![World Art Dubai is taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre until March 19.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GP4MRRTGL5DNVO3JRWHGVHP7HA.jpg?smart=true&auth=cb12e652566a6d15d00bff37a29e4958ea09e25d8de53ceb49f87f9746d77450&width=400&height=225)
![World Art Dubai is kicking off hot on the heels of Art Dubai and has returned to the Dubai World Trade Centre for its eighth installment. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RO74INLNSND2XE6LWRWHSX66UY.jpg?smart=true&auth=5d3625e8aa5e7876cfea5301bebc8d8f6d542a4ab7711774e8c0e7b02d96cd54&width=400&height=225)
![More than 300 artists from 50 countries are exhibiting works this year, making this the biggest version of the event yet.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CWTB6D7GLFAYDAISJZO3TYYYII.jpg?smart=true&auth=7eb81707aa2ae4d5b07bff0e9037b71fe0fe80388dbc4391076cf9b3a54c3f7b&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibited pieces are all for sale, ranging from a few hundred dirhams to five-figure sums.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LEMR57TWXZFHXOMTRUZEXQOWVQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=f94dbc5b0dd4f87d5154263c667e1a0a54a50ad9532972ce8428fd83f02e3839&width=400&height=225)
![While the graffiti corner has always been a central element of the fair, Urban Art DXB is expanding this year with performances and competitions.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SHJY3NVCX5CDJIZU7NIMCTNIC4.jpg?smart=true&auth=a480ed79fec95512bbb7fdb671e632c51c50715023eb1532b0ea5bdfaaded332&width=400&height=225)
![Performance art has a special focus at this year's World Art Dubai.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SFA4O42CIBHPVN76I5M4SYQ35M.jpg?smart=true&auth=958ac287abc85a0c24c35488ed7facb319aa67cb4a0c50f4a9463bd13f82f886&width=400&height=225)
![Olga Belka has traveled the world’s waters from Egypt to Thailand and the Maldives, painting coral reefs in an effort to save them.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3OAZ5UGZD5DD7K6C6BTZAXSIVY.jpg?smart=true&auth=283fa8604dedcb277772ab2e29744ec4154396b5c6c5b3f87701817a772d0da9&width=400&height=225)
![An artwork by Dasha Lapushka in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D5Z5NDIGQRFXPL4MQ6AI7OMMQA.jpg?smart=true&auth=91dd34c04cd690596383f8ea4e511631a68609a6d605ddfff96c7b025241639e&width=400&height=225)
![There will also be performances and competitions including breakdancing and freestyle, a voguing dancefloor where performers can enter in groups or solos, as well as a make-up extravaganza contest.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YUHLZPE4NFBUVI4KC4IN4X5EXU.jpg?smart=true&auth=31ff7079cea7f575d8886dde8281b4de74ebf1d214c1e8da7f948e9801991199&width=400&height=225)
![An artwork by Dasha Lapushka in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FFQIF7DCDFADREYEE4JYDUBBEM.jpg?smart=true&auth=5ab2d413b6fe521fe0fa5888d7981b4d21598ed51ed89896f33dda763a0fd84d&width=400&height=225)
![World Art Dubai 2022 is also its most diverse event yet, with various new sections.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JTB2BQTI6REYPMAP2IE25HFA7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=81efc4b00595213da1eee60bc4d09c66644dd7b60ffb7a6af4ea553e56f21aec&width=400&height=225)
![The robotic arm from last year's fair has returned with a larger counterpart.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2RT3VENWHZHWXOGX55D4FU7L4U.jpg?smart=true&auth=595db7b09e87a6225b5433eb2fb972cf38d9c62e0689ac92015a0ed29ef8c025&width=400&height=225)
![NFTs are also making their World Art Dubai debut this year, with an entire section dedicated to digital art.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AGW323AA6RFOXJCE4EUWEBMOZM.jpg?smart=true&auth=20cdb988c278e6665882bd1eb8f5a21b30abc72474654d1546d70e92f9e26878&width=400&height=225)
![This year, the fair also features a Japanese pavilion, a dedicated space that honours Japan’s long-running participation in the fair.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/76KLDNXUNNF3NBW42BL7JLS2QA.jpg?smart=true&auth=ccbe337b7efa703c6da782945456fb34e7a66af4cff5eb9a56a4f856ac7a3c01&width=400&height=225)
![World Art Dubai is taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre until March 19.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GP4MRRTGL5DNVO3JRWHGVHP7HA.jpg?smart=true&auth=cb12e652566a6d15d00bff37a29e4958ea09e25d8de53ceb49f87f9746d77450&width=400&height=225)
![World Art Dubai is kicking off hot on the heels of Art Dubai and has returned to the Dubai World Trade Centre for its eighth installment. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RO74INLNSND2XE6LWRWHSX66UY.jpg?smart=true&auth=5d3625e8aa5e7876cfea5301bebc8d8f6d542a4ab7711774e8c0e7b02d96cd54&width=400&height=225)
![More than 300 artists from 50 countries are exhibiting works this year, making this the biggest version of the event yet.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CWTB6D7GLFAYDAISJZO3TYYYII.jpg?smart=true&auth=7eb81707aa2ae4d5b07bff0e9037b71fe0fe80388dbc4391076cf9b3a54c3f7b&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibited pieces are all for sale, ranging from a few hundred dirhams to five-figure sums.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LEMR57TWXZFHXOMTRUZEXQOWVQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=f94dbc5b0dd4f87d5154263c667e1a0a54a50ad9532972ce8428fd83f02e3839&width=400&height=225)
![While the graffiti corner has always been a central element of the fair, Urban Art DXB is expanding this year with performances and competitions.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SHJY3NVCX5CDJIZU7NIMCTNIC4.jpg?smart=true&auth=a480ed79fec95512bbb7fdb671e632c51c50715023eb1532b0ea5bdfaaded332&width=400&height=225)
![Performance art has a special focus at this year's World Art Dubai.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SFA4O42CIBHPVN76I5M4SYQ35M.jpg?smart=true&auth=958ac287abc85a0c24c35488ed7facb319aa67cb4a0c50f4a9463bd13f82f886&width=400&height=225)
![Olga Belka has traveled the world’s waters from Egypt to Thailand and the Maldives, painting coral reefs in an effort to save them.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3OAZ5UGZD5DD7K6C6BTZAXSIVY.jpg?smart=true&auth=283fa8604dedcb277772ab2e29744ec4154396b5c6c5b3f87701817a772d0da9&width=400&height=225)
![An artwork by Dasha Lapushka in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D5Z5NDIGQRFXPL4MQ6AI7OMMQA.jpg?smart=true&auth=91dd34c04cd690596383f8ea4e511631a68609a6d605ddfff96c7b025241639e&width=400&height=225)
![There will also be performances and competitions including breakdancing and freestyle, a voguing dancefloor where performers can enter in groups or solos, as well as a make-up extravaganza contest.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YUHLZPE4NFBUVI4KC4IN4X5EXU.jpg?smart=true&auth=31ff7079cea7f575d8886dde8281b4de74ebf1d214c1e8da7f948e9801991199&width=400&height=225)
![An artwork by Dasha Lapushka in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FFQIF7DCDFADREYEE4JYDUBBEM.jpg?smart=true&auth=5ab2d413b6fe521fe0fa5888d7981b4d21598ed51ed89896f33dda763a0fd84d&width=400&height=225)
![World Art Dubai 2022 is also its most diverse event yet, with various new sections.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JTB2BQTI6REYPMAP2IE25HFA7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=81efc4b00595213da1eee60bc4d09c66644dd7b60ffb7a6af4ea553e56f21aec&width=400&height=225)
![The robotic arm from last year's fair has returned with a larger counterpart.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2RT3VENWHZHWXOGX55D4FU7L4U.jpg?smart=true&auth=595db7b09e87a6225b5433eb2fb972cf38d9c62e0689ac92015a0ed29ef8c025&width=400&height=225)
![NFTs are also making their World Art Dubai debut this year, with an entire section dedicated to digital art.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AGW323AA6RFOXJCE4EUWEBMOZM.jpg?smart=true&auth=20cdb988c278e6665882bd1eb8f5a21b30abc72474654d1546d70e92f9e26878&width=400&height=225)
![This year, the fair also features a Japanese pavilion, a dedicated space that honours Japan’s long-running participation in the fair.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/76KLDNXUNNF3NBW42BL7JLS2QA.jpg?smart=true&auth=ccbe337b7efa703c6da782945456fb34e7a66af4cff5eb9a56a4f856ac7a3c01&width=400&height=225)
![World Art Dubai is taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre until March 19.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GP4MRRTGL5DNVO3JRWHGVHP7HA.jpg?smart=true&auth=cb12e652566a6d15d00bff37a29e4958ea09e25d8de53ceb49f87f9746d77450&width=400&height=225)
World Art Dubai 2022 is its biggest and most diverse event yet
While there are plenty of paintings and sculptural works, the fair has given special focus to urban fashion, design and art, as well as a dedicated section for NFTs
![Razmig Bedirian](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F275b4b76-cb6d-410e-a5df-c23d65484c26.png?smart=true&auth=fc94b07464368c9c664f3bd102f95ffe4c76b1b38fe7d6fee2362e26add51d0e&width=70&height=70)
Razmig Bedirian
March 17, 2022
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