{"id":8045,"date":"2022-11-16T12:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T12:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/abu-dhabi-art-fair-features-900-works-by-300-international-artists\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T12:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T12:53:49","slug":"abu-dhabi-art-fair-features-900-works-by-300-international-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=8045","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi Art fair features 900 works by 300 international artists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nABU DHABI: Around 900 works by more than 300 artists from around the world will be on show at this year\u2019s Abu Dhabi Art fair.<\/p>\n
\nThe 14th edition of the event, that opened on Wednesday, will be the largest and most diverse to date with at least 80 galleries from 28 countries representing the exhibiting artists.<\/p>\n
\nRita Aoun, executive director of culture at the Department of Culture and Tourism \u2014 Abu Dhabi, said: \u201cThe Department of Culture and Tourism is more than ever working to cultivate a cultural ecosystem and embrace culture as a lived experience, advancing it as a public good, and protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions to achieve sustainable goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThis year\u2019s edition will feature 33 new galleries including from Colombia, France, Tunisia, Italy, Nigeria, South Korea, Morocco, Turkiye, and the UAE.<\/p>\n
\nAbu Dhabi Art director, Dyala Nusseibeh, noted that the diversification of this year\u2019s fair was very much down to its three guest curators, Tunisian art historian Rachida Triki, Turkish gallerist Jade Yesim Turanli, and arts journalist Riccarda Mandrini.<\/p>\n
\nTuranli, who has curated galleries and artists from Turkiye for the art fair described it as an honor to be taking part alongside the other women.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: \u201cIt\u2019s really empowering to see how female art people are present, and so many in Abu Dhabi \u2014 I have seen this over a decade now and I\u2019m really happy to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe gallerist highlighted first-time exhibitors Dirimart, and Galeri Nev Istanbul, both of which will be showcasing their works at the fair that will be open free to the public at Manarat Al-Saadiyat until Nov. 20.<\/p>\n
\nTriki has acted as curator for the exhibition\u2019s Focus section, running under the title \u201cNew Tomorrows,\u201d that spotlights galleries and artists from North Africa and explores the artistic evolution of the region.<\/p>\n
\nWelcoming visitors to the fair will be Italian visual artist Marinella Senatore\u2019s \u201cBodies in Alliance,\u201d a large metal and LED installation inspired by Italy\u2019s traditional light structures created for outdoor public celebrations.<\/p>\n
UAE Emerging Artists Majd Alloush, Sarah Al-Mehairi, and Mohammed Khalid. (Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBeyond: Emerging Artists,\u201d features the works of up-and-coming UAE-based artists Majd Alloush, Sarah Al-Mehairi, and Mohammed Khalid, who explore themes such as consumerism, borders, and man-made territories.<\/p>\n
\nThe fair also includes a retrospective tribute to the late Iranian artist Farideh Lashai, known for her abstract contemporary paintings, and a display titled \u201cAfloat Over Undulations\u201d will showcase artworks via six video installations.<\/p>\n
Egyptian-born artist, curator, writer, and editor Dr. Omar Kholeif has curated \u201cMy Life in the Metaverse\u201d for Abu Dhabi Art. (Courtesy of Blake Gallacher)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n
\nMeanwhile, Egyptian-born artist, curator, writer, and editor Dr. Omar Kholeif, whose curatorial practice focuses on art that intersects with the internet, has curated \u201cMy Life in the Metaverse,\u201d an eclectic multi-media exhibit featuring international artists and guided by his alter-ego Dr. O.<\/p>\n
\nThe artists on display include Sophia Al-Maria, Cory Arcangel, Cream Projects, Simon Denny, Celia Hempton, Paul Heyer, Haroon Mirza, Farhad Moshiri, Trevor Paglen, Nam June Paik, Heather Phillipson, and Andy Warhol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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