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Sophie Mayuko Arni is a Swiss-Japanese curator and editor based in the Arabian Gulf, working across site-specific exhibitions, public art, and digital publishing. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Global Art Daily, a platform overseeing the publication of biannual e-issues archiving the Gulf’s contemporary art scenes in a global context. In parallel to her editorial activities, her curatorial work aims to connect inter-Asian geographies with shared visions of architecture, traditions, consumer culture, and technology. Most recently, she was part of the curatorial team of Noor Riyadh’s fourth edition “Light Years Apart” (2024), curated “The Big Flat Now” at Dubai Festival City Mall (2023), Lamya Gargash’s solo show “Isthmus” at The Third Line, Dubai (2023), “Gravitation” by Jukan Tateisi, Shōei Matsuda, and Takeshi Yasura at SRR Project Space, Tokyo (2023), and "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.5: Atami Blues" for Atami Art Grant, Atami (2022). She holds a B.A. in Art & Art History from NYU Abu Dhabi and an MPhil in Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices from the Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.