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Yoichi Ochiai blurs the lines between the material and digital world with his work. Getty Images
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Art Dubai is back for its 16th year. All photos unless otherwise specified: Pawan Singh / The National
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The art fair mark its most ambitious and extensive iteration
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The programme features more than 130 presentations from across 40 countries
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Gunjan Kumar with her artwork
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Sifr by Gunjan Kumar
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Jason Seife with his A Modern Genesis piece
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Refik Anadol’s Glacier Dreams uses AI to process a wealth of glacier visual materials
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Yoichi Ochiai with his artwork at Art Dubai
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Refik Anadol with his Glacier Dreams
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Isshaq Ismail with his Serenity painting, left
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Jason Seife's work digitally explores the storytelling aspect of regional carpets, particularly the way they depict gardens
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There are four sections at the fair, including Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital
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Yoichi Ochiai blurs the lines between the material and digital world with his work. Getty Images
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Art Dubai is back for its 16th year. All photos unless otherwise specified: Pawan Singh / The National
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The art fair mark its most ambitious and extensive iteration
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The programme features more than 130 presentations from across 40 countries
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Gunjan Kumar with her artwork
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Sifr by Gunjan Kumar
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Jason Seife with his A Modern Genesis piece
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Refik Anadol’s Glacier Dreams uses AI to process a wealth of glacier visual materials
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Yoichi Ochiai with his artwork at Art Dubai
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Refik Anadol with his Glacier Dreams
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Isshaq Ismail with his Serenity painting, left
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Jason Seife's work digitally explores the storytelling aspect of regional carpets, particularly the way they depict gardens
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There are four sections at the fair, including Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital
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Yoichi Ochiai blurs the lines between the material and digital world with his work. Getty Images
Art Dubai and regionalism are reshaping the world of art fairs
Once a term used to describe smaller artists, today regionalism is creating opportunities for a diverse range of fairs, artists and galleries
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Melissa Gronlund
03 March, 2023
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