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A cultural free zone for Al Quoz
Dubai Culture has announced the implementation of the first phase of a large redevelopment plan for Al Quoz that formalises the Alserkal Avenue area as the centre of a new creative free zone “to attract […]
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Abraaj departs abruptly from the arts scene
The fallout over the Abraaj Group’s financial troubles continues, and there does seem to be some impact on Dubai’s art scene – though possibly not quite as much as The Art Newspaper thinks. It carried […]
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$63.7bn in art sales last year: where do art fairs fit in?
The week before Art Dubai opened, Art Basel and UBS launched the second edition of the Global Art Market Report. This is widely regarded as the most thorough and most accurate analysis of the art […]
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Better than big? The UAE brings life beyond largeness to Venice
The theme of the exhibition in the UAE Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale has been announced, and it’s an interesting one: Lifescapes Beyond Bigness, “an exhibition exploring human-scale architectural landscapes”. The irony is inescapable, […]
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The truth about art: a personal view
We’ve followed the progress of Fathima Mohiuddin for some time, initially because she had one of the most distinctive styles on Dubai’s urban art scene. She’s also articulate about her art and imaginative about its application; […]
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Art market insider’s view: Sylvain Gaillard
What is the state of the market for art in the UAE? In the run up to Abu Dhabi Art this November and Art Dubai next Spring, magpie decided to poll a few of the […]
