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Art Dubai

Observer’s 2026 May Art Fair Calendar (Updated)

Here's everything happening on the art fair circuit this May.
By Christa Terry
Three people stand spaced apart in a bright white gallery surrounded by large floral and grass-themed paintings.

In Dubai, Efie Gallery Is Rewriting the Map of Contemporary African Art

"Often when people say African artists are new, they neglect that African artists have been a part of the story forever," cofounder Kwame Mintah tells Observer.
By Gameli Hamelo
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

Art Basel Qatar could cement the MENA region's status and visibility in the global art market.
By Elisa Carollo
View of the Madinat Jumeirah hotel complex during Art Dubai 2025, with palm trees, an illuminated digital screen and the Burj Al Arab in the background.

The Standout Booths and Major Sales That Defined Art Dubai 2025

By Mercedes Ezquiaga
The Affordable Art Fair 2021 - Private View

A Guide to the 2024 March Art Fairs

By Christa Terry

Cancellation of TEFAF Maastricht Leaves Global Art Events Split on Pushing Forward

By Helen Holmes

The 5 Most Lavish Hotels to Book for Art Dubai

By Morgan Halberg
Detail on a piece from Rana Samara's Intimate Spaces series, shown at Art Dubai by Zawyeh Gallery.

Art Dubai’s Global, Cosmopolitan Vision

By Guelda Voien
Governors Island.

Artist Crowdfunds Bridge to Governors Island, a History of the Color Purple—and More

By Alanna Martinez
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: General View from the Ponte De Rialto over the Grand Canal on September 9, 2011 in Venice, Italy.

Venice Named Most Endangered European Site, Francis Bacon Heads to Auction—and More

By Alanna Martinez
People visit the first day of the TEFAF art fair on March 13, 2015 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. From 13 to 22 March the fair will present ten thousands works of art and antique to collectors, traders and curators.

8 Can’t-Miss Art Fairs Around the World This Spring

By Alanna Martinez
Museum security expert Kevin McCallister installing homemade booby traps in the 1990 Christmas classic Home Alone. (Photo via parentdish.co.uk)

Art World Abstracts: What Museums Can Learn About Security From the Movies, and More!

By Alanna Martinez
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