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Leading collectors, artists and exhibitors are heading to Saadiyat Island this evening as the capital’s art fair kicks off for its third year. » Read more

Die Kunstmesse Abu Dhabi Art floriert - der ehrgeizige Plan einer Museumsinsel versandet » Read more

‘the fair has improved in quality and got off to a good start, attracting collectors from the whole region: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain, along with representatives of Britain’s Victoria and Albert and British Museums’ » Read more

  The annual Abu Dhabi Art fair is moving home. When the fair kicks off in November, the manicured lawns and high-ceilinged ballrooms of the Emirates Palace hotel will be swapped for the in-construction cultural campus of Saadiyat Island.   » Read more

‘The most interesting work of art on show at Abu Dhabi Art 2011 is not for sale, it could hardly be more prominent, and yet most visitors give it no more than a passing glance. Just beyond the main entrance to the Manarat Al-Saadiyat is one of the earliest surviving models of Russian artist Vladimir Tatlin’s The Monument to the Third International, conceived between 1915-20. Though the original disappeared long ag... » Read more

‘For the third year running and as part of the fair’s initiative to foster rising talents, Abu Dhabi Art has invited galleries to present the work of an emerging artist through a dedicated booth. “I think the Signature section is very interesting for participating galleries as it provides great exposure for a lesser-known artist,” says Galerie El-Marsa’s Lilia Ben Salah.’ ‘With participating galleries hailing from... » Read more