PHOTOS: In Dubai, an art show's return reflects city's new normal

It was a scene harking back to pre-pandemic Dubai: Artwork lovers wearing designer garments or various style, strolling round in one of many metropolis's many swanky areas. Bloggers, VIPs and influencers filming on their cellphones. Folks mingling and laughing. The one distinction? All of them wore masks. After being canceled in March final 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic, Artwork Dubai returned this week to the sunbaked desert metropolis it calls house, changing into one of many first in-person worldwide artwork gala's of 2021. The present is a part of the city-state's efforts to reopen to worldwide commerce and tourism that energy its economic system.