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Art Dubai announces its lineup of key installations and program for the 2024 edition

Art Dubai will take place at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai from 1-3 March 2024.

Farhad Khalilov, Evening in the Buzovny (1979-2000). Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of Gazelle Art House

Art Dubai announced the list of participating exhibitors for its 2024 edition, which will take place at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai from 1-3 March 2024, with previews on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 February. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Art Dubai is the leading international platform for art and artists from the Middle East and Global South, Art Dubai’s 17th edition will present over 100 exhibitors across four gallery sections: Contemporary, Art Dubai Modern, Bawwaba (meaning Gateway in Arabic) and the third edition of Art Dubai Digital, the only dedicated digital section of any major international art fair.

Michel Basbous, Untitled (1961). Courtesy of the artist and Mark Hachem

Michel Basbous, Untitled (1961). Courtesy of the artist and Mark Hachem

This year’s edition of Art Dubai seeks to expand definitions of the “Global South” beyond traditional geographic and economic boundaries, emphasising the shared histories and distinct narratives of communities worldwide, from Delhi, Tehran and Cairo to Bogotá and Guatemala City, as well as diasporic and migrant histories from global centres like London, Paris and New York. Several galleries will be showing in multiple sections of the fair, reflecting the breadth of collecting tastes in the region, from Modern Arab masters through cutting-edge contemporary and new media and digital art.

Cornelia Baltes Hob (2023). Acrylic on canvas (210 x 150 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Andrehn-Schiptjenko. Photo Joe Clark

Cornelia Baltes Hob (2023). Acrylic on canvas (210 x 150 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Andrehn-Schiptjenko. Photo Joe Clark

“Over nearly two decades, Art Dubai has grown to become the major marketplace and platform for galleries from non-Western art centres,” said Pablo del Val, Art Dubai’s Artistic Director. “Once again, over 60% of our programme is drawn from the Global South, presenting the best galleries and telling the stories of the leading artists from this region – making Art Dubai unique amongst art fairs in the communities it serves. This year’s exhibitor list clearly demonstrates the continued growth of Dubai’s art scene, the importance of commercial platforms for digital and new media art, and our ongoing commitment to scholarship and under-explored art histories. More than an art fair, we are proud to be a meeting place for these communities, to offer pathways for emerging and younger galleries representing a broad geographic spectrum, and to hold up mirror to the myriad communities who are contributing to the continued growth of Dubai as both a global city, and capital of the Global South.”

Ashley Bickerton, Double Helix (2022), Cast Bronze, (240x89x85cm), Courtesy of Gajah Gallery

Ashley Bickerton, Double Helix (2022), Cast Bronze, (240x89x85cm), Courtesy of Gajah Gallery

The participating artists and galleries in
Art Dubai Modern 2024 are:

Agial: Wahib Beteddini (Lebanon) and Abdul Mannan Shamma (Syria); Afriart: Samuel Kakaire (Uganda); Saskia Fernando: Chandraguptha Thenuwara (Sri Lanka); Mark Hachem: Hamed Abdalla (Egypt), Fatima El Hajj (Lebanon) and Michel Basbous (Lebanon); Leila Heller: Marcos Grigorian (Armenia); Gazelli Art House: Tair Salakhov (Azerbaijan), Ashraf Murad (Azerbaijan) and Farhad Khalilov (Azerbaijan); Hafez: Abdulsattar Al Mussa (KSA) and Hakim Al Akil (Yemen); Meem: Dia Al-Azzawi (Iraq), Ismail Fattah (Iraq), Muhammed Aref, (Iraq) and Mahmoud Sabri, (Iraq); Voloshyn: Fedir Tetianych (Ukraine)

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