20/05/2026
I arrived at Art Dubai expecting to think mainly about art.
Instead, I found a welcoming community and left thinking about resilience, intimacy, creative ecosystems, access and the role culture plays during uncertain moments.
I wrote a short reflection on five things I took away from this year’s fair.
1. Relationships rule One of the most striking things about Art Dubai was not simply that it continued during a tense geopolitical moment, but that people still came.
