Mohammed Kazem Art Dubai today announces the first details of its programming and partnerships for the 2025 edition, reaffirming the fair’s commitment to supporting and developing Dubai’s cultural ecosystem. The 2025 edition of Art Dubai takes place at Madinat Jumeirah from 18 – 20 April, with invitation-only previews on 16 and 17 April.
Since its foundation in 2007, Art Dubai has played an important institutional role in the growth of the local and regional cultural scenes, shaping and delivering high-impact cultural programming through long-term, year-round partnerships with institutions, business and government. Art Dubai’s 2025 programme demonstrates the fair’s commitment to providing significant commissioning opportunities for local and international artists; convening the world’s brightest creative minds through innovative talks and conference programming; and supporting scholarship and professional development programmes to develop the region’s future cultural leaders.
Ania Soliman Guests, attendees, and participants can look forward to the following programme highlights for Art Dubai 2025:
- A new series of performances and site-specific interventions by Mexican artist Héctor Zamora, marking the launch of a new multi-year co-commissioning partnership between Art Dubai and Alserkal Avenue
- A major new digital commission by leading Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem, presented by Julius Baer
- A series of experiential commissions and installations examining the transformation of nature through technology and human experience, including site-specific works by Ania Soliman and Total Arts at the Courtyard
- A series of new site-specific digital installations debuting at Art Dubai Digital, including by Ouchhh Studio, Breakfast, Jacopo Di Cera and Hybrid Xperience
- The first details of Art Dubai’s flagship transdisciplinary summit, the Global Art Forum, entitled ‘The New New Normal’, commissioned by Shumon Basar, and curated by Y7
- The second edition of Art Dubai’s Digital Summit, entitled ‘After the Technological Sublime’
The New New Normal Furthermore, Art Dubai Modern Talks will continue, an annual series of conversations that support the fair’s commitment to scholarship and under-explored art histories. The 2025 edition is curated by Dr. Nada Shabout and Magalí Arriola, and will explore the cultural affinities and solidarities between West Asia, North Africa and Latin America, delving into shared experiences of navigating new national identities and examining how heritage has served as a tool for artists and scholars to address contemporary realities.
Paula Caballero and Albarran-Bourdais Art Dubai’s Collector and Modern Talks are presented in partnership with Dubai Collection, the city’s first institutional collection of Modern and Contemporary art. Further talks strands will include a new Conversations with Artists series, exploring the practice, stories and achievements of international and regional artists featured at this year’s fair. Additionally, a new series of intimate conversations, presented by HUNA, will delve into the lives and practices of leading cultural voices in the UAE.
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