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ART IN DUBAI

An eager collector, million-dollar sales and global platform for world art

At the Art Dubai fair, a painting purchased during the opening would be hung up at the buyer's house the next day. The fair hosts galleries from Vilnius, Kuala Lumpur, Ramallah and Azerbaijan alongside the most famous international art brands. Here's a look at the 2025 edition.

An eager collector, million-dollar sales and global platform for world art

The Art Dubai 2025 fair reportedly hosted nearly 30,000 visitors between April 16 and April 20. (Rights reserved)

In 2007, during its first edition, Art Dubai had only a handful of galleries. Today, with 120 exhibitors from over 65 cities across 40 countries and five continents, it has become the most significant regional event for contemporary art. This year, in its 19th edition, held from April 16 to 20, the Emirati fair (under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai) put a special focus on peripheral regions of the world that are not often represented in European or American events of the same caliber. It highlighted Latin American artists and introduced promising Emirati artists to the market.As with each of its annual artistic events, Dubai enjoyed four days of frenetic artsy festivities, events and performances. From Madinat Jumeirah, which housed...
In 2007, during its first edition, Art Dubai had only a handful of galleries. Today, with 120 exhibitors from over 65 cities across 40 countries and five continents, it has become the most significant regional event for contemporary art. This year, in its 19th edition, held from April 16 to 20, the Emirati fair (under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai) put a special focus on peripheral regions of the world that are not often represented in European or American events of the same caliber. It highlighted Latin American artists and introduced promising Emirati artists to the market.As with each of its annual artistic events, Dubai enjoyed four days of frenetic artsy festivities, events and performances. From Madinat Jumeirah, which...