Art Dubai’s most extensive edition opens

  • Date: 02-Mar-2023
  • Source: Zawya
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  • Country:UAE
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Art Dubai’s most extensive edition opens

The Middle East’s leading international art fair’s most ambitious edition to date, featuring over 130 contemporary, modern and digital gallery presentations, opened today in Dubai.

Art Dubai, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is a leading global platform for art and artists from the Middle East and Global South. It is being held in Madinat Jumeirah Dubai from March 3 to 5 (previews on March 1 and 2).

Galleries from more than 40 countries across four main sections -- Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital -- will be complemented by an ambitious partner and non-profit programme, including newly commissioned artworks and premieres by internationally renowned artists. With an expanded education and thought leadership programme, Art Dubai’s 16th edition will be the fair’s largest and most extensive to date.

Art Dubai’s Executive Director Benedetta Ghione commented: “Art Dubai has always tried to reframe what an art fair can be, and this year’s expanded programme fully reflects our role as a meeting point for the region’s creative industries, across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors. As an independent organisation, we pride ourselves on being more than an