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Last week, at The Art Business Conference at the RIBA, our Executive Director, Benedetta Ghione moderated the panel discussion titled ‘Curating the Digital’ with speakers: Tamar Clarke-Brown, Ben Cullen Williams and Gonzalo Herrero Delicado, curator of #ArtDubaiDigital2025.   The discussion explored the challenges and opportunities digital technology brings to curatorial and artistic practices, unlocking new ways to address urgent global issues.   As technology continues to advance rapidly, digital art’s role is evolving beyond aesthetics, offering artists and curators innovative tools to tackle critical environmental, political, and social while enabling broader engagement with global audiences.

Introducing: Campus Art Dubai (CAD) 12.0 In the lead-up to #ArtDubai2025, aspiring art professionals will have the opportunity to gain early-career experience and mentorship. Participants will embark on an intensive three to four-month placement, gaining hands-on experience across Art Dubai's main departments: VIP Relations, Gallery Relations, Logistics and Operations, Communications, and Programming. During the placement, participants will have exclusive access to masterclasses led by Art Dubai Group's senior staff, personalised mentorship sessions from experienced team mentors, and hands-on tasks tailored to their ambitions! To learn more about CAD 12.0 and apply now: https://lnkd.in/ddfbbXM

Art Dubai Digital | Gonzalo Herrero Delicado Art Dubai Digital, the premier section dedicated to digital in an art fair, invites Gonzalo Herrero Delicado, Project Curator at Serpentine Galleries, and lecturer on digital culture at the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins, to curate its fourth edition. Gonzalo Herrero Delicado says that #ArtDubaiDigital2025 “will adopt a cross-disciplinary approach to examine how artists and creative practitioners are using artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and other technological advances to interrogate some of the key environmental, social and political challenges of our time.” Gonzalo Herrero Delicado is a curator, educator and architect, whose recent work explores the impact of the climate crisis and digital technologies on the world around us through design, architecture and art practices. His curatorial work explores the impact of the climate crisis and digital technologies on the world around us through design, architecture, and art practices. He has held various curatorial positions at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Design Museum. His curatorial portfolio includes projects for HEK House of Electronic Arts, Design Council, Barbican, Tate, and the Museum of the Future in Dubai, where he curated the exhibition ‘Tomorrow Today.’ Stay tuned to learn more about #ArtDubaiDigital2025.

Bawwaba | Mirjam Varadinis Bawwaba, meaning “gateway” in Arabic, serves as a portal for discovering recent works or pieces created specifically for the fair. This section offers visitors a curated perspective on current artistic developments across diverse geographies. Section curator Mirjam Varadinis says “For the sixth edition of the section, I will be asking a central question ‘How can we imagine new forms of coexistence, both amongst people and with our planet?’ Art has the ability to define the possible and at the same time remember common ground - both urgently needed today. Bawwaba shows artists who reflect on those issues and imagine new models of living together.” Mirjam Varadinis, Curator-at-large Kunsthaus Zurich and Director/Founder of Mirjam Varadinis Art Agency, has an extensive curatorial career with many of her projects addressing expanding formats of contemporary curating, often working beyond the border of the institution. Mirjam regularly contributes to artists’ publications, catalogues and art magazines and has led on a number of large-scale contemporary exhibitions. Group exhibitions have included Manifesta 12, Palermo, a special project for the 5th Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art, and an annual festival of contemporary arts in Toulouse, France, using the city as material. Prominent contemporary artists featured in her curatorial projects include Yoko Ono, Olafur Eliasson, Cindy Sherman, Urs Fischer, and she is currently working on an upcoming exhibition with Marina Abramović in October 2024. Stay tuned to learn more about #Bawwaba2025.

Art Dubai Modern | Dr. Nada Shabout and Magali Arriola   Art Dubai Modern showcases modern masters from South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), presenting works by artists who have significantly influenced the 20th century and shaped the contemporary cultural landscape. This year, for the first time, the section will include Latin American artists. Looking at the curatorial framework for the upcoming edition, section Curators Dr. Nada Shabout and Magalí Arriola explained that “migration around the mid nineteenth century influenced a growing relationship between Latin America and SWANA. Geopolitical challenges and anti-imperial struggles have led to cultural affinities and solidarities. For this section, we will explore artistic and institutional intersections through specific themes that artists from both regions navigate to express their realities.“    Dr. Nada Shabout is an academic, curator, and writer dedicated to confronting and addressing the art historical neglect of modern and contemporary art from the Arab world. Through her extensive research, publications, and curatorial projects, Nada has aimed to protect the visual cultural memory of modern Iraqi art. Nada has received major awards as a result of such research, notably the Writers Grants, Andy Warhol Foundation 2018, and a Getty Foundation Grant in 2019 to support the project ‘Mapping Art Histories from the Arab World, Iran and Turkey’.    Magalí Arriola, Director of Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, often highlights the potential of the art institution as a platform for debate, and an essential portal to the artists’ perspectives on the world. She has previously held curatorial positions across Mexico City, including Museo Jumex Chief Curator organising shows of artists such as James Lee Byars, Guy de Cointet and Danh Vo. Her independent pursuits have also seen her work on international projects, including curating the Mexican Pavilion for the 58th Venice Biennial. Arriola has written extensively for books, and catalogues and has contributed to publications such as Art Forum, Curare, Frieze, Mousse, Manifesta Journal, and The Exhibitionist, among others.   Stay tuned to learn more about #ArtDubaiModern2025

Gallery applications for Art Dubai 2025 are now open. The upcoming edition will take place from 18 to 20 April (with preview days on 16 and 17 April) at Madinat Jumeirah. The sections and selected curators for 2025 have been brought together to present a snapshot of today’s world from the perspective of our geography and the communities we represent. Applications are welcome across our four gallery sections: Art Dubai Contemporary, Art Dubai Modern, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital. *Art Dubai Contemporary showcases galleries from around the world, ranging from emerging art scenes to established centres, presenting solo or group shows and offering new global perspectives. *Bawwaba | بوابة (meaning gateway in Arabic) serves as a portal to the discovery of works created in the past year or specifically for the fair, offering visitors a curated reading of current artistic developments across wide geographical scopes. *Art Dubai Modern is a one-of-a-kind platform, presenting modern masters from South-West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), featuring presentations by artists who have been influential throughout the 20th century. This year, for the first time, the section will include Latin America, looking at its historical migration and cultural exchanges with SWANA. *Art Dubai Digital will return for its 4th edition, adopting a cross-disciplinary approach to examine how artists and creative practitioners are using artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and other technological advances to interrogate some of the key environmental, social and political challenges of our time. For more information on the application criteria: https://lnkd.in/e9sGvQYG A.R.M. HOLDING | Julius Baer | Piaget | HUNA Living | Dubai Culture & Arts Authority

Southbound: Mumbai Mumbai, often referred to as a microcosm of India, is a city bursting with vibrancy, culture, and history. An established trading hub, Mumbai's position as a port-city, alongside its intricate history of indigenous and colonial rule, has transformed it into a prosperous space for change, innovation, and creation. Fast-paced, bustling, and dynamic, the city's continuous transformation has inspired how its residents utilize spaces and platforms. From British-era museums to new cutting-edge contemporary galleries and grassroots initiatives led by artists and local communities, the cultural landscape of Mumbai is experiencing a perpetual reimagination of artistry, spectatorship, and physical space. We sat down with Akshat Rajan, a leading experience designer and founder of Akiko Rhythm, who guides us through the many cultural spaces – and the ingenious innovation and collaboration that marks their essence. Read the story of Mumbai and how the cultural scene is making its mark on the map: https://lnkd.in/dYWtYNRq | About: "Southbound," spotlights the cultural scenes, cities and communities that make up the DNA of Art Dubai. "Southbound" presents these cities through the eyes of those who know them best, highlighting some of the leading not-for-profit organisations building these cultural hubs. Presented in collaboration with the people and communities from Cairo to Mumbai, Tunis to Bogotá, and beyond.

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What is the future of digital art? Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti [., co-curator of #ArtDubaiDigital2024 speaks to CNBC International about the ecosystem of digital artists and creatives who presented their works at the fair, through the lens of 'art and advanced technologies' (AxAT). Explained through the work of artist Sougwen Chung, a pioneer in the field of human-machine collaboration exploring the mark-made-by-hand and the mark-made-by-machine as an approach to understanding the dynamics of humans and systems. Learn more:

Join the Art Dubai Group, as part of our sister event Downtown Design's team - the leading fair for high-quality, contemporary design in the Middle East. Downtown Design is seeking a highly motivated individual to work alongside the Director, and diverse team, to help drive the growth of the fair and work on launching new fairs internationally from 2025. Learn more about the role: https://lnkd.in/dS8MXrJV