Iranian-born collector plans to build contemporary art museum in Dubai

An Iranian-born entrepreneur hopes to build a museum of contemporary art in the heart of Dubai. Ramin Salsali has announced ambitious plans to launch the Dubai Museum of Contemporary Art (DMOCA) in the downtown Burj Khalifa district.

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Contemporary art is on the move in Dubai

Dubai’s dogged attempts to transform itself into a contemporary art hub could be boosted by an ambitious show opening in the emirate in March with 24 international contemporary artists including Jeremy Deller, Ryan Gander, Eddie Peake and Haroon…
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High-wire art: contemporary commissions to replace Olympic Rings in St Pancras

The English and French artistic duo Lucy and Jorge Orta have been chosen to kick off a major contemporary art commission in London. The artists are creating a gigantic installation for St Pancras International train station, which will greet…
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Azerbaijan to get contemporary art space—and maybe a biennial

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, will get a display space for international and local contemporary art within two years and could host a visual arts biennale within three.

Aida Mahmudova, 30, an arts patron who is a niece of the first lady, is…
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ASSOCIATE CURATOR/CURATOR – MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s finest museums, seeks a specialist in international Contemporary Art. The Associate Curator/Curator (title commensurate with experience) will participate in research, development and active…
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Sculptures by contemporary art stars fill Shanghai park

Sculptures by Wim Delvoye, Subodh Gupta and Jaume Plensa among many others go on display in a public park in Shanghai in September as part of the Jing’An International Sculpture Project Biennial (20 September-30 November).

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Two new spaces for contemporary art in regional France

The French Regional Contemporary Art Funds (Frac), initiated in 1982 by the then culture minister Jack Lang as part of his decentralisation initiative, are to raise their profile with a number of new buildings opening across the country in the next…
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Saudi Arabia breaks onto contemporary art scene

Saudi Arabia is making its mark on the global contemporary art scene: works by Middle Eastern artists such as Talal Al Zeid and Mohammed Farea are available at Lam Art Gallery in Riyadh, the Empty Quarter photography gallery in Dubai was founded by…
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Mexico opens its arms to contemporary art

Mexico City’s Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo is reopening after a year’s closure on 26 August, the birthday of its founder—the painter and muralist Rufino Tamayo. Among the seven exhibitions on view in the vastly enlarged complex is a large-scale…
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