"Spring 2011 marks a shift in the cultural life of the Gulf,” said Fair Director Antonia Carver, who is in her inaugural year leading Art Dubai. “Never before has there been such a level of international interest in the arts scenes of the MENASA or such a level of regional support for artists and their projects. Galleries at Art Dubai 2011 reported strong sales and the fair offered an unprecedented level of innovative artists’ projects and educational events, which we feel are part of what makes this fair unique."
This year's collateral conferences programme - the Global Art_5 - focused on the theme of Fascination: When Art Met Fashion, unravelling the relationship that has developed between fashion and art over the last few decades, including how fashion houses have become some of the most notable patrons for contemporary art, exactly what my blog is about in a nutshell...
In 2011, Art Dubai coincided with the opening of the 10th Sharjah Biennial, titled Plot for a Biennial. Curated by Suzanne Cotter, Curator, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project, and Rasha Salti, Creative Director, ArteEast, with Associate Curator Haig Aivazian.
