Rod Ardehali

It’s an extreme adventure playground that is there for the conquering – but increasingly, there are distressing stories of overcrowding at the summit, pollution across the ranges and locals who disappear from view after helping climbers achieve their dream. Rod Ardehali reports

At Madrid’s historic Liria Palace, home to the Duke of Alba, Joana Vasconcelos’s flamboyant sculptures collide with centuries of Spanish grandeur

The multi-day Jordanian festival brought electronic artists, cultural workshops and curated performances to Petra and Wadi Rum – blending heritage with high production and thoughtful restraint

Projected onto the museum’s south façade and paired with a sound version indoors, the 34-hour work maps more than 2,000 Amsterdam addresses linked to the Nazi occupation