NewsArt fairs
Amid Covid-19 surge in UAE, Art Dubai fair moves dates and venue
Postponed fair will now host almost half as many galleries as heightened restrictions prevent international travel
NewsArt market
What to do when the tourists leave town? How the UAE art scene has innovated during the pandemic
Although Art Dubai still plans to go ahead in March, the UK has just banned all flights to the emirates and international fairs are still out, so many UAE galleries are exploring new models
NewsOpenings
Company behind blockbuster immersive art experiences expands to New York former bank and Dubai shopping mall
French organisation Culturespaces plans fifth and sixth locations for shows of digitised paintings
NewsUAE
World's biggest canvas painting—the size of two football fields—to be auctioned in Dubai for charity
The record-breaking work by the Dubai-based British artist Sacha Jafri will be sold to promote "global digital equality"
NewsDubai
Expo 2020 Dubai—the Arab world's biggest ever event—now likely to open in 2021 due to coronavirus
Major visual arts programme still planned for multidisciplinary culture and science showcase in the United Arab Emirates
NewsArt market
Christie's cancels Dubai sale of Middle Eastern art
March auction will return to the Emirate in spring 2021, but is cancelled this year due to new strategy and constrained supply of works
ReviewArt market
No mega-buck deals, but Art Dubai dodges economic doldrums
City's economy may be flagging, but fair's diverse offering and clientele help sales stay afloat—up to a certain price
FeatureArt market
Dubai's Alserkal Avenue launches arts foundation
The not-for-profit will commission works and offer residencies and educational programmes to promote artistic development in Dubai
PreviewArt fairs
From a change in sponsorship to new directorship, Art Dubai prepares to open after year of upheaval
Co-directors Pablo de Val and Chloe Vaitsou reshuffle the fair's layout and focus on art from the Global South with guest stars from Latin America
NewsDubai
Jameel Arts Centre: Dubai gets first non-governmental contemporary art space
Four solo shows of female artists are part of efforts to “redress the gender balance” in the Middle East, says director
NewsArt market
Abraaj Group liquidators to sell 200 works from art collection at Bonhams
Middle Eastern and South Asian works owned by embattled Dubai-based private equity firm carry much lower estimates than prices paid a decade ago
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Confessions of a dealer: Conor Macklin
We talk to the Grosvenor Gallery director and Art Dubai exhibitor about FOMO and the joys of McDonald's Happy Meals
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Artist eL Seed makes his mark on Dubai
A 30m stainless steel calligraphic work will be revealed in front of Dubai Opera
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Race to write Modern art history in the Middle East
Market for 20th-century works from the region will benefit from new technologies and deeper scholarship
NewsArt market
Sotheby’s unveils Old Master painting in the Middle East for first time
Will Jeff Koons’s handbags for Louis Vuitton help find a buyer for the Rubens portrait?
NewsArt market
Art Dubai to show international artists' vision of the UAE
New residencies initiative aims to promote Gulf state's creative scene, while African galleries are on the rise at fair
NewsCommissions
Kuwaiti artists awarded inaugural Art Jameel commission for new Dubai culture complex
Alia Farid and Aseel AlYacoub will create a light-up botanical garden linking both wings of the Jameel Arts Centre
NewsArt market
Sotheby’s to hold first sale in Dubai
Christie’s moves October auction to London as rival plans first sale in the UAE
ArchiveDubai
Ramin Salsali's new private museum opens in Dubai with tongue-in-cheek 'Show Off'
The space is based on a former warehouse and will exhibit works biannually from his own collection as well as from other private collections around the world
ArchiveCollectors
Collector settles financial dispute with David Khalili
Farbod Dowlatshahi no longer advisor to Khalili trust
ArchiveIran
Farjam Collection gallery opens at the Dubai International Financial Centre with Islamic art exhibition
Our first glimpse of plans for multiple museums laid out by the Iranian industrialist at Art Dubai '08
ArchivePrivate Museums
Farhad Farjam opens private museum in Dubai
The Iranian businessman has an extensive collection of Islamic and modern art
ArchiveIranian art
Iranian artists triumph at Christie's Dubai as contemporary market hits its stride
Christie's '08 auction report sees the mediocre pushed aside to make way for big names
ArchiveArt Dubai
Strong sales at Art Dubai shadowed by censorship of Pakistani artist
Market worries conspicuously absent at Art Dubai
ArchiveExhibitions
Property developers in Dubai organise shows of rare miniatures and Islamic art
Major collectors based in Gulf state are lending work