Gorgeous location for the 5th Art Dubai 2011 - Madinat Jumeirah.
Below: striking work by British artist Sacha Jafri who donated 10 pieces to the Dubai-based charity Start, which helps poor children in the Arab world.
Nadia Kaabi-Linke's Flying Carpets, Abraaj Capital Art Prize winner, an aluminum structure mimicking the dimensions of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, hung above the entrance hall.
Precious stone-encrusted column by Cartier.
Exhibits from Turkish gallery Dirimart
Work by Ramazan Bayrakoglu
Work by Ekrem Yalcindag
Anjoli Ela Menon "Man with a bowl of oranges" displayed by Aicon Gallery
Work by Zakaria Rahmani
Galerie Kashya Hildebrand displayed Intro temptation 2, digital print on velvet by Bert Vredegoor
Work by Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri at Mah Art Gallery display
Work by Iranian calligrapher and painter Mohammad Ehsai
Below: "Head of an old man", work by Indian artist F. N. Souza
Traffic gallery displayed Ahmed Mater's "Evolution of Man" with was bought by a Saudi collector for US$30,000
Works displayed by Artside gallery based in Seoul and Beijing
Work by Yue Minjun
"Big Family Girl" by Zhang Xiaogang
Song Jin's two works, wood and mixed media
Jeong Myung-Jo, oil on canvas
Below: Galerie Tanit display of beautiful works by Nabil Nahas, my favorites!
Tunisian artist Nija Mahdaoui's artwork "Mellita" displayed by Galerie El Marsa
Work by another Tunisian artist