Sahir Ahmed

New York

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Scene report: The 2025 Cinema Unbound Awards highlight the spirit of Portland

3 weeks ago | documentjournal.com | Sahir Ahmed

From Nicholas Cage cosplay to zoning lectures with David Byrne, PAM CUT redefines what it means to gather around moving images Standing inside the Tomorrow Theater, a hundred-year old building in Southeast Portland, I ask film producer Amy Dotson what exactly cinema could be. “Much more than a flat thing on a screen,” she says.
Cortisa Star is kicking down the doors

1 month ago | theface.com | Ari Marcopoulos |Haley Wollens |Sahir Ahmed |Cortisa Star

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The Eternal Present

1 month ago | family.style | Qingyuan Deng |Jane Lewis |Elisa Lipsky-Karasz |Sahir Ahmed

When I meet Oliver Osborne at Francis Irv on a rainy afternoon in May for coffee, I am immediately struck by the degrees of self-trust he has in his practice. “The history of painting in England does not interest me,” the Edinburgh-born artist replies when I ask him where he draws influence. Osborne is a painter who is always looking elsewhere.
Family Style - Day to Night

1 month ago | family.style | Jane Lewis |Qingyuan Deng |Elisa Lipsky-Karasz |Sahir Ahmed

Soft light emanates from a miniature table lamp that resembles a tall, polished candle. Both a light source and an art piece, its widened base anchors an angular, see-through lampshade at the top. This portable fixture marks the 10th anniversary of Flos’ first collaboration with Philippe Starck. Named Bon Jour Unplugged, the design reflects the French industrial architect’s signature aesthetic that fuses form and function and combines diverse materials like plastic, aluminum, and chrome.
Family Style - When in Cannes

1 month ago | family.style | Beverly Nguyen |Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

There is nothing like waking up to the French Riviera on an early clear morning at the start of spring. This week, tens of thousands will descend upon the resort town off the Mediterranean coast for the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, filling city streets as they stop between screenings to unwind on by the water, debrief over drinks, and collect souvenirs to bring back home.
Playing the Odds

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

Frieze has evolved quite a bit since making its debut in New York City 13 years ago. Long gone are the days of breezy ferry rides across the East River to the airy tent on Randall’s Island—a trek that felt spiritually rejuvenating. Now it’s a commute to the Shed in Hudson Yards, a corporate enclave clamoring after the zeitgeist. Inside, however, there are gallerists, curators, and creatives with heart, and often a sense of humor.
The Light’s Still On

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed

Picture this: It’s San Francisco in 1932 on a foggy night in early May. Isadore “Izzy” Gomez is holding court on Pacific Street. Inside his saloon, it’s standing room only. Painters, printers, and poets are elbow-to-elbow, swapping gossip over thick-cut steaks and one too many rounds of gin. Wine is flowing, the piano is out of tune and nobody is paying for anything they can’t talk their way out of.
Family Style - Field Work

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

Catherine Opie remembers how blue wrapped around winters in Sandusky, Ohio in the 1960s, when Lake Erie froze over so thick you could drive straight into Canada. As a child, she’d dig tunnels through the snowdrifts, carving igloos that she could sit in for hours, bathed in a silvery light.
Family Style - Nocturnes

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

Zoë Kravitz is bright-eyed and serene, curled into a posh love seat at the Ham Yard Hotel in the heart of London as morning light pours in through the windows. “Between 1 and 5 in the morning is when I get the best ideas,” she says.
Family Style - Pretty in Pink

1 month ago | family.style | Sahir Ahmed |Emma Schartz

Arlene Shechet approaches cooking the same way she approaches making art: “I start by throwing things together, feeling the textures and colors,” the New York-based artist shares with Family Style. Known for her playful and architectural sculptures that appear to be caught in flux, the artist is no stranger to combining a range of materials, from hardwood to steel to glazed ceramic, all in a single work.