From smuggled paintings to cancelled visas, the heads of the subcontinent's fairs, biennials and galleries weigh in on the ramifications of the contested border

Plus, NFTs and more at Art Dubai, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s golden curtain in Toronto

The event's 15th edition dedicated a whole building to the "rapidly expanding digital arts space"

Georgian gallery lays down Ukrainian flag in its booth while fair says it will donate 25% of ticket sales to Ukrainian refugees

Art fair opens in the UAE this week with a new digital arts section and a series of talks on all things metaverse

The state-backed online "museum" plans a physical exhibition later this year at the Ethihad Museum

Meanwhile, a crypto-art cruise during the fair indicates which way the wind may be blowing for future editions

Most of the 50 exhibitors participating are based in the Middle East but seven who are unable to travel in person have sent works for "remote participation" stands

Postponed fair will now host almost half as many galleries as heightened restrictions prevent international travel

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

It will be the first major international art fair to return to the art world calendar since the pandemic upended business around the world

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested its AED 1.5m in purchases were part of a new initiative following the suspension of Art Dubai due to Covid-19

Fair organisers are instead holding a programme of events and exhibitions tailored to local galleries and artists

City's economy may be flagging, but fair's diverse offering and clientele help sales stay afloat—up to a certain price

The not-for-profit will commission works and offer residencies and educational programmes to promote artistic development in Dubai

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

Emirati fair says she will work alongside the artistic director in a move away from having a single leader

Plans to lend the Abraaj Group Art Prize collection to the Jameel Art Centre are also on hold

Ayad says decision to leave was "personal" and plans to launch her own art consultancy

The collector of contemporary Middle Eastern art tells us what she's bought and why it would be rude to say no to Gauguin

The Dubai-based financier tells us what he's bought and how he regrets not buying Russian art

The London/Berlin dealer and Art Dubai exhibitor on being too trusting and why small talk matters

From Peter Young's Mandala-inspired works to Aissa Deebi's views of war-torn Gaza

In the project for the fair, 11 international artists are showing work inspired by a month’s stay in the UAE

The art collective is bringing daytime TV, complete with a celebrity chef, to this year’s edition of The Room—Art Dubai’s interactive dining experience

From works on paper by emerging artists to an Anish Kapoor sculpture, the fair caters to all pocketbooks

The late photographer's series on Morocco to be shown at the Philharmonie de Paris and the Musée Yves Saint Laurent

Artists, collectors, curators and royalty spotted roaming the aisles at Art Dubai's VIP opening

Abstract paintings and totem-like piece are among the early sales at the fair

UK charity Crossway Foundation is partnering with the Saudi-based Misk Art Institute for the project