Cancelled-за pandemic art@Art Dubai ndashярмарка partially moved online, the state buys local art on hundreds of thousands of dollars

In recent days, the changes in art-рынка associated with pandemic COVID-19, have focused attention on Europe and the United States, however, cancellation and transfers of activities and support local art-бизнеса are ongoing challenges for other parts of the world.

on 16 March, the day before the intended opening, the management of the fair Art Dubai announced on the launch of its new programme of work to 2020, changed to fit the needs of a digital audience. Is fair, postponed to 2021, on the website of Art Dubai started to work online-каталог, which presents about 500 works, originally intended for display at the booths of art-ярмарки. In addition to the online-каталога, the digital program of the fair is supplemented by stream forum The Global Art Forum 2020, in the framework of which specialists of the art market will discuss topical issues of art-бизнеса.

to support art-сообщество of the country in the last few weeks one of the units of the Ministry of foreign Affairs, the UAE purchased on the local market of works of art created by local artists, worth more than AED 1.5 million (about $410 million).

"After the abolition of many artistic events that had to go through this year, we wanted to show our artists your support by — stated the edition of The National government Minister Zaki Nusseibeh. — This gesture — demonstration of our deep appreciation and support local art and the recognition that it is an important part of national identity."

All purchased works will be placed in the embassies of UAE around the world in an informal program called "art in embassies" initiative (similar to the US program "Art in embassies", in which American art is housed in the offices of ambassadors around the world).

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova AI

Sources: thenational.ae, artdubai.ae