Our first glimpse of plans for multiple museums laid out by the Iranian industrialist at Art Dubai '08

And parallel event for collectors draws big names away from fair

Christie's '08 auction report sees the mediocre pushed aside to make way for big names

The Middle Eastern contemporary artist discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran

Major collectors based in Gulf state are lending work

Sales in Dubai almost doubled expectations, and the majority of buyers were new (just don’t mention the Tel Aviv saleroom)