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Gold E[ART]h

Nicolas Ruel shares unique moments captured onto 24K gold.  Canadian artist, Nicolas Ruel, represents the epitome of what we like to call, a self-proclaimed global citizen. Inspired by ...
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Parallel Universe

Uğur Gallenkuş reveals the paradox of human life in a series of raw and evoking juxtaposed pieces. For some, art is a representation of beauty, ...
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Sculpteur de la Vie

Congolese sculptor Freddy Tsimba presents his first solo exhibition in Britain.  A bullet can represent many things. Conflict, death, pain. Sculptor Freddy Tsimba, has an entirely ...
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Building his masterpiece

Legendary artist Christo Javacheff talks about his long-awaited project in the UAE desert that has been 40 years in the making You have to read ...
Salma Shaheem from The Fine Art Group.
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The growing influence of art investment advisors

Salma Shaheem from The Fine Art Group explains the craft of collecting blue-chip artworks – and how to make a fortune while you’re at it ...
Faig Ahmed
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Magic carpet

Childhood playfulness led Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed to reinvent the traditional carpet When eight-year-old Faig Ahmed decided to cut up his grandmother’s traditional Azeri carpet, ...
Doors to nowhere © Sven Fennema
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How to start a fine art photography collection

Ana Isabel Cruz Yabar, curator at Lumas, tells you how to score the picture-perfect asset Photography has opened the doors to a revolutionary and liberating ...
Apical Reform India
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Ahmedabad-based design studio Apical Reform is coming to Dubai

Apical Reform is the pioneering young design practice that’s using tech to preserve history Apical Reform is one of the most exciting design studios to ...
Myrna Ayad
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Meet Myrna Ayad

A journalist and the former editor of Canvas magazine is now the director of the prestigious Art Dubai fair “We are all storytellers. Whether writing ...
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Art influencers

A new breed of young art patrons and influencers say the UAE needs more formal art institutions to sustain the industry Enticing notoriously flighty millennials ...
Art Week Dubai
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Highlights of Art Week 2017

This is the week where creative go into overdrive. Here’s our definitive list of events you shouldn’t miss Art Dubai and Design Days Dubai, two ...
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Leila Heller: The Queen of Middle Eastern art

After three decades of supporting Middle Eastern artists abroad, Iranian gallerist Leila Heller opened her eponymous gallery in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue. As one of the ...
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Graffiti X Calligraphy

Russian graffiti artist Pokras Lampas is bringing the art of calligraphy to his trade.  Pokras Lampas first became fascinated with street-art as a child growing ...
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Photographer provocateur: Gérard Rancinan

The award-winning photographer, Gérard Rancinan, on what it’s like to photograph world figures and the inspiration behind his art. “The truth is, I don’t care for ...
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Difc Art Nights Returns To Dubai Tomorrow

Here’s what to expect from the city’s biannual art event to be held at the Dubai International Financial Centre tomorrow evening.  This season’s local art-and-culture scene in ...
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Giovanni Rossi is an expert in art law

Swiss-Italian lawyer Giovanni Rossi advises wealthy clients on how to avoid the legal pitfalls of art collecting. How does art law in the UAE differ from ...