UAE
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
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
How the Middle Eastern museum and collecting scene have flowered
Anna Somers Cocks, founder-editor of The Art Newspaper, in discussion with Roxane Zand of Sotheby’s at the Asia Society, New York, 1 March
Secret objects tell life story of Emirati conceptual pioneer Hassan Sharif
Sharjah show recreates late artist’s studio
Abu Dhabi Focus podcast, episode three: how the UAE art scene became a force to be reckoned with
Art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac and curator Maya Allison tell us how the nation’s creative ambitions have blossomed. Plus: Silver Lion-winning musician and artist Hassan Khan on his Abu Dhabi Art performance
Art Dubai pays tribute to the late Hassan Sharif
The original provocateur revolutionised the UAE’s art scene.
Sharjah looks East and West during 11th biennial
Biennial embraces divergent ways of seeing the world, despite growing censorship in the Gulf
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
2011 Sharjah Biennial artists announced
New organiser discloses record 119 artists from 36 countries will be exhibited
Sales slow as Gulf waits for planned museums to buy
And parallel event for collectors draws big names away from fair
Exchange scheme for Emirati women artists
Sheikha Manal Al Maktoum launched the program yesterday
Mugrabi family considering Warhol deal with sheikh
The deal could be worth around $1 billion
Major collectors and new museums in the Middle East
Focus on Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman
Property developers in Dubai organise shows of rare miniatures and Islamic art
Major collectors based in Gulf state are lending work