Art Dubai has announced the first details of its programming and partnerships for the 2025 edition, reaffirming the fair’s commitment to supporting and developing Dubai’s cultural ecosystem. 

 

The 2025 edition of Art Dubai takes place at Madinat Jumeirah from April 18 to 20, with invitation-only previews on April 16 and 17. 

 

Art Dubai’s 2025 programme demonstrates the fair’s commitment to providing significant commissioning opportunities for local and international artists; convening the world’s brightest creative minds through innovative talks and conference programming; and supporting scholarship and professional development programmes to develop the region’s future cultural leaders, it said. 

 

Programme highlights for Art Dubai 2025 will include:

• A new series of performances and site-specific interventions by Mexican artist Héctor Zamora, marking the launch of a new multi-year co-commissioning partnership between Art Dubai and Alserkal Avenue

• A major new digital commission by leading Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem, presented by Julius Baer 

• A series of experiential commissions and installations examining the transformation of nature through technology and human experience, including site-specific works by Ania Soliman and Total Arts at the Courtyard

• A series of new site-specific digital installations debuting at Art Dubai Digital, including by Ouchhh Studio, Breakfast, Jacopo Di Cera and Hybrid Xperience 

• The first details of Art Dubai’s flagship transdisciplinary summit, the Global Art Forum, entitled ‘The New New Normal’, commissioned by Shumon Basar, and curated by Y7 

• The second edition of Art Dubai’s Digital Summit, entitled ‘After the Technological Sublime’

 

These initiatives are an important complement to Art Dubai’s diverse gallery programme, which this year comprises more than 120 exhibitors, including dedicated sections curated by Magalí Arriola and Nada Shabout (Art Dubai Modern); Gonzalo Herrero Delicado (Art Dubai Digital); and Mirjam Varadinis (Bawwaba). 

 

Pablo del Val, Art Dubai’s Artistic Director, commented: “For nearly two decades, Art Dubai has played two complementary roles, as the region’s leading commercial art platform and as a unique institution that is rooted in and significantly contributes to the local cultural ecosystem. This year’s programme continues this long-term approach, working in partnership with local institutions, business and government to create new opportunities for artists, and enhancing Dubai’s reputation as a centre of innovation and thought leadership. We are proud to be a convener of the brightest minds and a meeting point for the diverse, global creative communities that we represent, those building the region’s cultural infrastructure, and the increasing number of people who call Dubai home.”

 

Art Dubai is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The fair is held in partnership with A.R.M. Holding. It is sponsored by Swiss Wealth Manager Julius Baer.  – TradeArabia News Service