DUBAI: After the lockdowns, closures and travel bans of the COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated tourism, entertainment and concert-going, 2022 saw what might be described as a mad dash to make up for lost time. Even as the prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery dim for the rest of the world owing to the war in Ukraine, the Gulf energy-exporting countries particularly
For 120 years, the tiny region has flourished by exploiting chinks in the armour of the world, especially the giant civilisations in its neighbourhood.
A constantly growing series, The Guernica Project comprises paintings, digital prints and a large selection of NFTs, which retell Indian history through cartoon characters and memes.
We speak to the gallerists behind new art galleries that opened across Dubai this year to find out the thought process behind setting up these creative spaces