Amplifying local voices of the global art world.
Digital publication and curatorial studio. Est. 2015, Abu Dhabi
Global Art Daily Agency is a contemporary art agency covering publishing and curatorial activities. Born in Abu Dhabi in 2015, Global Art Daily is one of the rare independent publications dedicated to contemporary art in the UAE and Gulf region.
We aim to be a platform for artists, curators, writers, researchers, designers, art directors, architects, content creators, and other creatives in the Gulf and Asia, to create together exceptional publications, programs, and exhibitions.
Our network of artists, curators, art advisors, and contributors are both 'cool-hunters' and academically-inclined. They are globally-minded, often come from mixed cultural backgrounds themselves, highlighting artworks that spark cross-cultural pollination.
With our partners in the UAE, GCC, the broader Arab World, Europe, and Japan, we value genuine and long-lasting relationships between artists and institutions supporting us.
With over 100 interviews and counting, we develop a living archive of the Gulf's growing art scenes.
Why look West when you can look East? I believe the art sector in the UAE can benefit from a Japanese touch.
– Sophie Mayuko Arni
2015
Global Art Daily (GAD) is born within the student residences of NYU Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island as an independent publication covering global art news from the UAE.
2016
GAD's Founder Sophie Mayuko Arni curates her first "East-East: UAE meets Japan" exhibition at NYU Abu Dhabi Project Space.
2017
"East-East: UAE meet Japan" goes on for a second and third edition at CHI-KA Space, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Global Art Daily has its first pop-up shop at Salwa Zeidan Gallery, St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort.
2018
Global Art Daily Magazine launches with two printed issues in Tokyo, Japan – sold at T-Site Daikanyama (Tokyo), Artbook @ MoMA PS1 (New York), and The Third Line Bookshop (Dubai).
2020
Launch of Global Art Daily E-Issues, a city-based digital publication for arts, design & culture, and GAD Talk Series Series 1, featuring emerging voices of the UAE art scene.
2021
Sophie Mayuko Arni curates "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.4: The Curio Shop" in Tokyo, Japan, with 15 artists from the GAD network, including Emirati, Bahraini, Japanese, and Chinese artists.
2022
Global Art Daily partners with The Fiker Institute, a Dubai-based think tank, for a series of research essays entitled "The UAE's Contemporary Art Scene: Global Networks of Intellectual & Creative Exchange".
Sophie Mayuko Arni curates "East-East: UAE meets Japan Vol.5: Atami Blues" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of UAE-Japan diplomatic relations.
2023
Global Art Daily Agency is formed in Dubai, UAE.