Art Asia Pacific|
Yemen

2010.08.30

Indeed, much is being written about Yemen these days. Mostly it’s talk of the country as ‘the next Afghanistan‘ (whatever [...]

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Art International Radio|
Amy Rice

2010.08.23

Two years before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for US President, NY-based filmmaker Amy Rice had the idea to begin [...]

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The Art Newspaper|
Get art out of the basements

2010.08.23

This past May I spent a few days at the annual American Association of Museums conference in Los Angeles for [...]

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Art International Radio|
Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller

2010.08.10

For my first show with Art International Radio I spoke with longtime Upper East Side gallerist Leila Heller. She is [...]

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Al Manakh|
Sporting Cities

2010.07.29

Al Manakh 2 was released in the Spring of this year. The compilation of over 140 articles focuses on developments [...]

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Canvas|
Letters of Intent

2010.07.21

In the fall of 2009 I ventured up to the Edwynn Houk Gallery to meet with artist Lalla Essaydi. I [...]

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Conde Nast Traveler|
Mamilla Hotel

2010.07.14

I went undercover this year for Conde Nast Traveler and checked out Jerusalem’s newest boutique hotel–Mamilla. Designed by Piero Lissoni, [...]

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The Art Newspaper|
An Art Flotilla

2010.06.17

Launched just days after Israel’s fatal attack on the Mavi Marra ship, three boats packed with artists headed out from [...]

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Monocle|
Israelis & Palestinians

2010.06.15

The recent flotilla attack highlighted a growing political disparity between the world’s position on the Gaza blockade and Israel’s. And [...]

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Monocle|
Egypt’s Design Revolution

2010.06.09

On a recent trip to Cairo I was introduced to a spate of new design initiatives in Egypt. The most [...]

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The Art Newspaper|
Iranian Art Market

2010.06.08

Last month was the first sale of Iranian art at a US auction house. Unfortunately, the response was lukewarm. In [...]

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ESPN The Magazine|
Uganda and South Africa

2010.05.19

I spent half of March in Uganda and South Africa. In Uganda I headed to Gulu to spend time with [...]

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New York Times|
Now, Cultural Casablanca

2010.05.08

Casablanca is not a city most tourists make time for during their visits to Morocco, but it is a huge [...]

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Monocle|
Museum Pieces

2010.04.21

For Monocle‘s ‘Museum Pieces’ survey I was asked to speak to several players in the museum world who are making [...]

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Wallpaper*|
The Armoury

2010.04.10

After a week in Iceland I knew two things. One: I want to go back NOW. And Two: One of [...]

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The National|
True Moroccan Ghetto Stories

2010.03.29

The article below is an account of a month-long US State Department sponsored teaching grant I conducted in Casablanca at [...]

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Monocle|
It’s one big arty party

2010.03.06

The past couple of weeks have been quite intense for the art scene here in NYC. First up was the [...]

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Financial Times|
Into the cultural limelight

2010.02.27

There are a lot changes happening in the museum scene in Israel. There were several highlights I got to see [...]

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