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Farah Abdessamad

Farah Abdessamad is a critic and essayist whose interests include ancient history, memory, arts and philosophy. She's at work on a project connecting Ancient Mediterranean mythology and beliefs with identity and erasure in a collection of essays.

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A person in elaborate costume and face covering made of beads stares directly at the camera, evoking the serpent-like, mythological figure from Emilija Škarnulytė’s work Riparia.

Emilija Škarnulytė’s Future Archeology Dazzles at Tate St Ives

By Farah Abdessamad

Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People

By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad and Merin Curotto
A large graphite drawing shows multiple overlapping scenes of women in patterned clothing engaged in communal activity, including washing, gathering, and ritual gestures, in a lush environment.

Nine Artists Who Stole the Show at 1-54 London

By Farah Abdessamad
Two visitors stand closely examining a large portrait of a figure in ornate robes on a black background, next to another painting of three people in muted tones at the Southern Guild booth.

The Eight Best Booths at Frieze London 2025 

By Farah Abdessamad
ChatGPT said: A woman stands in her studio wearing a maroon jacket with paintbrushes and tools on a table in front of her, and a large red abstract painting behind her.

Recorded Dreams: Inside Portia Zvavahera’s Hypnotic Visions

By Farah Abdessamad
A large colorful painting featuring abstracted human figures in dynamic poses surrounded by ladders, flowers, and geometric patterns.

Eight Exhibitions Not to Miss During Frieze Week London

By Farah Abdessamad
An oil painting titled Children’s Games (1953) by Jawad Selim features childlike, geometric figures with large almond eyes interacting in abstract spaces across a pastel-toned canvas.

Curator Nada Shabout Traces the Enduring Legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

By Farah Abdessamad
A pair of Afghan war rugs hangs side by side on a museum wall, both depicting maps, military aircraft, flags and labeled inscriptions referencing the U.S., U.K., and regional neighbors involved in the post-9/11 conflict.

Afghanistan’s War Rugs Weave a Knotty History at the British Museum

By Farah Abdessamad
An installation view of “The Seven Soldiers,” featuring six oversized sculpted heads of closed-eyed soldiers mounted on tall black stands in a dimly lit gallery space.

Ali Cherri Honors Life, Loss and Defiance in ‘How I Am Monument’

By Farah Abdessamad
An expressive portrait of a woman with red hair and handwritten Arabic text drawn on lined yellow paper illustrates a personal story of exile in Mounira Al Solh’s ongoing drawing series shown at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North.

The 13th Liverpool Biennial Celebrates a Vibrant World-City

By Farah Abdessamad
A close-up detail in green tones shows several nude figures, including a woman gazing upward and a child covering one eye while crouching in a group of overlapping bodies.

Don’t Miss Fa Razavi’s Defiant Debut at Palo Gallery

By Farah Abdessamad
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