Third Edition of Art Dubai
Text: Salwat Ali.
Photography courtesy: Art Dubai
………………. and the show goes on.
The Middle East’s premier art fair is back again – with its most expensive collection to date. Art Dubai 2009 opened its doors on March 18th at the deluxe Madinat Jumeirah hotel defying speculators predictions that global recession had cast its gloom on everything in the city. The reality is far less dramatic, and the 68 dealers at the fair were pleased by the enthusiastic opening turnout. The glamorous patrons’ preview saw visitors from 80 museums, including Tate, the Serpentine, the Maison Rouge in Paris and Denver, as well a group of private Chinese collectors. And while the exhibitor count was down, due to last-minute drop-outs, replacements were of high quality, including London’s Lisson Gallery and New York’s photography specialist Edwynn Houk. “We feel that this region brings new challenges and a possible new market, and things are so bad in London that we decided to give Dubai a try,” said Jackie Haliday of London’s Gimpel Fils.
Photography courtesy: Art Dubai
………………. and the show goes on.
The Middle East’s premier art fair is back again – with its most expensive collection to date. Art Dubai 2009 opened its doors on March 18th at the deluxe Madinat Jumeirah hotel defying speculators predictions that global recession had cast its gloom on everything in the city. The reality is far less dramatic, and the 68 dealers at the fair were pleased by the enthusiastic opening turnout. The glamorous patrons’ preview saw visitors from 80 museums, including Tate, the Serpentine, the Maison Rouge in Paris and Denver, as well a group of private Chinese collectors. And while the exhibitor count was down, due to last-minute drop-outs, replacements were of high quality, including London’s Lisson Gallery and New York’s photography specialist Edwynn Houk. “We feel that this region brings new challenges and a possible new market, and things are so bad in London that we decided to give Dubai a try,” said Jackie Haliday of London’s Gimpel Fils.
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