United Arab Emirates

Editorial

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

World Art Dubai 2026: Dates, Curators and What to Expect at Expo City

The fair's 12th edition moves to a new venue, introduces a dedicated photography section and expands its mentorship programme — here is everything you need to know.

World Art Dubai returns for its 12th edition from 19 to 22 November 2026, this time at a new home — Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City. With over 10,000 works from 65 countries, a new dedicated photography section and an expanded mentorship programme, here is everything galleries and collectors need to know.

Editorial

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Arab Modernism 101: The Movement That Western Art History Forgot

An entire century of extraordinary painting, sculpture and radical thinking got written out of the global canon. Someone made that decision. And now the market — and the collectors who pay attention — are making a different one.

Great art does not become invisible by accident. Arab Modernism reveals how museums, markets and cultural institutions shape what the world sees — and what it overlooks. A story about artists, recognition and the blind spots that define art history.

Editorial

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

UAE Galleries Keep Summer Alive With a Packed Exhibition Season

Galleries across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah are keeping their doors open through the summer months — with seven exhibitions running well into September.

From Abu Dhabi's Cultural Foundation to Sharjah's arts district, galleries and cultural institutions across the UAE have mapped out an ambitious summer programme that runs well into September — defying the region's traditionally quieter months.