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

By Farah Abdessamad
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In Two Shows, Maryam Yousif’s Clay Sculptures Evoke Mesopotamian Culture and the Divine Feminine

By Farah Abdessamad

When the Strange Is Familiar and the Familiar Strange: Surrealism Turns 100

By Farah Abdessamad

Closing Soon: Paul Klee’s Psychic Improvisations at David Zwirner Gallery

By Farah Abdessamad
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Embedded Art: These Are Some of the 2024 Villa Albertine Residents to Watch

By Farah Abdessamad
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Thirteen Artists Whose Work Stole the Show at 1-54 New York

By Farah Abdessamad
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See Two Views of a Natural World Worth Preserving at the Morgan Library

By Farah Abdessamad
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SLAM’s ‘Matisse and the Sea’ Showcases Many Ways of Seeing

By Farah Abdessamad
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Review: Tania El Khoury’s ‘Cultural Exchange Rate’ Tells a Living Tale of Exile and Migration

By Farah Abdessamad
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The Women Shaping Contemporary Art in the Gulf

By Farah Abdessamad
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