Abraaj Group
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Works from the Abraaj Group Art Prize will be managed by Art Jameel with some works going on show at the Dubai space Jameel Art Centre
Middle Eastern and South Asian works owned by embattled Dubai-based private equity firm carry much lower estimates than prices paid a decade ago
Plans to lend the Abraaj Group Art Prize collection to the Jameel Art Centre are also on hold
Founder Arif Naqvi's departure from the private equity firm's asset management business in February followed claims the company had misused investor funds
As the Middle East increasingly becomes a producer and consumer of contemporary art, the role of the West as 'tastemaker' grows progressively more troubling