Art Dubai 2015; stay tuned for news and images live from Dubai!

Art Dubai is the leading international art fair in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. The ninth edition of the art fair will be taking place in Dubai- UAE on March 18-21. Over the last eight years, Art Dubai has become a cornerstone of the region's booming contemporary art community. Recognized as one of the most globalized meeting points in the art world today, Art Dubai places an emphasis on maintaining its intimate, human, scale while foregrounding quality and diversity.

As mentioned on GQ online on a review on Art Dubai 2014, the view among the collectors, dealers and hangers-on appeared to be that the fair was strong on regional art. Iranian artists have been the premier-league players from the Middle East for a few years now, perhaps made all the more tantalising because they are "other" ; Persian, not Arab; from a large country with more than two thousand years of cultural heritage but now which right now is largely closed to cultural interchange; Middle Eastern and Islamic but also Caucasian and Silk Route. This year's Art Dubai is expected to have more than 80 galleries showcasing their artists.

Stay tuned as photos and updates will be coming up during and post this amazing event along with some exciting news.

Photo:Getty Images for Art Dubai 2014

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Names Four New Trustees, New COO

As read on Artnews and ArtForum online magazine, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has announced that the board will be adding four new trustees. They are Nancy Crown, Eve Rogers, Dia Weil, and David Hartt. Hartt is the first artist to serve on the museum’s board. The museum’s director, Madeleine Grynsztejn, said, “This is an institution activated by living artists, and David is a perfect fit for artist representation on our board of trustees. As the MCA artist trustee, he will be a strong sounding board for many museum activities.”

Hartt is the first living artist to join the board. Last year he had a show at the Studio Museum in Harlem that explored the Chicago offices of Ebony and Jet.

Also being added to the museum’s roster is Teresa Samala de Guzman, who will work as the museum’s chief operating officer. She was previously senior associate dean for finance and administration at the University of Virginia’s business school.

My body lusts for soul and soul for me...

Rumi sessions keep flowing through my soul and it's coming through different shapes and colors. It's created a new language of love. We hear his poetry and we delve into his world and listen for its echoes in our own. The world of Rumi is neither exclusively the world related to any particular religion; it is a state of an evolved human who is not bound by cultural limitations, a one who touches every one of us. As per the reflection of his poems, we see him as an impassionate seeker of the truth and love. It all began when Rumi met Shams, the impact of which left an everlasting impression on Rumi and his work. It's just another reminder to us that you would never know where your next inspiration may come from or who might actually aid furthering your growth. Few years later, when Shams disappeared, Rumi fell into a deep state of grief and gradually out of that pain outpoured thousands of poems which are collected in two epic books named "Divan-e-Shams-e-Tabrizi" and "Massnavi". In my new series of work, I have used some of these mesmerizing poems mixing them with Persian symbols and colors. Stay tuned for more images.