Over 15 Years On, Alserkal Avenue is Still the Thrumming Heart of Dubai’s Art Scene

Step into Dubai’s Al Quoz Industrial district and you’ll see the telltale signs of a place mid-transformation: corrugated steel walls, faded industrial signage, the occasional half-finished mural. But turn onto Alserkal Avenue and the mood shifts—quickly. Scooters whiz by, espresso machines hum, and someone is inevitably hauling a sculpture through the courtyard. It feels like a cultural campus crossed with a start-up utopia, if either of those things came with a