Dubai
Israel-Hamas war is front and centre at Art Dubai
The fair's Global South focus enables galleries to platform art about Palestine at a crucial moment
Dubai’s art spaces venture beyond Alserkal Avenue
New galleries are opening up outside of the city’s traditional art hub—even in shopping malls
Behind the curtain: Art Dubai looks at the Middle Eastern artists who forged links with the Soviet Union
The curator of this year's Art Dubai's Modern section shares her highlights
Dubai market shifts towards emerging homegrown artists
As the latest Art Dubai fair opens, the city's art scene is maturing, with international collectors and curators snapping up young Emirati artists
Our pick of some of the best exhibitions to see during Art Dubai
From Cartier's Islamic inspiration at the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh at the Sharjah Art Foundation
Are NFTs dead? Not at Art Dubai
The boom in digital art tokens may have turned to bust, but the Dubai fair is putting them front and centre as the NFT market in the city flourishes
Emirati artists create public sculpture together after refusing to compete for the commission
Five artists collaborated on the sculpture, which has been unveiled outside Dubai's Etihad Museum
Perrotin pulls out of Dubai gallery and ends secondary market collaboration in Paris
The prominent French dealer has ceased his partnership with Tom-David Bastok and Dylan Lessel
First gallery show dedicated to Ghanaian photography pioneer will display previously unseen works capturing life under colonial rule
The photos are part of a 50,000-strong archive being preserved by the artist J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije's granddaughter
As Cop28 opens in Dubai, museums grapple with net zero
As world leaders gather to attend the United Nations’ climate talks, a new report outlines how the UK government could help cultural venues divest from fossil fuels
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