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Framed – 6 Questions with Bespoke Picture Framer Matthew Jones

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Framed – 6 Questions with Bespoke Picture Framer Matthew Jones

15th May

We talk to Matthew Jones of bespoke framers Jon Jones for their insights into framing, conservation and exhibitions that have set the standard in their industry.


Mariam Wissam’s Middle East News Archive

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Mariam Wissam’s Middle East News Archive

16th April

Mariam Wissam discusses the Middle East News Archive – her blog project for Global Art Forum_6 at Art Dubai.


Douglas Coupland on Nostalgia, Hans Ulrich Obrist and the Internet

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Douglas Coupland on Nostalgia, Hans Ulrich Obrist and the Internet

29th March

Douglas Coupland takes time out from Global Art Forum_6 at Art Dubai to talk about nostalgia, Hans Ulrich Obrist and the internet.


Amin Maalouf Responds to Wael Shawky, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Shumon Basar

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Amin Maalouf Responds to Wael Shawky, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Shumon Basar

27th March

On a magic night, just before the beginning of Art Dubai’s Global Art Forum_6, Shumon Basar led a small, excited group to Amin Maalouf’s hotel where the great author responded to questions by Wael Shawky, Hans Ulrich Obrist and GAF curator Shumon Basar.


Wael Shawky at Global Art Forum

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Wael Shawky at Global Art Forum

27th March

Wael Shawky takes some time out from the Abraaj Capital Art Prize and Global Art Forum_6 at Art Dubai to speak to us about his work.


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Mixtape: Mkataa, Dubai Bootlegs
Mixtape: Mkataa, Dubai Bootlegs

Art Dubai Projects 2013 artist Joe Namy revisits Dubai with its cultural mélange, and shares this unique mix that makes a great soundtrack to the city.

Mixtape: Nada Raza
Mixtape: Nada Raza

To celebrate her appointment as guest curator of The Abraaj Group Art Prize 2014, we invited Nada Raza to compile a selection of her favorite tunes for Art Dubai Blog’s weekly mixtape. In Nada’s own words, this fairly eclectic list includes some Gems. We hope you’ll enjoy them.

Conversations 2013
Conversations 2013

For the second year, FN Designs at Al Serkal Avenue hosts Conversations 2013, an initiative helping children with special needs to voice their ideas and reflections through their art works.

Mixtape: Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
Mixtape: Oscar Guardiola-Rivera

Colombian writer, dancer, philosopher, art critic and Global Art Forum_7 contributor, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, shares ten classics from The Cure, to Pink Floyd– and some great mood-setting tunes to take you to the Latin America of the 1960′s and 70′s.

The Thomas Crown Lists at Art Dubai 2013

The Thomas Crown Lists: watch interviews with seven figures from the art world about the one art work they would steal from Art Dubai 2013.

Mixtape: The Magazine Shop
Mixtape: The Magazine Shop

We decided to go for an Exotica/Tropical mix to go with all the lovely weather we’ve been having – that kind of perfect heat just before it gets unbearable. The sounds range from rare Brazilian jazz to Ghanian highlife, surf classics and obscure Japanese gems to go with that summer heat.

Art Dubai 2013 by Amanda Vincelli
Art Dubai 2013 by Amanda Vincelli

We invited New York-based photographer Amanda Vincelli to Art Dubai this year to capture intimate and fleeting moments during the fair. Combining visually striking aesthetics and a whimsical gaze, Vincelli shares with us the first in a series of carefully-selected images on the Art Dubai blog.