The Original Provocateur

When Hassan Sharif died in September last year, his Dubai- based gallery, Isabelle van den Eynde, paid tribute to the Emirati artists maverick spirit. Sharif didnt put stock in conventions of age, identity or the need for comfort. Only art and the restless making of art grasped his attention, said a statement, highlighting the achievements of the Dubai-born polymath dubbed the godfather of conceptual art in the Gulf. At Art Dubai, a raft of special events and exhibitions explores why Sharif mat