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The 40 under 40 podcast
Podcasts

The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez

The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future

31 Mar 2020
Podcasts

The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mahmoud Khaled

The artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about how an upbringing in Egypt has shaped his work exploring gender, queer desire, politics and power

28 Jan 2020
Podcasts

The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamed Elshahed

The writer and researcher has written a comprehensive new history of modern architecture in Cairo

2 Dec 2019
The Artists
40 Under 40 Middle East

Haig Aivazian

Beirut

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Sophia Al-Maria

London

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme

Ramallah and New York

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Beirut

4 Sep 2019
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Monira Al Qadiri

Berlin

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Caline Aoun

Beirut

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

GCC

Kuwait, Berlin, London, New York

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Mohamad Hafez

New Haven

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Mahmoud Khaled

Oslo and Cairo

4 Sep 2019
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Rayyane Tabet

Beirut

4 Sep 2019
The Thinkers
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Photo: Sofia Dadourian

Reem Fadda

Director, Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Ismail Fayed

Writer and critic, Cairo

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Nora Razian

Head of Exhibitions, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Hoor Al Qasimi

Founder and President, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Kristine Khouri

Independent researcher, Beirut

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Mohamed Elshahed

Architectural historian, Cairo

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Lara Khaldi

Independent curator and critic, Jerusalem

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Omar Kholeif

Director of Collections and Senior Curator, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah

4 Sep 2019
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Mariam Elnozahy

Curator, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Zeynep Öz

Independent curator, Istanbul

4 Sep 2019
The Business
40 Under 40 Middle East
Photo: Matin Jameie; courtesy Dastan’s Basement

Hormoz Hematian

Founding Director, Dastan’s Basement, Tehran

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Dyala Nusseibeh

Director, Abu Dhabi Art, Abu Dhabi and London

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Alia Fattouh

Director, Athr Gallery, Jeddah

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Maryam Al Dabbagh

Managing Director, Rouya Consultancy and Ila Al Aman, Sharjah

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Azra Tüzünoğlu

Founding Director, PILOT Gallery, Istanbul

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Katia Nounou

Director, Head of Office, Sotheby’s UAE, Dubai

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Mai Eldib

Consultant, Sotheby’s, Cairo

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Amar A. Zahr

Founder and Co-Director, Beirut Art Residency, Beirut

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Nadine Knotzer

Founding Director, Carbon 12, Dubai

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Yasmin Atassi

Director, Green Art Gallery, Dubai

4 Sep 2019
The Patrons
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Dana Farouki

New York

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Adib Dada

Beirut

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East
Photo: Rick van Lent

Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Doha

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

Abu Dhabi

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Abdullah Al Turki

Riyadh and London

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Lina Lazaar

Tunis

4 Sep 2019
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Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak

Abu Dhabi

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Jamal Al Moosawi

Muscat

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Sassan and Maria Behnam-Bakhtiar

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

4 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Doha Challah

Dubai

4 Sep 2019
The Judges
40 Under 40 Middle East

Zeina Arida

Director, Sursock Museum, Beirut

3 Sep 2019
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Antonia Carver

Director, Art Jameel, Dubai

3 Sep 2019
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Mohammed Afkhami

Collector and patron, Dubai

3 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

Britta Färber

Chief Curator and Deputy Global Head of Art, Culture & Sports, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main

3 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 Middle East

William Wells

Executive Director, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo

3 Sep 2019
40 Under 40 USA 2023

40 Under 40 USA

The most inspirational young people in the US art world

2 Sep 2024
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific 2022

40 Under 40 Asia Pacific

The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world

11 Sep 2023
40 Under 40 Art and Tech

40 Under 40 Art & Tech

The most inspirational young people in art and technology

20 Sep 2021
40 Under 40 Africa

40 Under 40 Africa

The most inspirational young people in the African art world

28 Sep 2020
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