Administration of Exhibitions and Museums, Salah El-Meligy talks to Ahram Online about the past, present and future of Egyptian culture

Art Agenda: Summer exhibitions in Cairo

This summer kicks off with a number of diverse visual art exhibitions in Cairo; Ahram Online offers its recommendations

Artist Hany Rashed leads collage workshop at Cairo's Darb 1718

Contemporary artist Hany Rashed to lead collage workshop for aspiring artists starting 10 June at Cairo's Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Centre, deadline to register 6 June

Dismissal of Fine Arts head outrages Egypt artists against culture minister

Artistic community is up in arms again against newly-appointed culture minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz, this time after he sacks Salah El-Meligy, head of Egypt's museum/exhibition administration

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