When Gallery Bawa launched in October 2020, it entered a rather shaky art market. Despite the numerous online auctions and virtual viewing rooms worldwide, major art fairs were still postponing or cancelling their events. In March, the Art Basel and UBS Art Market report noted that global sales of art and antiques dipped by 22 per cent in 2020, and didn’t expect a very hopeful 2021.
The Kuwait City digital gallery Bawa, however, has managed to defy the drop. Within its first year, founder Bandar Al-Wazzan says he has managed to make a profit. And that’s not all – for its final show of the year, the gallery is collaborating with one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest artists, Ahmed Mater, to present his first venture into digital art.
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