It remains a question where the market will head through the fall, when global art fairs, prime gallery exhibition programs, and marquee auctions resume. But most dedicated collectors will carry on regardless of evolving conditions. What do our Top 200 Collectors make of the current market? Read more »
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One Gulf City Preserves Streets After Others Bulldozed Old Buildings
Dubai, Kuwait and Riyadh turned away from the past to make way for modern skyscrapers, but UAE’s Sharjah takes a different tack. Bloomberg economist Ziad Daoud interviews Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi for his take on how Sharjah aims to “acknowledge our distant as well as our recent past” through art and architecture. Read more »
On This Land, an exhibition in Alserkal Avenue, is a ‘triumph of Palestinian culture’
On This Land, an exhibition at Concrete in Alserkal Avenue, comes as a response to the Israeli war on Gaza, and stretches from modern to contemporary works as a triumph for Palestinian culture. Read more »
What the World’s Top Collectors Bought in 2023, From Art Historical Treasures to the Freshest Wet Paint
When it comes to being an active buyer of art, the collectors who rank on ARTnews’s annual Top 200 list are tough to beat. With voracious appetites to acquire and discerning eyes, each year they are on the hunt to grow their collection. For many, it’s something that will never be complete, but rather represents their personal journey as collectors—from getting to know artists to traveling the world over to see the latest biennials and major institutional shows. Here is a look at what our Top 200 Collectors recently purchased. Read more »
House of Majlis
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi is putting Arab art front and center for all to enjoy – from the walls of his home to those of his foundation’s recently reopened wing at the Sharjah Art Museum. Read more »
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi of the Barjeel Art Foundation: ‘My aim is to have Arab art taught on a par with other art histories’
As Christie’s hosts London’s largest exhibition of modern and contemporary Arab art, we speak to the founder of the UAE-based Barjeel Art Foundation, whose unique collection is finding new audiences for Middle Eastern artists past and present. Read more »