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Art Dubai announces 2021 dates and new artist-led programming
Artist Hamra Abbas, Represented by Canvas Gallery (Karachi), Bawwaba, Art Dubai 2019, Courtesy of Photo Solutions.
DUBAI
.-Art Dubai announces the full list of participating galleries for its 14th edition, taking place March 17-20, 2021. Returning with 85 galleries from 36 countries and coinciding with the UAEs Golden Jubilee celebrations for the countrys 50th anniversary, Art Dubai 2021 is delighted to present an ambitious line-up of galleries from diverse geographies, inventive programming with safety protocols in place, new partners and a more artist-led approach that aims to bring communities together, further cultivate art engagement practices, and highlight art across the Global South.
Art Dubai has announced new programmes for its long-standing fair, the anchor of Dubai s spring art season. When the event opens in March, it will be one of the first art fairs to be held in person since the coronavirus pandemic began
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Organisers are hoping that Dubai’s lower case rate – owing to the country s restrictions on movement
and having already passed through the hot summer months of largely indoor activity – will mean international gallerists, collectors and art professionals will feel comfortable coming to the UAE in the spring.
So far, the thinking has paid off: 86 galleries have signed up. And additional programming will make the fair experience as much