Grassroots Collaborations and International Projects Spur Abu Dhabi’s Art Scene

For a survey of what lies ahead as the art world looks forward to the future, ARTnews devoted part of the June-July 2021 issue of the magazine to 10 cities to watch: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Vancouver, Guadalajara, Bogotá, Oslo, Tallinn, Casablanca, Abu Dhabi, and Taipei. Stay tuned as each city joins related reports from Seoul and Paris online in the weeks to come.
The wealthiest of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi undertook some 15 years ago the immense project of b