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Art Dubai launches digital-based 2020 programme

Reconfigured event included a live broadcast on March 25.

Art Dubai launched its reconfigured 2020 programme yesterday, with a focus on digital content.

Key aspects of the programme include:

2020 Online Catalogue

The 2020 Online Catalogue showcases more than 500 artworks by participating galleries across all fair sections, with some presenting works specifically from their 2020 booth presentations, while others presenting works from their extended artist rosters.

Global Art Forum Newshour Special

Watch the live-broadcast of the Global Art Forum, entitled ‘Newshour Special’, which streamed on March 25 and was dedicated to the stories and narratives shaping the current Coronavirus fallout.

On(line) Performances now live

Art Dubai’s 2020 Online Performance Programme is now live. The virtual restorative space, curated by Marina Fokidis, is showcasing online performance work by Angelo Plessas, Bahar Noorizadeh, Imaad Majeed, Tabita Rezaire and Tiago Sant’Ana.

Planetary Feed

Art Dubai’s new online-only Planetary Feed – gathering reports, interviews, insights and personal impressions by art world contributors – launches with ArtTactic’s Special South Asia Report on Art & Philanthropy.

Art Dubai Portrait: Meet Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim

In partnership with BMW Middle East, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim’s Portrait tells the story of the pioneering Emirati artist and how his whimsical, multimedia work is often inspired by his hometown of Khorfakkan.

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