What to buy in Dubai?

Art in Dubai, recommended purchase

Art in Dubai

Although Dubai is fast becoming a major tourist destination, I do not think anyone has it in their head as a place to go to buy art in Dubai, or at least admire it.

Abundant shopping centers, contemporary architecture, Guinness records…. all that is part of the imaginary of the rich emirate that last year attracted about 12 million visitors, a figure not negligible if we think that the native inhabitants do not exceed 200,000. But, art in Dubai city tour package?

You are right. In recent years, Dubai has become a thriving center for artistic market transactions both regionally and globally.

All that painter, sculptor, multimedia artist or even graffiti artist (yes, graffiti is prohibited except in designated spaces) that boasts in this part of the world, wants to exhibit in art in Dubai.

The money that abounds in the city-state has also served to boost this market.

The DIFC area houses several renowned galleries and franchises of dealers from London, Paris or New York and the artists they represent are at the forefront of the world, at least in terms of prices.

But for the visitor who just wants to spend a good day seeing what is cooking around here, or even want to take a good souvenir, nothing like walking along the Avenida AlSerkal, located in the neighborhood of Al Quoz.

In this plot of an industrial estate, 20 creative and artistic spaces of contemporary trend are distributed, which since 2007 have increased their prestige among people cultivated in the Middle East. As proof, we have the Salsali Private Museum , the main contemporary art gallery in the MENA region that opened its doors in 2011 and which has become a reference for artists in the area. Let no one forget that the living artists of Syria, Iran and Egypt are today among the most valued in the world.

But in AlSerkal there is an offer for all tastes and above all, for all budgets. To whom a shirt with the image of the Burj Khalifa Emirates Tours, a stuffed camel or a burqa seems too obvious, why not take a lithograph or an engraving by an author, who with a little luck, will soon be among the most recognized ? At least they will praise the good taste! and will have a souvenir of art in Dubai.