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Brushstrokes, Movements, and AI: Unpacking Art Dubai 2023

The 16th edition of Art Dubai, the Middle East’s top art fair and the most ambitious version yet was held in early March. Considered to be the largest ever fair conceived so far, the 2023 edition had over 130 galleries from six continents, including 30 new exhibits displayed for visitors, art enthusiasts, and collectors to explore. I was invited as part of Gulf Insider to witness the three-day fair and the preview (an exclusive programme for the invited press). The efforts of a global community in bringing ideas, perspectives and dialogue on art to the forefront were palpable from the get-go. Dubai’s post-pandemic boom and recovery from the recession were cited as reasons for the enormous scale of the art fair this year. As an international platform, Art Dubai is considered a talent incubator, a launch pad for artists and curators around the world, with a special focus this year on the “Global South”, a collective term for countries in the regions of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The fair also increased its number of South Asian galleries and institutions participating this year. Art Dubai Digital, which was introduced in 2022 showcased the global digital art scene and how […]

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