The 9th edition of the international art fair Art Dubai<\/strong><\/a> opened its doors\u00a0to the public on 18th March 2015. The event\u00a0presents a selected yet diverse line-up of around 90 galleries from the U.A.E and around the world, across three programs: Contemporary; Modern, devoted to masters from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia; and Marker, a curated section of artspaces that focuses each year on a particular theme or geography.<\/p>\n

This year, one of the\u00a0highlight is Cameroonian artist \u00a0Pascale Marthine Tayou<\/strong>‘s\u00a0installation titled Plastic Tree C<\/strong>. The installation consists of a surreal forest springing up\u00a0from a wall. The installation\u00a0is made up of used colourful plastic bags,\u00a0a symbol of our consumerist society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see more and more participation from Africa and that is very strategic for us to make sure that Dubai becomes a home for the various African art scenes,\u201d says\u00a0Antonia Carver, Fair Director of Art Dubai \u00a0(Source: The National)<\/em><\/p>\n

The installation aims at creating awareness about the catastrophic state of our ecosystem and presents a colourful critique of capitalism and environmental issues.<\/p>\n

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Photography by:<\/em> Ela Bialkowska, Okno Studio<\/p>\n

+\u00a0Pascale Marthine Tayou<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

+ Galleria Continua<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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