Amin Abbas 

Art Dubai closed its 15th edition on March 13, with strong sales reported across all four sections of the fair: Modern, Contemporary, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital.

Making a return at Madinat Jumeirah, Art Dubai’s 2022 edition was the fair’s largest to date, with a record attendance of more than 30,000 visitors across five days. The success of the fair reinforces the growing importance of Dubai as an international hub for art and culture, innovation and technology.

Art Dubai 2022 featured more than 120 presentations by 104 galleries and platforms from 44 countries, including Japan. The gallery programme was complemented by newly commissioned works from leading international artists and an innovative talk programme.

Art Dubai 2022 also featured the debut edition of Art Dubai Digital, a new physical gallery section presenting a curated selection of 17 of the most cutting-edge digital platforms internationally. For many,  this was their first experience exhibiting in a traditional fair, and in person and online sales were widely reported.

Art Dubai’s Artistic Director Pablo del Val commented on how “this was without doubt one of the most successful editions of Art Dubai, in terms of both visitors and sales reported, fully reflecting Dubai’s position as an engine of global growth and a city no longer of the future, but of the here and now. The response from audiences and collectors to the debut edition of Art Dubai Digital has been truly incredible. Art Dubai prides itself on being a fair of innovation and forward-thinking, and there was a real freshness and energy to the 2022 edition across the whole programme.”

Art Dubai is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and is held in partnership with A.R.M. Holding. 

Founded in 2007, Art Dubai is the premier platform to see and buy modern and contemporary art from the Global South.