Georgina Adam reports on the Abu Dhabi Art Fair which is an elaborate event that amounts to a public showing for the royal family. They, in turn, are expected to donate works to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi which also announced a few works that have been acquired so far:

• a ripped poster work by Jacques Villeglé
• a major installation by Algerian Rachid Koraïchi
• a mirrored sculpture by Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian
• a glass chandelier by Ai Weiwei
• a “tapestry” by African artist El Anatsui
• a sculpture by Indian artist Subodh Gupta.

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