United Arab Emirates

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

Dubai revives plans for opera house and museum

The property developer Emaar proposes the emirate’s first major construction following a string of projects that failed because of the economic downturn

Published online: 22 March 2012

Abu Dhabi combines tourism and culture authorities

The new super-agency will keep the same assets and staff of the two groups

Published online: 15 February 2012

Art on shifting sands

The most culturally successful Abu Dhabi Art to date was without the Guggenheim this year

Published online: 29 November 2011

A century-old monument highlights Abu Dhabi’s ambition

There is a fascinating resonance between the wild, ambitious idealism that once inspired Tatlin’s tower, and the 'remarkable, miraculous, limitless possibility of thinking' that has inspired the development Saadiyat Island

Published online: 17 November 2011

Cultural Klondike exposed

Dubai aimed to rival Abu Dhabi as a cultural centre: this is why it did not happen

Published online: 14 November 2011

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi on hold

Emirate cancels construction contracts for Gehry-designed museum

Published online: 24 October 2011

“The Sharjah Biennial will go on”

Sheikha Hoor confident despite last month’s sacking of its director Jack Persekian

Published online: 29 April 2011

Defend holy sensibilities

Modern art is likely to gain from contradiction, and even, on occasion, from censorship

Published online: 29 April 2011

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