The 8th Art Dubai, hosted in Madinet Jumeirah, features works by over 500 artists estimated to be worth $40 to 45 million.

There are more than 70 galleries exhibiting new works in the Art Dubai Contemporary exposition hailing from the world over. Marker, a dynamic programme of invited art spaces that is dedicated to showcasing a different theme or geographical location each year, and which focused on West Africa in last year’s edition of the fair, zooms in on art from Central Asia and the Caucasus. Marker is curated by Slavs and Tartars this year and is featured within the same hall as the contemporary works.

Read more on this year's Art Dubai here, and read our interview with its director Antonia Carver here.

Ahram Online is one of the media partners of this year's Art Dubai.

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