Shifting Gazes: Women Through Middle Eastern Eyes
Current Exhibition | The Farjam Foundation, DIFC, Dubai On View: April 15, 2025 – October 15 2025 The Farjam Foundation is proud to present Shifting Gazes: Women Through Middle Eastern Eyes, an exhibition exploring how women have been represented—and have represented themselves—across the evolving visual landscape of the Middle East. Spanning over eight decades of artistic…
The Farjam Collection Books Reviewed in The Art Newspaper
The Farjam Foundation thanks The Art Newspaper and art journalist Cyrus Naji for the comprehensive review of The Farjam Collection of Islamic and Middle Eastern Art (pub. Yale University Press, 2024), launched late last year at the British Museum and The Louvre Abu Dhabi. The Editors, Drs Sheila Canby, Venetia Porter, Sarah Rogers and Nada Shabout, as well as…
The Farjam Collection Book Launch Captivates Audiences at Louvre Abu Dhabi
A standing-room-only crowd, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, graced the Auditorium of the Louvre Abu Dhabi on November 20 to hear the distinguished panel of scholars who had authored The Farjam Collection Masterpieces (pub Sept 2024, Yale University Press) speak about the Islamic and Modern and…
Bidoun Magazine: Illuminating Middle Eastern Art and Culture
Established in 2004 by Lisa Asal Farjam, Bidoun Magazine has become a transformative force in reshaping global perceptions of the Middle East. Through its unique blend of art, culture, and critical discourse, Bidoun offers nuanced narratives that transcend stereotypes, showcasing the diversity and depth of the region. A recent oral history published in Frieze Magazine…
“Arab Presences: Modern Art and Decolonization Paris 1908–1988” at Abu Dhabi Art Fair – Sponsored by The Farjam Foundation
The Farjam Foundation is honored to present the exhibition “Arab Presences: Modern Art and Decolonization Paris 1908–1988 – Farjam Collection Close-Up,” curated by esteemed art historian and curator Morad Montazami. This exhibition builds upon a previous iteration co-curated by Montazami and Madeleine de Colnet at the Paris Museum of Modern Art (April 3–August 25, 2024).…
“British Museum Hosts Book Launch of Masterpieces of the Farjam Collection: A New Resource for Islamic and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art”
On October 28th, the British Museum hosted the book launch of Masterpieces of The Farjam Collection of Islamic, and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art. Comprising over 5,000 artworks, this unique Collection which spans vast geographies and a time span over many centuries, has to date been mostly known only to the cognoscenti. Now with…
New Fellowship Established in Honor of Tarek Al-Ghoussein
Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 22, 2024: With generous support from the Farjam Foundation, NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has established a new fellowship in honor of the late Tarek Al-Ghoussein, professor of visual arts and first program director of the Master of Fine Arts program at NYUAD. The Fellowship will be awarded every academic year to an…
