Art Dubai is the leading voice of the region’s cultural scene, offering an international platform to its artistic community. The 17th edition of the fair was covered in over 2500 articles be media from 50 countries – find highlight coverage below:
“As [Dubai] continues to boom, its art scene is maturing, with international collectors and curators snapping up young Emirati artists.”
“Dubai’s art market is benefiting from a “new phase”
“[Dubai] is currently riding a post-pandemic wave”… This forward-looking attitude that perhaps characterises the fair, which, almost two decades into its existence, continues to evolve at the pace of the city it is based in.”
“Anyone who’s been to Dubai in the last decade could attest to the emirate’s cosmopolitan techtopian ambitions. Art has rapidly gained importance as a marker of its cultural identity, beginning with the formation of Art Dubai in 2007 and now a burgeoning scene with independent galleries, collectors and artists from around the world. The city has also become the unlikely playground for art and technology to meet in unexpected ways.”
“Long considered something of a regional fair, heavy on art from the Middle East and North Africa, Art Dubai wiped away such stereotypes at this year’s edition.”
“Art Dubai is developing into a true World Fair, in a similar sense to “world music”, marrying north and south.”
“[Art Dubai] highlights the confluence of ecological integrity with the intersection of new media art and technology, in culture and contemporary practices across geographies.”
“Art Dubai is a barometer of the local economy.”
“Art Dubai is a driving force for cultural tourism in the Gulf.”
“After visiting Art Dubai… how quickly [can] Dubai center itself in the art universe after building a country in the same time it took Frieze to build a fair…. Art Dubai has the potential to be a serious contender with the fairs of the West.. [it] will likely spell trouble for Western art fairs as there is untapped excitement and potential within this lesser-known market.”
