FAIRS

Relax, and sit back in your armchair as we travel the world for you, sharing the latest and greatest highlights of art fairs around the globe

Manar Abu Dhabi 2025: ‘The Light Compass’

Manar Abu Dhabi returns for its second edition, bringing 22 site-specific light artworks to Jubail Island, Souq Al Mina, and, for the first time, Al Ain’s UNESCO-listed Al Qattara and Al Jimi Oases. Following its debut in Al Ain on…

Abu Dhabi Art 2025: Highlights from a Global Constellation of Voices

Abu Dhabi Art returns for its seventeenth edition as it continues to shape itself as one of the cultural pillars of the UAE. Bringing together over 140 galleries from 37 countries, the fair reflects a constellation of artistic voices that…

Your Guide to Alserkal Art Week 2025

Alserkal Avenue announces Uprooted as the theme for its November edition of Alserkal Art Week, a moment that reflects on the displacements shaping contemporary life and the quiet forms of resilience that follow. This iteration turns to the aftermath of…

Tanween 2025: Designing the Unspoken at Ithra

Tanween, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture’s (Ithra) flagship design event, returns for its eighth edition this week from 17 to 22 November in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, . Building on the success of 2024, Tanween transforms Ithra into a…

Design, So I Can See You: Cairo Design Week Launches Its First Campaign

Cairo Design Week (CDW), one of the region’s fastest-growing platform for design and creativity, has launched its first-ever campaign, Design, So I Can See You. More than a campaign, it serves as a manifesto for CDW 2025, the most ambitious…

Forever Is Now 05: Art at the Edge of Time

Art D’Égypte by Culturvator has announced that the fifth edition of its annual international exhibition Forever Is Now will take place from 11 November until 7 December 2025. Initially scheduled for October, the new schedule aligns the exhibition with the…

Menart Fair 2025 Concludes on a High Note in Paris

The sixth edition of Menart Fair unfolded last month at the heart of Paris’s Marais district, reaffirming its position as Europe’s only fair dedicated to the art scenes of the Middle East and North Africa. Held during Paris Art Week,…

Dubai Design Week 2025: Design as a Connector

Dubai Design Week 2025 wrapped up last week at Dubai Design District (d3) after transforming the city into a global stage for creativity and dialogue. Held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,…

Asia NOW 2025: West Asia at The Forefront

Asia NOW wrapped up this week, marking a vibrant conclusion to its 11th edition in Paris. The curated art fair, dedicated to amplifying the artistic voices of Asia and its diaspora, continues to redefine the relationship between East and West.…

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