Cultured Art Consulting provides expert-led Art Orientations for individuals and private groups across art fairs, international galleries, artist studios, and cultural institutions.
Art Orientations transform exhibitions and gallery visits into immersive cultural experiences. Each walkthrough brings artist narratives, societal contexts, and market dynamics into focus, enabling guests to clarify personal taste, prioritize collecting goals, and establish informed acquisition criteria.
Navigating the art world requires perspective, context, and experience. Founder and Advisor Daria Lomova explains conceptual and curatorial context alongside thematic interpretations, allowing each guest to understand artwork deeply, learn about market dynamics, and develop a refined aesthetic vision.
The first edition of Frieze in the Gulf brings 84 galleries from 37 countries and regions to Manarat Al Saadiyat, on Saadiyat Island beside the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the museums opening around it. Alongside the main Galleries section the fair includes Focus, for younger galleries, Frieze Masters Abu Dhabi and Global Futures.
Art Orientation, led by Daria Lomova, allows you to focus on your particular interest over the 2-hour curated fair walkthrough. We begin with an introductory call to outline your interest, budget and preferences. Our team narrows down the proposals introduced by the galleries to works that would reflect your taste, with individual guidance into the artist’s career and market.
For up to four guests.
Orientations are available on 20, 21 and 22 November. The preview day is reserved for art advisory clients.
InquireGallery districts, museums and artist studios in both cities, arranged around your dates. Alserkal Avenue and the DIFC galleries in Dubai, Saadiyat Cultural District and the Mina Zayed galleries in Abu Dhabi, with private collections and studio visits by arrangement.
Doha. A small fair built around a single curatorial theme, running alongside the Qatar Museums exhibition season.
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. The main fair of the region, with sections for contemporary, modern and digital art and a particular focus on the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.