Archives for September 2026

Published! Interview with Elvira Dyangani Ose for Frieze

17-09-2026

I have interviewed Elvira Dyangani Ose, the Artistic Director for the second edition of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial, for a booklet by Frieze.

Her curatorial focus centers on non-Western narratives, collective representation in public spaces, and participatory histories.

Titled “Home: A Glossary for a Communal Sense of Place”, the Biennale opens in Al Ain in October 2026 before expanding across Abu Dhabi. Her Curatorial Focus: Her work centers on non-Western narratives, collective representation in public spaces, and participatory histories.

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Published! Art and the Greek Islands on Quotidien de l’Art

By: Naima Morelli

11-09-2026

Europe, French, Published, Reportage, Research

Art contemporain dans les îles grecques : vitrine ou engagement ?

This summer I went island-hopping in Greece, and come out with the eyes full of sea and art, and a few reflections I wrote about for a few different magazines. This is what I wrote for Le Quotidien de l’Art (in French).

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Bukhara Jeweller innovates tradition for Times of Central Asia

By: Naima Morelli

11-09-2026

Central Asia, Interview, News, Published, Research

A man in his mid-forties, Negmatov was born and trained in Bukhara and has nearly three decades of experience as a jeweler. His native city has been a center of gold and silver work for well over a millennium, and craftsmanship helped shape the city itself: as many as two hundred crafts are believed to have flourished here, with each neighborhood, or mahalla, tied to a particular one.

I wrote about the craftmanship of Uzbek jeweler Zokir Negmatov for Times of Central Asia.

Here is the link to my piece

Naima Morelli

Published! Interview with Elvira Dyangani Ose for Frieze

Published! Art and the Greek Islands on Quotidien de l’Art

Published! Bukhara Jeweller innovates tradition for Times of Central Asia

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