Dubai
New York, London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Linz ... Which city has the best digital art?
With the power to show works simultaneously in different countries, digital art does not really need to "be" anywhere. But where it is being created, exhibited and funded has a deep impact on how the work is made
Amid property boom and influx of Russian cash, Art Dubai grows in size and scope—again
Dealers at the fair are hopeful for good sales, despite the prospect of a global recession
Art trade benefits as wealthy Russians flock to sanction-free Dubai
The emirate, currently a haven for 'half of Moscow', is enjoying a post-pandemic economic boom
Perrotin is about to open its first Middle East space in a Dubai tax-free zone
The gallery will focus on secondary market deals with occasional contemporary art programming
Biggest-ever Art Dubai fair offers smoke machines, escapism and, of course, NFTs: here’s what sold so far
The event's 15th edition dedicated a whole building to the "rapidly expanding digital arts space"
Unseen Anish Kapoor works go on show at the Burj Al Arab, Dubai's sail-shaped 'six-star' luxury hotel
The hotel will host a pop-up exhibition space for six months to enhance the experience of its guests
Atlantis hotel in Dubai hosts major blockchain summit
Middle East's new blockchain hub will see art world leaders meet with angel investors with crypto regulations high on agenda
Expo Dubai finally opens after a year of delays—and its public art commissions are set to stay long after the exhibition
The new works will play a key role when the Expo site becomes a real estate mega plan called District 2020
Van Gogh meets Dubai Mall: a look inside the huge immersive digital art space that has opened in the UAE
Infinity des Lumières is the largest centre of its kind in the region
Can you build a national collection without actually buying any art? The Dubai Collection says you can
The state-backed online "museum" plans a physical exhibition later this year at the Ethihad Museum
Dubai's long-awaited Expo 2020 announces artist line-up
Hamra Abbas, Olafur Eliasson, Yinka Shonibare and Haegue Yang are among the artists that will make works for the delayed giant world fair this autumn
Gettin' biddy wit it: Will Smith handprint painting to appear alongside works by Hockney and Picasso in Dubai auction
Charity sale is in aid of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's "100 Million Meals" campaign
Art Dubai fair opens—in real life—with 'pay nothing up front' plan for galleries
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
Sacha Jafri reveals the backbreaking process of creating 'world's largest painting' that sold for $62m
The work sold to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Andre Abdoune and all proceeds will be donated to four charities fighting child poverty
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
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
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
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"
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
Saudi art organisation acquires vast collection of Middle Eastern art from Dubai's bankrupt Abraaj firm
Works from the Abraaj Group Art Prize will be managed by Art Jameel with some works going on show at the Dubai space Jameel Art Centre
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Artist eL Seed makes his mark on Dubai
A 30m stainless steel calligraphic work will be revealed in front of Dubai Opera
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
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?