Mexico City, Doha or L.A.? The Answer Depends on What You’re Looking For This year, there’s no shortage of warm-weather art world detours for collectors who, after Christmas, are thoroughly done with the cold. By Elisa Carollo
Aiza Ahmed Exposes the Fragile Theater Behind the Male Gaze With caricatured men, fragile authority figures and dreamy mise-en-scènes, she undertakes a diagnostic exploration of power, performance and identity. By Elisa Carollo
Sotheby’s Closes Its Inaugural Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Week With $133 Million in Sales The strategic debut was tailored to a region where luxury demand is accelerating at exceptional speed. By Elisa Carollo
NOMAD Abu Dhabi Turns a Decommissioned Airport Terminal into a Destination for Design By Elisa Carollo
Taymour Grahne’s Trajectory Shows How a New Generation of Dealers Is Thinking Globally By Elisa Carollo
Sotheby’s Bets Big On Abu Dhabi With a $150 Million Preview and Luxury Collectors’ Week By Elisa Carollo
Cultural Diplomacy in Times of War: Is the Gulf’s Role as an Arts Destination Under Threat? By Elisa Carollo
Art Basel Qatar Prepares to Upend the Traditional Fair Model With a New Artist-Led Format By Elisa Carollo
The Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation and Seoul Museum of Art Offer Up a Cross-Cultural Meditation on Medium By Elisa Carollo
How the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Museographic Approach and the UAE’s Soft Power Strategy Line Up By Elisa Carollo