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Abu Dhabi Art

Visitors walk past a booth where people use self-checkout stations beneath a digital counter displaying a running total, creating a scene that blends retail cues with art fair activity.

Observer’s 2025 Art Market Recap: Recovery After a Year of Recalibration

On the cusp of 2026, optimism is returning to the art world, tempered by a growing recognition that its next chapter will demand structural reinvention.
By Elisa Carollo
A booth installation view showing a long orange abstract painting, a row of black and red metal sculptures displayed on white plinths, a hanging mobile, a brightly colored geometric painting on the right wall and a mixed-media sculpture on a pedestal in the corner.

Abu Dhabi Art 2025 Stakes Out Its Vision Ahead of Frieze’s Takeover

Rooted in the U.A.E.’s fast-growing artistic landscape, the fair seems eager to expand its international reach before the megafair takes the reins in 2026.
By Elisa Carollo
A poised woman in a black abaya and layered pearl necklace stands in front of an abstract light installation with curved golden rods.

Meet Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, One of the Patrons Shaping the Future of Art in the UAE

“We have the energy and appetite for innovation that come with youth, but we are also grounded in deep tradition,” the ADMAF founder tells Observer.
By Elisa Carollo
Exterior view of M7 in Doha’s Msheireb district, showing a symmetrical plaza flanked by modern beige buildings with large windows and shaded walkways, leading to the M7 creative hub under a geometric canopy.

Art Basel Expands to the Gulf With a New Qatar Edition in 2026

By Elisa Carollo
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