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Abdullah Al Saadi to exhibit for UAE at 2024 Venice Biennale Arte 2024

9 October 2023

The UAE will be represented by the eminent Emirati artist Abdullah Al Saadi at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. Currently in planning, Abdullah’s solo exhibition will be curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh. Considered a key figure in the [ … ]

Adel Abidin unveils Ithra Art Prize winning work

2 October 2023

Adel Abidin, the Helsinki-based Iraqi-Finnish artist who was named as the winner of the Ithra Art Prize’s 5th edition, has unveiled the winning piece in the great Hall of Ithra (the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture) – a large-scale [ … ]

Louvre AD’s Art Here 2023: the shortlisted artists

27 September 2023

The seven artists shortlisted for the third edition of Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here have been announced. From this group one winner will be selected to receive the Richard Mille Art Prize (and its $60,000 cash award). The theme for [ … ]

Living in the landscape: NYUAD Art Gallery’s new show

12 September 2023

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 6th Ithra Art Prize is open for submissions

17 August 2023

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 [ … ]

Jury named for Art Here 2023 / Richard Mille Art Prize

8 August 2023

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 [ … ]

Christo and Jeanne-Claude winners for 2023: making more of mangroves

10 May 2023

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 [ … ]

Artsy on art galleries: five trends

3 May 2023

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 [ … ]

Where to make a living in the art business

2 May 2023

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 [ … ]

Ute Meta Bauer appointed Artistic Director of second Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale

20 March 2023

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 [ … ]