Middle East

BUY // Bidoun Magazine
Kat Herriman |

This non-profit publication has been churning unprecedented coverage of new art and cultural happenings in the Middle East.

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An Architectural Gem on a Private Island
Amanda Ryan |
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The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar is I.M. Pei’s latest masterpiece.

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From a Bedroom Art Show to Iraq
Betsy Mead |
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British conceptual artist Jeremy Deller’s first large-scale piece, Open Bedroom, was truly an at-home job. One day in 1993 he found himself home alone. His parents had gone on holiday. With the house his own for a blissful, but short, time, Deller turned his room—mess, posters, and all—into an exhibition.

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A Food Truck Serves Discussion of the Iraq War
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Artist Michael Rakowitz channels both our frivolous obsession with food trucks and the heavy political residue of the Iraq War with the latest iteration of his Enemy Kitchen project, a food truck selling Iraqi cuisine. This mobile version of Enemy Kitchen is the result of Rakowitz’s collaboration with Iraqi chefs from Chicago and will be staffed by American veterans of the Iraq War.

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