Claim: Art Dubai has a division devoted exclusively to modern art from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (which includes work from about the 1860's through 1970's) as well as a residency program for first edition residents of multidisciplinary gaeery artists from all over the world who are invited to UAE to create new works.
Evidence: Art Dubai Modern, established in 2014, is devoted to modern art from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Each exhibitor presents a solo, two-person or multi-artist show, featuring works by modern art masters of the 20th century, with a focus on work produced between the 1940s and 1980s.