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It is the largest annual art festival in the Middle East; held over five days, across four major cities and two countries. The tenth edition of Dubai Art Week took place between 12th to 19th March 2017, in Dubai, Abu ...
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Less than a decade ago, Syrian Ayyam Gallery was the first of its kind to open in the dusty, industrial area of Al Quoz. Unheard of at the time, Ayyam started a trend, with more galleries being attracted by the low re...
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Owing to strict laws on vandalism, Dubai is one of the few cities in the world without graffiti. So when the city held a street art exhibition recently, featuring renowned artists such as Banksy, it was strictly withi...
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Over five-star buffets, champagne top-ups and canapes on trays that seemed to chase attendees around the galleries, the pre-opening party of the region’s biggest art fair was no ordinary exhibition. It was here, a nig...
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The capital of UAE, Abu Dhabi, has just taken its first step towards realising its Saadiyat Island project (meaning island of dreams in Arabic). Recently it announced the completion of a 5,000 bed accommodation on the...
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The third edition of the annual Art Dubai festival opened its doors at the popular Arabic-style entertainment complex Madinat Jumeirah. Art Dubai, evening, Courtesy of Art Dubai 2009 The art installations gath...
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Targeting its completion in 2012, Saadiyat Island art complex project is already drawing world wide attention. Mubarak al-Muhairi, the director of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) which is managing the project s...
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One of the most important art-event in this Roman winter is the opening of the Gagosian Gallery. Larry Gagosian, the american-armenian art-businessman, known as “the Shark” for his incredible intuition has presented h...
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Dubai is now a new tourist destination with the world’s only seven star hotel, Burj Al Arab. Recently, Dubai has been on many travel programs on Japanese TV. While the city is busy constructing the world’s tallest bu...
