Overview
- The fair moves from mid-April to May 14–17 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, maintaining an on-site event rather than shifting online.
- A temporary funding model waives upfront stand fees in favor of a percentage of sales capped at the stand price, with payments from non-participants rolled to 2027, and the fair offering to present shipped works for those not traveling.
- The 20th edition will be refocused into curated presentations, collaborations and public programming, with further details to be announced in the coming weeks.
- Some international galleries have already paused plans or withdrawn as art freight has largely stopped and travel remains constrained, according to dealers and logistics providers.
- Airlines including KLM, British Airways and Cathay Pacific have suspended some Gulf routes into late April to mid-May, complicating attendance for the roughly 120 exhibitors originally slated from more than 35 countries.