Dubai’s Art Market Sees the Benefit of a Post-Lockdown Property Boom

Art Fairs

Dubai’s Art Market Sees the Benefit of a Post-Lockdown Property Boom—and the Influx of Russian Cash

VIPs flooded the opening days of Art Dubai for its biggest and most international edition yet.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 2, 2023

Shows & Exhibitions

Saudi Arabia’s First-Ever Andy Warhol Exhibition Enjoys a Sparkling Debut—Despite Criticism That It Sidelines the Artist’s Personal Life

Western criticism of the show signifies the political tensions still undermining AlUla’s efforts to become a global hub for art and culture.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Feb 20, 2023

Art World

Artist-Led Spaces Are Proliferating Around the World, Filling a Gap Caused by Dwindling Public Funding and Market Pressures

Institutes and residencies founded by artists are sprouting up around the world, from the U.K. and Italy, to Kenya and Singapore.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Dec 26, 2022

Art World

‘We Are Not Perfect People—Like Any Other People’: Qatar’s Art Scene Wants to Break Down Stereotypes Amid a Controversial World Cup

Sport, like the arts, constitute soft powers, and Qatar’s art scene is using it to bring people together and, hopefully, foster change.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Dec 14, 2022

Art Fairs

Buying Activity at Abu Dhabi Art Signals a Market Comeback for the UAE Despite a Looming Global Recession

Welcoming a maturing crop of local collectors, the fair hosted its biggest edition to date.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 21, 2022

Shows & Exhibitions

‘Air Is Turned Violent’: Lawrence Abu Hamdan on Documenting More than 20,000 Israeli Combat Vehicles in Lebanese Airspace

The ambitious work on view in Turin recorded illegal incursions in Lebanon's skies.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 3, 2022

Art World

A Multimillion-Dollar Museum and Star-Powered Installations Are Arriving in Egypt. But Its Art Scene Remains Desperate and Disenfranchised

The opening of the fifth edition of Art D'Égypte and the upcoming unveiling of the Grand Egyptian Museum conceal problems lurking under the surface.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Oct 25, 2022

Politics

Iranian Artists React With Outrage, Calling for Solidarity as Protests Over Women’s Rights Spread Globally

"People have no fear—they are desperate for change," said one Iranian artist.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Sep 27, 2022

Artnet News Pro

Does the Market Only Pay Attention to Art From the Middle East During Times of Conflict?

During the Arab Spring in 2011, the wider art world championed the region's artists. But in the past decade, support has dried up, as have auction prices.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Sep 16, 2022

Art World

Congo Is in a ‘Cultural Crisis.’ Here’s How Artists, Dealers, and Collectors in the Capital of Kinshasa Are Using Art to Solve the Problem

New commercial galleries, artist-led biennials, and patrons aim to give the Democratic Republic of Congo a new image through art.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Sep 1, 2022

Artnet News Pro

What Will Be Asia’s Next Art-Market Capital? A Q&A With Hong Kong Collector Alan Lo on Where the Smart Money Is Headed

Lo says it's to the benefit of everyone that new markets become established in Asian cities outside Hong Kong.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Aug 8, 2022

People

How Lebanese Artist Ali Cherri Looks to Build a Better World by Digging Into Current Landscapes of War and Ecological Disaster

The artist won the Silver Lion Award at this year's Venice Biennale and recently debuted his first feature at the Cannes Film Festival.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jun 16, 2022

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Art Fairs