Women make their mark on Art Dubai

Antonia Carver, the director of Art Dubai, announced an eye-opening statistic at the opening of the tenth edition of the fair (16-19 March, Madinat Jumeirah): according to her calculations, 45% of the around 500 artists represented at the fair this year are women, which is a “higher percentage than the majority of other international art fairs”, according to a press statement.
The figures reflect how women seem to be powering ahead in the Emirate; Saeed al Nabouda, the acting direct