United Arab Emirates

Bad feelings over Abu Dhabi’s unspent €25m gift to the Louvre

Letter leaked to left-wing French newspaper reveals not all has been well between emirati and French authorities

Published online: 07 May 2013

Iranian-born collector plans to build contemporary art museum in Dubai

Private citizens, rather than the local government, will be invited to invest in the project

Published online: 18 April 2013

Sharjah looks East, and West

Biennial embraces divergent ways of seeing the world, despite growing censorship in the Gulf

Published online: 26 March 2013

Art Dubai earns its stripes

Access to new collectors and a solid programme of commissions, talks and events have turned this fair into a fully fledged, paid-up member of the international circuit

Published online: 25 March 2013

Moving Museum makes its debut in Dubai

Non-profit's first show features Deller, Mirza and Peake; next stops Venice and London

Published online: 30 January 2013

Artists press for better working conditions on Saadiyat Island

The group Gulflabor has released a new letter following a report on labour practices at future museum sites

Published online: 09 January 2013

Architects to quench fears about Abu Dhabi building delays

Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel and Norman Foster to take part in panel discussion at Abu Dhabi Art fair next week

Published online: 01 November 2012

Louvre Abu Dhabi acquires its first photographic works

Museum adds early daguerreotype of a veiled woman to its collection, along with ancient sculpture and a Gauguin

Published online: 14 September 2012

Still waters run deep in the Gulf

The noise may all be about the art scenes of Doha and Dubai, but the solid creativity is in Sharjah

Published online: 29 March 2012

Art Dubai keeps strong regional identity

Many galleries brought Middle Eastern and Arab artists, although political works were few and far between

Published online: 22 March 2012

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