From Maryam Hoseini’s carnal figures to Asunción Molinos Gordo’s research into agricultural histories, here’s what not to miss during Art Dubai

The artist’s film and performance challenge how Middle Eastern history is constructed and portrayed

In her first major survey at Sharjah Art Foundation, the senior Māori artist’s vibrant, political landscapes highlight global indigenous struggles

At Carbon 12, Dubai, a group exhibition of sculptures, textiles and painting uses the spinal cord as a metaphor for the ties that bind us

Representing the UAE at the Biennale, the artist is considered a founding member of the Emirati avant-garde of the 1980s and ’90s

Despite a lackluster inaugural exhibition, Hampi Art Labs shows promise as a revitalizing institution in the region

From Farah Al Qasimi’s first exhibition of black and white photography to Katya Muromtseva’s watercolours of displaced women

At Jameel Arts Center, Dubai, a group show examines the role of hospitality in the UAE and the wider Gulf region

A public exhibition at the Pyramids of Giza offers sun, sand and monumental landscapes with a dash of Burning Man

Archival research projects and the city’s historic venues were the highlights of this year’s somewhat inert biennial

At Sharjah Art Foundation, a landmark group exhibition explores art inspired by popular culture in South Asia

Despite some worthy presentations, this year’s edition adds little to the ongoing conversation about decolonization

At SculptureCenter, a recent survey takes a narrow look at the artist’s career, focusing on his tech-inspired works from the 1980s and ’90s

Two concurrent shows at the Bronx Museum and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, track the artist’s career and ‘chopped-and-screwed’ process of reimagining art history

A beautifully spare presentation at Lomex, New York, uses a tangle of haberdashery-esque materials to invoke transcedent scenes

From hobnobbing with Oprah to championing new art centres, millennial crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is following a well-trodden path

The Third Line, Dubai, UAE

What the re-creation of Palmyra's Triumphal Arch in New York and London says about shared cultural identities