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Sunny Rahbar

Sunny Rahbar, of Iranian origin and raised in Dubai, graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2000. After working at the Guggenheim Museum and Sotheby’s, she returned to Dubai in 2001 to support emerging artists and curate exhibitions. In 2005, she co-founded The Third Line, a contemporary art gallery in Dubai, focused on promoting Middle Eastern artists and expanding into art advisory and publications.

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Contemporary art in the Gulf: time for a renaissance?

by Sunny Rahbar December 1, 2006

by Sunny Rahbar December 1, 2006

In May 2006, Christie’s held its first-ever auction in the Middle East, a sale of international contemporary art with an emphasis on Arab and Iranian works. All expectations were shattered: …

Sunny Rahbar

Sunny Rahbar

Contemporary art in the Gulf: time for a renaissance?