If you only do three exhibitions a year, there’s an unavoidable imperative to make sure that they are good exhibitions – relevant, accessible and of the very best quality. It looks as though The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery will [ … ]
The open call for one of the Arab world’s most significant art awards – the sixth edition of the Ithra Art Prize, which wins one artist $100,000 plus a build budget – has a deadline of 30 September. The Ithra [ … ]
Louvre Abu Dhabi and Richard Mille have named the jury for the third edition of Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here 2023 and The Richard Mille Art Prize – the open call for which closed on 3 July, with the successful artists yet to [ … ]
NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the winners of the eleventh edition of The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award. The winning submission, titled Shaheeq, pays tribute to the UAE’s mangroves and encourages an appreciation for the natural solutions they offer in the [ … ]
The annual Art Industry Trends Report from Artsy covers key issues for commercial art galleries today. For the recently published 2023 report Artsy ran an online survey that garnered responses from 886 gallery professionals and dealers in 85 countries (though [ … ]
How much are jobs in the art business worth? Sophie MacPerson Ltd should be able to tell us. As a top name among specialist recruiters in the international art business – offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, 20 [ … ]
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation says it is “delighted” to announce the appointment of Ute Meta Bauer, as Artistic Director of the second edition of its Contemporary Art Biennale, scheduled for January 2024 – and well it might be. Ute Meta [ … ]
The Dubai Collection, the loaned collection of modern and contemporary art for the emirate of Dubai, has announced a series of events under the title Dubai Collection Nights. It’s due to become an annual week-long diary date, with its first [ … ]
One of the functions of art, and particularly of art exhibitions, and most especially of not-for-profit exhibitions that carry an explicit theme, is to encourage reflection. Yes, there should be a visceral, personal reaction: at its best, the art will [ … ]
Alserkal’s Majlis Talks on 28 February represent a useful contribution to the UAE art scene. A key part of Alserkal Art Week, they’re informal, commendably short, and meaty; as such they should provide both stimulus and incentive – a taster [ … ]
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