Rebecca Anne Proctor

3 days ago | arabnews.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

DOHA: A young Sudanese man sits in a chair dressed in an elegant off-white three-piece suit. He holds a small shotgun in one hand which he eyes solemnly while resting against the wall behind him on a crimson red tapestry is a rifle. The photograph is titled “Life Won’t Stop” and is one of several images by Sudanese photographer Mosab Abushama documenting his friend’s wedding in Omdurman, Sudan, a city constantly targeted by airstrikes.

6 days ago | al-monitor.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

This week, the Sharjah Architecture Triennale — set to take place in 2026 — announced its curatorial team: Vyjayanthi Rao as curator, joined by Tau Tavengwa as associate curator. The Triennale serves as a platform for architecture and urbanism with a focus on West and South Asia, as well as the African continent.

1 week ago | al-monitor.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

Welcome to Al-Monitor Riyadh. This week, we're spotlighting Saudi Arabia’s presence at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, which begins with a pre-opening program ahead of its public launch on May 10. Plus, we highlight a new upscale Indian restaurant making waves in Riyadh. If you want to receive this newsletter or our other new City Pulse editions — including Dubai, Istanbul and Doha — sign up here.

1 week ago | al-monitor.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

At the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale, the United Arab Emirates Pavilion will present "Pressure Cooker," an exhibition curated by Azza Aboualam — marking the first time an Emirati has curated the pavilion. The show explores how architectural design, spatial concepts and food production can be reimagined to develop environmentally friendly strategies for arid climates.

2 weeks ago | al-monitor.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

• Saudi Pavilion at Triennale Milano presents “Maghras”On view at the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition next month is an exhibition at the Saudi Pavilion staged by the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia dedicated to the region of Al Ahsa, an agricultural oasis in the country’s eastern province. Inhabited since the third millennium BCE and recognized as the world’s largest and oldest oasis, Al Ahsa is also a UNESCO World Heritage site undergoing rapid transformation.