march - Art Dubai

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march - Art Dubai

ISSUE #2
MARCH 14-24 2013
YOUR GUIDE TO ART AND CULTURE IN THE UAE AND BEYOND
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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DUBAI
Introduction
Museums and Institutions
Galleries
Special Events, Projects & Artist’s
Studios
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ABU DHABI
Introduction
Galleries and Artist’s Studios
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SHARJAH
Introduction
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DOHA
Introduction
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ART FAIRS & FORUMS
Art Dubai
Global Art Forum
Design Days Dubai
SIKKA
Sharjah Biennial 11
March Meeting
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MAPS
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Doha
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INTRODUCTION
Art fairs, galleries, biennials, auctions, museums - the
contemporary art scene across the Gulf has blossomed
over the past decade.
Welcome to Art Week, an Art Dubai fair LLC umbrella
initiative that includes Art Dubai, Design Days Dubai,
SIKKA, and a broad programme of cultural events taking
place across the UAE and beyond. Now in its second year,
Art Week stitches together numerous events across a
ten-day period, with the goal of celebrating the region’s
artistic production.
From March 14 - 24, Art Week 2013 will connect
institutions, commercial galleries, not-for-profit
organizations, and universities in the cities of Dubai,
Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Doha. The action-packed
programme will include one-off happenings, projects,
installations, festivals and fairs, demonstrating the
dynamism and progressive spirit at large throughout the
Gulf’s cultural scene.
This is the biggest Art Week yet, with the trio of fairs
joined by the critically acclaimed Sharjah Biennial,
returning for its 11th edition. Other highlights at Art
Week include Galleries Nights at the DIFC and Al Quoz,
the unveiling of Abraaj Group Art Prize, the Abu Dhabi
Festival, and the Global Art Forum_7, which opens
in Doha before moving to Dubai as part of the noncommercial programming at Art Dubai.
Read on for in-depth coverage of all the highlights of Art
Week 2013. With so much happening in different cities
in the region, and in some cases, at the very same time,
this is your pocket guide to the exciting art happenings of
March 2013.
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ART WEEK OVERVIEW MARCH 2013
ART WEEK OVERVIEW MARCH 2013
Here’s what we recommend...
Here’s what we recommend...
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Abu Dhabi Festival
The Abu Dhabi Festival
continues throughout Art
Week with the seminal
exhibition ’25 Years of
Arab Creativity’.
Ongoing - March 31
The Gallery, Emirates
Palace, Abu Dhabi
15 17 18
Sharjah Biennial 11
Opening day from 10am
SIKKA
Opening day from 6pm
SAF present the 11th
edition of the Sharjah
Biennial, featuring over
100 artists, performers
and musicians.
85 New works by
UAE-based artists
commissioned expecially
for the historic creek-side
district of Dubai.
March 13 - May 13
SAF New Art Spaces,
Sharjah
Location: Al Fahidi
Historical Neighbourhood,
Dubai
P 79
P 127
P 122
18 18 20
Alserkal Avenue
Galleries Night
Art Nights @ Gate Village
Exhibition openings from
nearly 30 galleries in this
Al Quoz arts hub, along
with the launch of 3 new
spaces.
6pm - 9pm
Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz,
Dubai
P 62
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A series of exhibition
openings from the
galleries in the Gate
Village, DIFC.
7pm - 10pm
Gate Village, DIFC, Dubai
P 62
Hamdan Bin Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum International
Photography Award
The exclusive photography
partner of Art Week
exhibits in various
locations across Dubai.
Art Dubai, DIFC, The
Dubai Mall, Design
Days Dubai, Jumeirah
Creekside Hotel
P 64
Global Art Forum_7,
Doha
Design Days Dubai
Entitled ‘It Means This’,
the Global Art Forum_7
opens in Doha with
a diverse line-up of
participants.
March 17 - March 18
Mathaf: Museum of
Modern Art, Doha
The region’s first design
fair returns for its second
edition with 29 galleries
from across the world.
March 18 - March 21
Mohammed bin Rashid
Boulevard, Downtown
Dubai
P 109
P 116
20 20 20
Global Art Forum_7,
Dubai
Art Dubai
Opening day from 11am*
Art Dubai: Performances
and Projects
The Forum moves to
Art Dubai for the final 4
days, featuring a series
of discussions, readings,
presentations and more.
The seventh edition
of Art Dubai features
75 galleries,
commissioned projects
and performances,
workshops, and more.
Performances and
projects play a large part
of the public programme,
including The Hatch,
Artists-in-Residence
(A.i.R) Dubai and more.
*Ladies Day
March 20 - March 23
Madinat Jumeirah
March 20 - March 23
Art Dubai, Madinat
Jumeirah
March 20 - March 23
Art Dubai, Madinat
Jumeirah
P 109
P 102
P 103
Abraaj Group Art Prize
An exhibition of newly
commissioned works
from the winners of the
Abraaj Group Art Prize,
curated by Guest Curator
Murtaza Vali.
March 20 - March 23
Art Dubai, Madinat
Jumeirah
P 103
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DUBAI
Introduction
Galleries
Special Events, Projects & Artist’s
Studios
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Photo courtesy of Alserkal Avenue
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ALSERKAL AVENUE
DUBAI
The global conversation
surrounding Dubai has
undergone a change in
the last few years, no
longer revolving solely
around the commercial
product of the Emirate,
but also shining a
spotlight on the cultural
output.
We are currently
witnessing the growth
of an intriguing young
art scene, built by
individuals who are
invested in the city, and
call it home. You see
it in the emergence of
Alserkal Avenue as an
art hub, with expansion
plans that will bring
new artist studios and
event venues to Al Quoz
by 2014. You see it in
the not-for-profit and
educational spaces
such as The Archive,
The Pavilion Downtown
Dubai and Traffic that
now offer a venue for
art production and art
appreciation outside of
the gallery environment.
And you see it in the
frenetic art activity that
takes place not just in
March, but throughout
the year.
Don’t take our word for it
though; read on to find out
what the city has in store for
you during Art Week 2013.
There’s no denying the
cultural impact that
Alserkal Avenue has
made on the city. What
was once an ordinary
warehouse block in
Al Quoz is now a bona
fide art district in the
midst of the industrial
wilderness of Al Quoz.
Home to over 30 creative
businesses, Alserkal has
become the destination
for contemporary art,
culture, and creative
socializing in the city.
But there are even bigger
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and brighter things in
the pipeline. Last year,
Alserkal announced
plans for a $13.8 million
expansion, which will
bring new art spaces,
two restaurants, a coffee
shop, an events centre
and much-needed
additional parking to
the area. The art spaces
will range from 1000 to
7000 sq feet, giving new
galleries and creative
businesses the chance
to join the district,
and most importantly,
providing artists with
smaller studio spaces.
Alserkal Avenue, Street 8,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 4161900
alserkalavenue.com
Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal
Alserkal Avenue, photograph by Sofia Dadourian
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THE FARJAM COLLECTION
THE PAVILION DOWNTOWN DUBAI
Farideh Lashai
An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar | Contraband
The Farjam Collection
is one of the world’s
most comprehensive
collections of
Islamic, pre-Islamic,
International Modern,
Contemporary, and
Middle Eastern art.
During Art Week, the
Collection will present an
exhibition honoring the
Iranian artist, Farideh
Lashai. Lashai was one
of the most important
female artists in Iranian
contemporary art. Her
storied career included
25 solo exhibitions, 80
group exhibitions, and
the Neda group - a
female artist collective
that she founded in the
90s. She was also a
writer, and translated
several plays by the
famous German
playwright Berthold
Brecht. Her last novel
‘Shal Bamu’, published
a few years ago, became
a bestseller and critical
favourite in the Iranian
literary circles.
will celebrate Lashai’s
life and work with a
selection of works drawn
from the collection. The
exhibition will act as a
tribute to an inspirational
artistic spirit who played
a pivotal role in the
artistic evolution of the
Middle East.
During Art Week,
visitors to The Pavilion
Downtown Dubai can
experience a compelling
exhibition by American
artist Taryn Simon,
featuring a selection
from two bodies of work.
‘Solo Exhibition’ by Farideh
Lashai
March 18
The Farjam Collection,
Building 4, Gate Village,
DIFC
Open: Sat - Thu 10am 8pm, Sat 12pm - 8pm
Tel: +9714 3230303
farjamcollection.org
‘An American Index
of the Hidden and
Unfamiliar’ is the result
of Simon’s investigation
into remote and
restricted sites, spaces,
and objects across the
USA that are integral to
America’s foundation,
mythology, or day to day
functioning but remain
inaccessible or unknown
to the public. The artist
compiled an inventory of
Untitled by Farideh Lashai
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these unseen subjects
and confronts the divide
between those with and
without the privilege of
access.
In ‘Contraband’, Simon
presents images culled
from a five-day stint
at John F. Kennedy
International Airport,
spent documenting
the border between
America and the rest of
the world. The outcome
was a collection of 1075
images of over 1000
items detained or seized
from passengers and
mail entering the US.
Each item is presented
devoid of context and
transformed into an
artifact of the larger
global network, revealing
patterns of international
commerce, and exposing
both the demands that
drive the international
economy as well as the
local economies that
produce them.
‘An American Index of the
Hidden and Unfamiliar’ and
‘Contraband’
Until May 6
Dubai, Mohammed Bin
Rashed Boulevard,
Downtown Dubai
Open: Daily 10am - midnight
Tel: +9714 4477025
pavilion.ae
Din Light
Nuclear
point Waste
six for by
descriptive
Taryn Simon
text
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SALSALI PRIVATE MUSEUM
TRAFFIC AND SATELLITE
Reza Derakshani
Art after Democratism | Dar Al Sulh | Tradition Reflected in
Blue | Fort-Da: Performances and Screenings at the Global Art
Forum_7, Art Dubai | Two Parallel Lines
Since first opening its
doors in 2011, the Salsali
Private Museum has
been delighting and
enriching the local art
community through
numerous curated
collection shows. With
charismatic founder
Ramin Salsali at the
helm, the museum acts
as a space for artists,
the public and collectors
to meet, connect and
collaborate.
Opening during Art
Week is a solo show
of paintings by Reza
Derakshani. Renowned
for his vibrant, richly
textured canvases,
Derakshani draws
inspiration from his
Iranian heritage, while
simultaneously exploring
modern-day conceptual
and philosophical
preoccupations.
A selection of
Derakshani’s
renowned abstract-
representational
paintings will be
exhibited alongside new
works and installations,
specially commissioned
by SPM.
‘Solo exhibition’ by Reza
Derakshani
March 18 - July 9
Salsali Private Museum,
Unit 14, Alserkal Avenue,
Street 8, Al Quoz 1
Open: Sun - Thu 11am 6pm, Sat 1pm - 5pm
Tel: +9714 3809600
salsalipm.com
There is no beginning, there is no end, there’s only passion for life: A tribute to Farideh Lashai by Nazzy Beglari
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Created in 2007 as
a forum for social
studies, research and
development, Traffic has
become a pioneering
venue for creative
experimentation. Under
the direction of Rami
Farook, the space has
hosted exhibitions,
workshops, talks and
panel discussions,
and numerous art
projects. In 2011, Traffic
launched the exhibition
cum studio space,
Satellite. The anythinggoes curatorial policy
has seen the space
play host to a diverse
programme of film
screenings, collaborative
projects and residency
programmes.
During Art Week, Traffic
will present three new
commissioned projects:
‘Art After Democratism’,
by Jonas Staal, ‘Tradition
Reflected in Blue Glass’,
by Aman Mojadidi, and
‘Dar Al Sulh’, by Michael
Rakowitz. This year
will also see the return
of Traffic’s curated
performance night at the
Global Art Forum_7.
Satellite will host ‘Two
Parallel Lines’, an
exhibition of work from
the winners of the 2012
John Jones Art on Paper
Award, Hassan Sharif
and Luis Camnitzer.
‘Art after Democratism’ &
‘Dar Al Sulh’
Open March 15
Traffic, 179 Umm Suqeim
Road
Sun - Thu 10am - 7pm
Tel: +9714 3470209
viatraffic.org
‘Tradition Reflected in Blue
Glass’
TBA
‘Fort-Da: Performances and
screenings at the Global Art
Forum_7, Art Dubai’
March 23
Fort Island, Madinat
Jumeirah
‘Two Parallel Lines’
March 18 - March 23
Satellite, Alserkal Avenue,
Street 8, Al Quoz
Open: 10am - 7pm
Tel: +9714 3470209
Tradition Reflected In Blue Glass by Aman Mojadidi
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ALIF ART GALLERY
Myths and Legends
Throughout March,
visitors to the gallery can
experience the works
of Russian figurative
painter, Timur D’Vatz.
‘Myths and Legends’
is the artist’s first solo
exhibition in the region.
‘Myths and Legends’
Until March 31
Alif Art Gallery, Unit 18, P4,
Tower A, Damac Towers
Open: Sat - Thu 10am - 7pm
alifartgallery.com
Enchantment by Timur D’vatz
District Map
Launched in January of
this year, Alif Art Gallery
is a new addition to
the busy gallery scene
in DIFC. The gallery is
focused is on introducing
contemporary visual arts
from Central Asia to the
Middle East. Through
commercial and noncommercial exhibitions,
talks and workshops, Alif
is intent on promoting
the understanding
of a rich and underrepresented Central
Asian culture.
20 arts spaces. One district. Dubai.
© ISSA ALKINDY
Ayyam Gallery | Barakat Gallery | Carbon 12 | Desert Fish Studio | El Marsa
Gallery | Etemad Gallery | FN Designs | Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde | Green
Art Gallery | Grey Noise | Gulf Photo Plus | La Gallerie Nationale | Lammtara
Art Production | Lawrie Shabibi | Mojo | Salsali Private Museum | Satellite |
Shelter | Showcase | The Fridge
Ceremony by Timur D’vatz
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THE ARA GALLERY
ARSH ART GALLERY
The Dara Chronicles
Birds, Lock and Hou Hagh Bronze Sculptures
For Art Week 2013,
The Ara Gallery will
be presenting new
works from Emirati
artist Maisoon Al
Saleh in an exhibition
entitled ‘The Dara
Chronicles’. Curated
by Janet Bellotto, the
show focuses on the
MV Dara passenger
liner that sank off the
coast of Dubai on 8
April 1961, claiming the
lives of 238 passengers.
Through newspaper
articles, letters and
materials discovered
on exploratory dives to
the Dara shipwreck, Al
Saleh attempts to weave
together various firstperson perspectives to
reignite discussion of an
important event in UAE
maritime history.
The gallery will also
present the work of
artists Khalid Al Banna,
Maitha Demithan,
Maisoon Al Saleh, Mona
Chouk and Saleh Al
Shukairi in the windows
of ALIEL Jewellers in
DIFC. The curated show
will run alongside a new
series by Dubai-based
artist Patricia Millns.
‘The Dara Chronicles’
March 12 - May 31
The Ara Gallery, Burj Plaza,
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Boulevard, Downtown Dubai
Open: Sun - Thu 10am 9pm, Fri 3pm - 9pm, Sat
12pm - 8pm
Tel: +9714 4542784
thearagallery.ae
‘ALIEL presents-Patricia
Millns & The Ara Gallery’
March 17 - March 24
ALIEL Jewellers, Podium
Level, Gate Village 1, DIFC
Arsh Art Gallery
launched in 2012,
providing the Jumeirah
Lakes Towers area with
a much-needed space
for art appreciation.
Since its launch, the
gallery has presented
works from Iranian and
Middle Eastern artists,
and has hosted painting
workshops for all-ages.
Throughout March, the
gallery will present an
exhibition of bronze
sculptures from
acclaimed Iranian artist,
Taha Behbahani.
‘Birds, Lock and Hou Hagh
Bronze Sculptures’
March 1 - April 1
Arsh Art Gallery, 2204,
Indigo Icon Tower, Jumeirah
Lakes Towers, Dubai
Tel: +9714 4203471
arshartgallery.com
Let us stitch together a hundred rings of solitude by means
of love by Taha Behbahan
ART COUTURE
Figure It Out
Combining art with
leisure, Art Couture is
situated in the Al Badia
Golf Club. The gallery
was established in 2007
and has since been
hosting exhibitions and
monthly coffee mornings
– the programme
of which generally
revolves around talks
from visiting artists, art
professors and curators.
Maisoon Al Saleh
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gallery will be hosting
three French artists, all
of whom use the figure
as their inspiration.
Through various media,
techniques and themes,
the three will showcase
their distinctive
perspective of the human
body.
’Figure It Out’
Until March 24
Art Couture, Al Badia Golf
Club, Intercontinental Dubai
Festival City
Open: Sat - Thu 10am 10pm, Wed by app only
Tel: +9714 6010101 ext.
2101
artcoutureuae.com
Miss Pourpre by Guillaume
Delorme
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ART SAWA
ARTSPACE
Bug Soldiers | The Universe and Me
A Line in the Sand
Art Sawa first launched
in 2008 with a substantial
7000 sqft space in Al
Quoz. With its recent
acquisition of an
additional space in the
DIFC Gate Village, the
gallery enjoys a presence
in two of the most
important art localities
in Dubai. During Art
Week, Art Sawa DIFC will
showcase works within
the gallery as well as in
the outdoor spaces of
the Gate Village.
Lebanese artist Zena
Assi takes over the main
gallery space with ‘Bug
Soldiers’, an exhibition of
paintings that attempts
to dig deeper into the
continued turmoil of the
Arab Spring.
Lebanese sculptor
Anachar Basbous
lays claim to the
outside spaces with 12
sculptures that continue
his fascination with pure
shapes. ‘The Universe
and Me’ will allow
visitors to experience
large-scale sculptures
that will be in constant
dialogue with the hyperurban architecture of the
Gate Village.
‘Bug Soldiers’ and ’The
Universe and Me’
March 18 - April 7
Art Sawa, Gate Village
Building 8, DIFC
Tel: +9714 3862366
artsawa.com
Bug Soldiers by Zena Assi
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ARTSPACE is dedicated
to the promotion of
contemporary Middle
Eastern art, with a
particular focus on art
from Iran and Turkey.
Originally founded
in 2003 in Dubai,
ARTSPACE opened
a second gallery in
London in 2012, paving
the way for continued
international interest in
Middle Eastern artists.
At Art Week 2013,
ARTSPACE will be
presenting a charged
group exhibition entitled
‘A Line in the Sand’.
Featuring some of the
region’s most exciting
young artists including
Ahmed Angawi, Musaed
Al-Hulis and Eyad
Maghazel, the exhibition
presents work that is
pushing boundaries,
and challenging the
artist’s practical and
perceived limitations.
By refusing the idea
of ‘a line in the sand’,
whether metaphorical or
psychological, the artists
aim to engage visitors in
a dialogue, and to break
the invisible barriers
between artist and
artwork, and artwork and
viewer. With continued
interest in contemporary
art from Saudi Arabia,
the exhibition is sure to
spark conversation and
debate.
‘A Line in the Sand’
Opens March 17
ARTSPACE, Level 2, Gate
Village 3, DIFC
Open: Sun - Thu 10am 8pm
Tel: +9714 3230820
artspace-dubai.com
The Sleep of the Wicked by
Musaed Al-Hulis
Stopper by Rashed Al-Shashai
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AYYAM GALLERY
THE BARAKAT GALLERY
The Wrong Women
Beyond Fantasy
The first few months of
2013 have been busy
ones for the founders of
Ayyam Gallery. Khalid
and Hisham Samawi
welcomed two new
Ayyam Galleries - first
in London with an
exhibition of Nadim
Karam, and then
Jeddah with work from
Mohannad Orabi. Now
with a total of six spaces
around the world, Ayyam
Gallery has established
itself as one of the
foremost proponents
of Syrian and Middle
Eastern art.
For Art Week 2013,
the gallery in DIFC will
present new paintings
from Afshin Pirhashemi
in an exhibition
entitled ‘The Wrong
Women’. Pirhashemi’s
work examines the
complexities of life
in modern day Iran.
On sparse and often
completely white
backgrounds, his largely
monochromatic, photo
realistic depictions
of women nod to
gothic fantasy in an
exploration of issues of
contemporary social and
political identity.
‘The Wrong Women’
March 11 - April 25
Ayyam Gallery, Podium
Level, Gate Village 3, DIFC
Tel: +9714 4392390
ayyamgallery.com
I Am Lost in God by Afshin Pirhashemi
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The Barakat Gallery is
a purveyor of museum
quality ancient art
specializing in classical
antiquities, Near
Eastern, Biblical,
Chinese, Pre-Columbian,
Byzantine, Asian, African
and Primitive arts.
gallery will present work
from gallery director
Fayez Barakat, who
in addition to being a
world-renowned dealer
and collector of ancient
art, is also a prolific
visual artist in his own
right. In a comprehensive
exhibition, the gallery will
feature key works from
his portfolio, as well as
a working studio and a
separate micro gallery
designed to stage pop-up
exhibitions for emerging
artists from across the
MENA region.
‘Beyond Fantasy’
features a series of
40 never-before-seen
canvases which detail
the Barakat’s own
spiritual journey across
the decades and the
chaotic energy that has
propelled that flight.
‘Beyond Fantasy’
March 18 - May 18
The Barakat Gallery, Unit 9,
Al Quoz 1
Open: Sat - Thu 12pm - 8pm
Tel: +97150 1306248
fayezbarakat.com
Fantasy 001 by Fayez Barakat
Fantasy 110 by Fayez Barakat
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CARBON 12
THE CARTOON ART GALLERY
Camelops Femina
Seashells Nursery: Eric Carle Recreations
Since its launch in 2008,
Carbon 12 has been
pushing international
artists on the cutting
edge of contemporary
practice. Now with over
35 exhibitions under its
belt, the Al Quoz-based
space has an impressive
new notch to look
forward to at Art Week
2013 with the Middle
East debut of Swiss
born/New York-based
Olaf Breuning.
Breuning has become
known for imagery that
sits somewhere between
the humorous and the
highly stylized; with a
richly imagined artistic
universe populated
by castaways, hobos,
cowboys, comical ghosts
and spaced-out hippies.
His exhibition at Carbon
12, entitled ‘Camelops
Femina’, conjures up
a mythical species of
camel, dressed up and
reimagined in a series
of seductive high fashion
images. Developed
specifically with Dubai
in mind, Breuning’s
fantastical and feminine
creatures invite the
viewer into his playful
world of make-believe.
‘Camelops Femina’
March 18 - April 30
Carbon 12, Unit 37, Alserkal
Avenue, Street 8, Al Quoz 1
Open: Sat - Thu 11:30am
- 7pm
Tel: +9714 3406016
carbon12dubai.com
Art meets storytelling at
The Cartoon Art Gallery
for an exhibition of
drawings and paintings
from the children of
the Seashells Nursery.
Created over a month
long period, the works
recreate the classic
stories of renowned
children’s book author
and illustrator, Eric
Carle. Families can
also enjoy story time
and specially designed
workshops where
children can learn some
of Carle’s techniques.
‘Seashells Nursery: Eric
Carle Recreations’
March 23 - March 28
The Cartoon Art Gallery,
Street 4B, Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3466467
cartoonartgallery.com
THE COURTYARD GALLERY
Human Harmony
Established in 2000,
The Courtyard Gallery
was the first art space
to establish itself in the
Al Quoz Industrial area.
gallery will present new
works from Iraqi artist,
Sinan Hussein.
Carbon 12 Dubai, Gallery View
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‘Human Harmony’ looks
at the complicated,
and often contentious,
relationships between
society, state and
religion. Hussein’s
canvases depict scenes
of celebration and
worship - kings robed in
indigo, bejeweled heads,
wisps of incense over
a merry congregation.
It’s as if each of the
brush strokes call out
in unison, “Love live the
King”.
‘Human Harmony’
March 13 - April 15
The Courtyard Gallery,
Street 6, Al Quoz (behind
Times Square Mall)
Tel: +9714 3479090
courtyardgallerydubai.com
Sinan Hussein
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CUADRO FINE ART GALLERY
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL ART CENTRE
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The Sea and the City
Founded in 2008,
Cuadro Fine Art Gallery
is one of the premier
spaces for modern and
contemporary art in the
DIFC Gate Village. The
gallery brings the work
of international names
to Dubai while also
assisting local artists
to exhibit their work
abroad, thus promoting
a global exchange of
culture and creativity.
The educational
programme at Cuadro
includes a residency
programme for local and
international artists, and
workshops, lectures,
and panel discussions
that take place within the
gallery.
During Art Week,
Cuadro will present the
work of seven artists in
an exhibition entitled
‘3.13’. The artists
include Athier, Manal Al
Dowayan, Mohammed
Ahmed Ibrahim, Nadine
Kanso, Mohammed
Kazem, Roberto Lopardo,
and Diego Pujal.
‘3.13’
Opens March 18
Cuadro Fine Art Gallery,
Building 10, Gate Village,
DIFC
Tel: +9714 4250400
cuadroart.com
Gallery 76 at the Dubai
International Art
Centre (DIAC) offers
student, amateur and
professional artists the
chance to showcase
their work to the greater
public. During Art Week,
the gallery will present a
group exhibition entitled,
‘The Sea and the City.
Featuring work from
DIAC members
and students, the
exhibition contemplates
the contrasts and
complexities of urban life
on the water’s edge.
‘The Sea and the City’
March 16 - March 24
Gallery 76, Dubai
International Art Centre,
Villa 27, Street 75B,
Jumeirah 1
Tel: +9714 3444398
artdubai.com
Sunset by Kamen Benev
DUCTAC - GALLERY OF LIGHT
MinD
Destroy an Eagle by Athier
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Now in its fourth year,
‘MinD’ (Made in Dubai)
is DUCTAC’s annual
alternative art platform,
launched in March 2010,
which features work
by local artists using
contemporary media and
conceptual approaches
to art making.
body and self-censorship
in contemporary art
from the Gulf. ‘MinD’
will feature work from
Emirati artists Ebtisam
Abdulaziz, Hassan Sharif
and Mohammed Kazem,
Palestinian artist Tarek
Al-Ghoussein, and a host
of others.
The exhibition returns
during Art Week with a
curatorial theme that
explores the role of the
‘MinD’
March 6 - April 10
Gallery of Light, DUCTAC,
Level 2, Mall of the
Emirates
Open: Sat - Thu 9am 10pm, Fri 2pm - 10pm
Tel: +9714 3414777
ductac.org
Tarek Al Ghusein
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THE EMPTY QUARTER
ETEMAD GALLERY
Lost and Won
Defaced
Devoted to fine art
photography, The
Empty Quarter believes
that art should
educate, inspire, and
challenge assumptions
while confounding
expectations. During Art
Week, the gallery will
present an exhibition
that looks at the effects
of the Lebanese civil
war on Beirut, while
attempting to predict its
urban future.
Mirza, Rhea Karam,
Rima Maroun and Sirine
Fattouh, the exhibition
looks at what has been
lost in the civil war,
and consequently,
what the younger
generations have gained.
It will explore the social,
political, and economic
restructuring the country
has gone through, as
well as the emotional
repercussions on its
people.
Featuring work from
George Awde, Randa
‘Lost and Won’
18 March - 18 April
The Empty Quarter, Building
2, Gate Village, DIFC
Open: Sat - Thu 10am 10pm, Sat 2pm - 8pm
Tel: +9714 3231210
theemptyquarter.com
In ‘Defaced’, Mehran
shares anonymous
portraits based on
studies of the ‘faceless’
individuals who are
caught on the wrong side
of the law. By subverting
images that we have
collectively become
accustomed to seeing,
Mehran’s draws attention
to our sensationalist
views of crime and
punishment. ‘Defaced’
also raises questions
about meaning,
appropriation and ethics:
what happens to images
of criminals when they
are reproduced as art?
Why document a faceless
face?
‘Defaced’
March 18 - April 27
Etemad Gallery, Unit 12,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3468649
galleryetemad.com
Rockheads by Rhea Karam
Murmures by Rima Maroun
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Since its launch in
2011, Etemad Gallery
has been showcasing
contemporary Middle
Eastern art in its
immense warehouse
space in Alserkal
Avenue. During Art Week
2013, the entire space
will be taken over by a
substantial exhibition of
paintings from Shohreh
Mehran.
From the series ‘Defaced’ by Shohreh Mehran
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FANN A PORTER
GREEN ART GALLERY
Chanting of Earth
Shadi Habib Allah: New Works
Fann A Porter is an art
retail concept space
that brings visual art,
home accessories,
design pieces, jewellery
and wearable art to
the Jumeirah Beach
Residence. During Art
Week, the space will
host an exhibition of new
works from ceramicist
Hazem Al-Zubi.
In ‘Chanting of Earth’,
Al-Zubi presents
limited edition pieces
that celebrate not just
the ancient practice of
working with clay, but
also the history and
mythology of his native
Jordan.
‘Chanting of Earth’
March 2 - March 31
The Walk, Jumeirah Beach
Residence
Open: Sun - Thu 10am
- 10pm, Fri - Sat 12pm 10pm
Tel: +97155 1087052
vindemiagallery.com
Hazem Al Zubi
GALATEA ART GALLERY
After a successful turn
at Art Basel last year
- as one of just two
Dubai-based galleries
to show at the fair Green Art Gallery will
be presenting new work
from Palestinian artist
Shadi Habib Allah during
Art Week 2013.
Habib Allah’s practice
traverses installation,
video, and sculpture, in
order to examine the
structural and material
operations of objects,
people, histories and
the economy. Through
the subversion or
reconstruction of existing
objects, Habib Allah’s
work questions the
ideas of use and value,
and no more so than in
his new series. Centred
on an incident in 2009,
when airport security
in Tel Aviv confiscated
and later destroyed a
plaster sculpture he
was travelling with,
Habib Allah’s new works
immerse the gallery
and viewer into his
reconstructed memory in
an attempt to restructure
the event.
‘Shadi Habib Allah: New
Works’
March 13 - May 5
Green Art Gallery, Unit 28,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3469305
gagallery.com
Game of Shadows
Launched in 2012, the
Galatea Art Gallery
is a retail art space
that exhibits a mix of
antiques, sculpture and
figurines. In addition to
exhibitions, the space
hosts workshops and art
classes for all ages.
Coinciding with Art Week
is an exhibition entitled
‘Game of Shadows’,
featuring the work of
artists Dona Dee, Adrey
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Tsoy, Valery Rostovsky,
and Paitoon Jumee.
‘Game of Shadows’
March 21 - March 28
Galatea Art Gallery, MAG
218, Dubai Marina
Open: Sat - Thu 1pm - 10pm
Tel: +97150 5093090
galatea-art-gallery.com
Game of Shadows
Untitled by Shadi Habib Allah
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GREY NOISE
GULF PHOTO PLUS
Hossein Valamanesh: Selected Works 1992-2013
Work
Grey Noise is a
contemporary art gallery
representing a selection
of artists, with a focus
on work from South Asia
and Europe. Through
active partnership with
curators, galleries, art
fairs and museums
worldwide, Grey
Noise is focused on
promoting new and
often experimental
streams of thought
in art and culture.
Launched in 2008, and
running successfully for
three years in Lahore,
Pakistan, Grey Noise
expanded its programme
and opened a new space
in Alserkal Avenue
during Art Week 2012.
Gulf Photo Plus is a
photography organization
whose aim is to nurture
and develop the
photography community
here in the UAE. With
their primary focus on
workshops, seminars,
and events that
encourage learning and
skill development, Gulf
Photo Plus has also been
hosting photography
exhibitions since their
move to Alserkal Avenue
in 2012.
For Art Week 2013, Grey
Noise presents Hossein
Valamanesh’s first survey
exhibition in the Middle
East featuring fourteen
art works spanning from
the year 1992 - 2013.
Reflecting on personal
history, memory and
his interaction with the
world at large, the works
take inspiration from the
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landscape and culture of
Australia, Valamanesh’s
home for the past
forty years, while also
drawing upon his Iranian
background.
‘Hossein Valamanesh:
Selected Works 1992 - 2013’
March 18 - April 30
Grey Noise, Unit 24,
Al Quoz 1
Open: Mon - Thu, Sat 11am
- 7pm
Tel: +9714 3790764
greynoise.org
Kettle by Hossein Valamanesh
Self Portrait Divided
Din by
Light
Hossein
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Their current show,
entitled ‘Work’, shares
some of legendary
photographer David
Alan Harvey’s most well
known images, including
pictures from his recent
award-winning book
“(based on a truestory)”
which depict the vibrancy
and cultural energy of
Rio de Janeiro. Raw,
sensual, fresh, real,
and passionate, these
photographs reflect
a broad demographic
spectrum, offering a
peek into the lives of the
rich, the glamorous, the
poor, the humble and the
everyday. Also on view
are iconic prints from
‘Divided Soul’ and a new
limited edition series,
resulting in a powerful
exploration through
some of Harvey’s recent
work.
‘Work’
Feb 28 - April 13
Gulf Photo Plus, Unit 36,
Al Quoz 1
Open: Sun - Thu 10am 7pm, Sat 10am - 6pm
Tel: +9714 3808545
gulfphotoplus.com
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Din Light
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HUNAR GALLERY
GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE
Group Exhibition
Beginning at the End
When Hunar Gallery
first opened its doors
to the public in 1998,
the gallery began its
exploration of the
values and aesthetics of
modern Middle Eastern
art, with a specific
focus on painting,
bronze, and ceramics.
Now, more than 15
years later, the gallery
continues to champion
the work of emerging
and established Arab
artists based locally
and internationally.
Located in the quiet
neighbourhood of
Rashidiya, the gallery is
spread over two floors,
with areas dedicated
to the themes of
portraiture, landscapes,
calligraphy, and abstract
art. The gallery also
dedicates a section of its
programme to educating
visitors on the role of
Middle Eastern art.
gallery will present the
work of eight Arab artists
- Abdul Qader Al Rais,
Abdul Rahim Salim, Dr.
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Najat Makki, Musab Al
Rais, Mona Al Khaja,
Hassan Massoudy, Himat
Ali, and Ayyad Al Nimr.
‘Group exhibition’
March 20 - March 23
Hunar Gallery, Rashidiya
Tel: +9714 2862224
hunargallery.com
Al Sakeena Serenity Series by
Musab Al Rais
Gallery Isabelle van
den Eynde presents
internationally acclaimed
artist Idris Khan’s first
solo exhibition at the
gallery. Known for his
minimal, yet emotionally
charged photographs,
drawings, videos and
sculptures, Khan is
without question one of
the most exciting artists
of his generation.
In ‘Beginning at the
End’, Khan uses black
oil-based ink on blackscreened paper to
create drawings that
pay tribute to artists of
Al Sakeena Serenity Series by Musab Al Rais
the movement such as
Ad Reinhardt and Frank
Stella, amongst others.
Khan has also created
10 passages of writing
using transcripts from
the words of 9th century
Islamic philosophers
such as Ibn Sina, Ibn
Rushd and Al-Ghazali.
Creating different radial
formations by hand
stamping the Arabic
script, Khan directs
his practice inwards
towards a journey of
self-discovery that
attempts to describe and
explain the role of the
artist as creator of the
art. The works transcend
the essence of the
words while containing
the weight of the
metaphysical concepts
from which they were
derived.
‘Beginning at the End’
March 18 - April 21
Gallery Isabelle van den
Eynde, Unit 17, Alserkal
Open: Sat - Thur 10am 7pm
Tel: +9714 3235052
ivde.net
Idris Khan
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J+A GALLERY
thejamjar
Design Afternoon
Out of the Box
Since its launch in 2012,
J+A Gallery has become
the destination for rare
industrial and midcentury design objects.
gallery will be presenting
their wares at Design
Days Dubai, and will also
host a design afternoon
at their space in Al Quoz.
On March 23, the
directors of the gallery
will give an in-depth
presentation on their
design philosophy and
talk visitors through
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some of their favourite
pieces of 20th century
German design. Doors
open at 4pm.
‘Design Afternoon’
March 23 at 4pm
J+A Gallery, Warehouse 15,
Compound 5, Street 4a, Al
Quoz 1
Tel: +97150 3950495
ja-gallery.com
Apoldakollektiv
J+A Gallery View
thejamjar has been
promoting artists
and supporting the
development of Dubai’s
arts scene since its
launch in 2005. The
studio and project space
offers the region’s first
public DIY painting
studio, alongside a
year-round exhibition
and events calendar
that presents a diverse
range of art forms,
including visual art,
film, music, theatre
and more. In addition
to crafting extensive
art programmes with
educational initiatives
and community projects,
thejamjar is the creator
and driving force behind
ArtintheCity, an initiative
that includes the ArtBus,
artinthecity.com, and the
UAE’s ArtMap.
During Art Week,
thejamjar will throw
open its doors for
screenings of a selection
of experimental
contemporary films from
across the globe. ‘Out
of the Box’, presented
in collaboration with
Outbox, will feature 10
experimental short films
that explore the realities
of our world through
textural and poetic
story telling. Presented
with no dialogue, the
films experiment with
stop-motion, animation
and other filmmaking
techniques.
‘Out of the Box’ screenings
March 14 - March 23
thejamjar, Street 17a,
Warehouse 368, Al Quoz 3
Open: Mon - Thu & Sat
10am - 8pm, Fri 2pm - 8pm
Tel: +9714 3417303
thejamjardubai.com
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JAMM ART
LA GALERIE NATIONALE
Marilyn
Group Exhibition
JAMM Art presents
an exhibition of Bert
Stern’s photographs of
Marilyn Monroe, taken
just six weeks before
her death. Never before
had the star allowed
a photographer such
intimate access, and
Stern’s camera captures
a revealing portrait of
Marilyn the person – a
fragile, lonely, flawed
woman who would die
tragically a few weeks
later. Published in Vogue
after the actress’s death,
this photo shoot later
became known as ‘The
Last Sitting’.
Being one of the few
Dubai-based design
galleries gives La Galerie
Nationale the opportunity
to present work at two
spaces during Art Week
2013. The gallery will
present curated works in
one of the biggest booths
at this year’s Design
Days Dubai, and will also
present a new exhibition
‘Marilyn’
March 18 - April 18
JAMM Art, Warehouse 11,
Building 19, Street 8, Al
Quoz 1 (next to Alserkal
Avenue)
Tel: +97150 2288134
jamm-art.org
at their space in Alserkal
Avenue. The exhibition
will feature vintage
pieces as well as work
from Helidon Xhixha,
Lebanese architect
Fadi Sarieddine, and
acclaimed Iraqi artist
Sarmad Al-Mussawi. The
gallery will also present
the Middle Eastern debut
of the emerging designer
Philipe Bresson.
‘Group Exhibition’
March 17 - April 14
La Galerie Nationale, Unit
27, Alserkal Avenue, Street
8, Al Quoz 1
Open: 10am - 7pm
Tel: +9714 3804652
galerie-nationale.com
Marilyn with a Nikon
KHAK GALLERY
From Modern to Contemporary
Established in 2002,
Khak Gallery has spaces
in both Tehran and
Dubai. Over the past
decade, the gallery
has been representing
both established and
emerging Iranian artists.
cultural shifts that took
place in Iran from the
‘60s. Featuring work
from Farideh Lashai,
Ghasem Hazizadeh,
Gholamhossein Nami,
Masoud Arabshahi and
Abolghasem Saidi.
Opening on March 18 is a
curated group exhibition
entitled, ‘From Modern
to Contemporary’.
The show outlines the
social, political and
‘From Modern to
Contemporary’
March 13 - April 13
Khak Gallery, The
Courtyard, Street 6, Al
Quoz 1
Open: Sat - Wed 10am -
40
6pm, Thu 10am - 4pm
Tel: +9714 3475050
khakgallery.com
Gholam Hossein Nami
Pebble Table
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LAWRIE SHABIBI
THE MAJLIS GALLERY
Symphony
Good Words | Worldly Goods
‘Symphony’ is a
solo exhibition by
internationally acclaimed
Iraqi artist Adel Abidin.
Curated by Basak
Senova, the exhibition
opens on 18 March
and coincides with the
artist’s solo exhibition
at Maraya Art Centre,
the non-profit space in
Sharjah dedicated to
contemporary art.
‘Symphony’ looks at a
violent event in March
2012, when at least 90
Iraqi ‘emo’ students
were stoned to death by
religious extremists in
Baghdad. Abidin takes
this single event and
transforms it into an
imaginative journey that
examines death, the
soul’s quest for liberation
and the tragic price paid
in the name of freedom.
These works process
the violent effects of
discrimination, bigotry
and prejudice that exist
in many guises all over
the world.
‘Symphony’
March 18 - April 18
Lawrie Shabibi, Unit 21,
Al Quoz 1
Open: Sun - Thu 10am 6pm, Sat 11am - 6pm
Tel: +9714 3469906
lawrieshabibi.com
Video Still by Adel Abidin
Sculpture-based Installation by Adel Abidin
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Far from the concrete
alleys of Al Quoz and the
glass towers of DIFC, is
a gallery that has been
supporting the decorative
arts since 1989. Set in
a traditional wind tower
structure in the historic
neighbourhood of Al
Fahidi, The Majlis Gallery
represents local and
international artists, and
has hosted numerous
artist residencies and
workshops.
During Art Week 2013,
the gallery will present
two collections in
conversation with each
other. ‘Good Words’ is
a collection of glassworks, ceramics and
sculptures; alongside
calligraphy from six
masters who use
their knowledge of the
ancient art to reinterpret
contemporary pieces.
‘Worldly Goods’ brings
together 13 of today’s
finest craftsmen, with
works demonstrating
the time-honored and
classical skills involved
in working with a variety
of materials.
‘Good Words’ and ‘Worldly
Goods’
March 14 - April 14
The Majlis Gallery, Al
Fahidi Street, Al Musalla
Roundabout, Bur Dubai
Tel: +9714 3536233
themajlisgallery.com
Holly Vessel by Anthony Bryant
Horse on a House Pot
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MARSAM MATTAR
MEEM GALLERY
Mattar Bin Lahej
Moving Forwards by Day
Marsam Mattar is one
of a handful of artistrun spaces in the city.
Founded in 2003 by
Emirati artist Mattar Bin
Lahej, the gallery prides
itself on nurturing and
discovering emerging
Emirati talent, with
a particular focus on
painting. During Art
Week, the gallery will be
hosting a solo exhibition
of paintings and
sculptures by Emirati
artist Mattar Bin Lahej
that represent cultural
identity.
‘Solo Exhibition’ by Mattar
Bin Lahej
Until March 31
Marsam Mattar, Villa 2,
Street 4B, Al Hudaiba 322,
Dubai
Tel: +9714 3988331
Mattar Bin Lahej
MAWAHEB FROM BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Beyond Art
Mawaheb from Beautiful
People is an art studio
for young adults with
special needs. By giving
creative individuals
from all walks a life
the chance to create
and share their work,
Mawaheb introduces
the world to art from a
different perspective.
and SIKKA, Mawaheb
will present work from
18 young artists, each
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of whom create unique
works that transcend
traditional means
of communication.
Through bold designs,
portraiture, mosaic and
photography, the works
construct a kaleidoscopic
view of varied human
experience.
‘Beyond Art’
March 14 - March 24
Mawaheb from Beautiful
People, Villa 28, Bastakiya
Since its launch in
2007, Meem Gallery
has established itself
as a specialist in Arab
and Iranian art through
extensive curated
projects such as the
five-part exhibition
‘Art in Iraq Today’, ‘Art
Palestine’, ‘Art Sudan’,
‘Art Morocco’, and
‘Meem Projects 2012’.
In addition to exhibiting
important modern and
contemporary works,
Meem encourages a
greater understanding
of Middle Eastern art
through its publications,
the Noor Library of
Islamic Art, and various
contributions to the
development of arts
education.
Meem will present
large-scale mixed-media
works from Khaled
Hafez in a show entitled
‘Moving Forwards By
Day’. Inspired by the
sacred funerary texts
from the Book of the
Dead (c. 1550 BCE), this
series examines ideas
relating to personal and
collective identity and
memory. By drawing
on symbols and forms
culled from ancient
Egyptian iconography
and international
contemporary culture,
Hafez creates thoughtprovoking compositions
recognisable to both
local and international
audiences.
‘Moving Forwards By Day’
March 17 - May 2
Meem Gallery, Umm
Suqeim Road, Al Quoz
Tel: +9714 3477883
meemartgallery.com
Open: Sun - Thu 8am - 8pm,
Fri - Sat 4pm - 7pm
Tel: +9714 3532100
mawaheb-dubai.com
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THE MOJO GALLERY
MOTTAHEDAN PROJECTS
Happening Now
Direction
‘Happening Now’
presents the work of
three African artists
- Viyé Diba (Senegal),
Mohamed Abouelnaga
(Egypt) and Sonya
Rademeyer (South
Africa). The title holds
specific relevance to the
daily reality experienced
by each of these artists,
as well as the particular
social reality of the
countries they reside in.
This exhibition is a few
years in the making, with
Diba, Abouelnaga and
Rademeyer discussing
the possibility of
collaborating together
on a show that looked
at the diversity of their
shared culture within
the African continent.
Although these artists
collectively share Africa
as their home, there
are considerable and
significant differences
in the contemporary
reality of each artist’s
cultural environment.
‘Happening Now’ looks
at these diversities, while
strengthening an idea
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of a shared, collective
African culture.
‘Happening Now’
March 18 - April 25
The Mojo Gallery, Unit 33,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3477388
themojogallery.com
Cairo by Abouelnaga
Mottahedan Projects
exhibits contemporary
art by established and
emerging international
artists, creating artistic
dialogue between
European, American and
Iranian artists.
on the architecture of the
Kaaba. This new series
draws links between
previous minimalist and
abstract work, while
confronting viewers with
imagery that brings up
notions of spiritual belief.
is the solo exhibition
‘Direction’ by Peter
Halley, featuring new
abstract work by the
American artist, centred
‘Direction’
Until April 13
Mottahedan Projects, #17,
Al Joud Centre, Street 4B,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3805525
mottahedan.com
Doorway and Conduit by Peter
Halley
MUSSAWIR ART GALLERY
Sublime Expression
Mussawir Art Gallery
specializes in
contemporary art from
Pakistan. During Art
Week, the gallery will
present an exhibition that
pushes the definition of
‘miniature’ to exciting
and expressive new
places.
Radameyer
‘Sublime Expression’
features intricate
paintings, engravings
and sculptures, which
manage to pack as much
of a punch as larger
works. The collection
showcases works by
artists such as Syed
Faraz Ali, Akif Suri,
Irfan Hassan, Mudassir
Manzoor, Imran Channa,
Asad Hussain, Salman
Ikram, Scheheherzade
Junejo, and Usman Alvi.
‘Sublime Expression’
March 18 - April 15
Mussawir Art Gallery,
Unit 2, Al Marabea Street,
Opposite Al Shirawi
Equipment, Al Quoz 1
Open: 11am - 7pm
Tel: +9714 3881663
mussawir.com
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OPERA GALLERY
RIRA GALLERY
Art of Iran
Parvis Kalantari, Ali Shirazi
Opera Gallery provides
unique selections of
contemporary and
modern art from
around the world at two
locations in the heart of
Dubai - DIFC and Dubai
Mall.
gallery will continue its
focus on contemporary
and modern masters
with an exhibition that
looks at the period of
intensive art production
that took place in Iran
from the ‘40s. In ‘Art of
Iran’, works from various
modern masters of the
period will illustrate the
roots of modernism that
would later lead to the
growth of contemporary
Iranian art.
‘Art of Iran’
March 19 - April 11
Opera Gallery, Gate Village
3, DIFC
Open: Sun - Thu 10am 10pm, Fri 4pm - 11pm, Sat
12pm - 11pm
Tel: +9714 3230909
operagallery.com
Nasrollah Afjehei
RIRA Gallery is a recent
addition to the glowing
DIFC gallery scene.
Launched in May of 2012,
the gallery concentrates
on contemporary artists
from the Middle East,
allowing the artists
freedoms beyond the
social and political
restrictions of their
home country. During
Art Week, the gallery
will present two solo
exhibitions from the
Iranian masters, Parvis
Kalantari and Ali Shirazi.
Born in 1931, Parvis
Kalantari has exhibited
throughout Iran and
the world, and has
spoken extensively on
the importance of art
education. In 1988, one
of his paintings was
reproduced by United
Nations for a special
edition UN postage
stamp.
Ali Shirazi has been
producing calligraphy
works since the 70s,
and he has since won
numerous awards,
organized lectures and
workshops, and exhibited
within Iran and the
greater Middle East.
‘Solo Exhibitions’ by Parvis
Kalantari and Ali Shirazi
March 18 - April 25
RIRA Gallery, Building 3,
Gate Village, DIFC
Tel: +9714 3699339
riragallery.com
PRO ART GALLERY
Iranian Art Exhibition
A group exhibition of
work from numerous
contemporary Iranian
artists will take place at
Pro Art Gallery on March
13. The exhibition will
highlight varying artistic
styles, allowing viewers
to compare and contrast
the vibrant techniques of
contemporary Iran.
Artists include Asal
Fallah, who will show
a selection of drawings
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from the ‘My World’
collection; Mohammad
Mehdi Tabatabaie, who
will present his engaging
‘Clot Series’; and Seyed
Amin Bagheri, who
will debut a series of
portraits.
‘Iranian Art Exhibition’
Opens March 13
Pro Art Gallery, F21, Palm
Strip Mall, Jumeirah Beach
Road
Tel: +9714 3450900
proartuae.com
Asal Fallah
Rira Gallery View
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SHOWCASE GALLERY
TASHKEEL
RECONNECT
Metamorphosis
Showcase is one of the
city’s oldest galleries,
having first opened its
doors in the ‘90s. Since
its move to Alserkal
Avenue, the gallery has
been enjoyed renewed
success as a space for
emerging contemporary
and decorative artists.
On March 18, Showcase
will present work from
South African ceramicist,
Hendrik Stroebel.
In ‘RECONNECT’,
Stroebel shares labour
Fuelled Embroidery
intensive ceramics and
embroidered works that
were created over a 16year period. The mystical
series takes inspiration
from Islamic and Arab
patterns and textures,
and pays homage to the
architecture, history and
people that fascinated
the artist on his travels.
‘RECONNECT’
March 18 - May 18
Showcase Gallery, Unit 35,
Al Quoz 1
Imprint Earthenware
Tel: +9714 3790940
showcaseuae.com
Islamic Vase
Tashkeel, in
collaboration with
Van Cleef & Arpels,
launched an exciting
design competition in
January focused on
artists and designers
based in the GCC.
‘Metamorphosis’ called
upon regional creatives
to present designs
that encapsulated the
relevance, value and
spirit of art.
The brief was simple
- create new work
in any medium that
responded to the theme
‘Metamorphosis’.
Shortlisted entries would
be exhibited at Tashkeel,
and the winning artist
would be given an
extraordinary opportunity
to visit the L’Ecole Van
Cleef & Arpels, a school
of jewellery that offers
a unique method of
discovering and learning,
and an inside knowledge
of the fascinating
world of jewellery and
ornaments.
At Art Week 2013, the
most exciting entries
from the competition
will go on display at
two different venues.
From March 11 to April
30, visitors to Tashkeel
will be able to view the
‘Metamorphosis’ group
‘Metamorphosis’
March 11 - April 30
Tashkeel, Nad Al Sheba,
Dubai
Tel: +9714 3363313
tashkeel.org
The winning design will be
unveiled at the Van Cleef &
Arpels stand at Design Days
Dubai on March 18.
Arabesque Earthenware
Illustration by Maitha Demithan
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exhibition of shortlisted
entries, while the
winning entry will be
unveiled on March 18 at
the Van Cleef & Arpels
stand at Design Days
Dubai.
Tashkeel Gallery View
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THE THIRD LINE
TOTAL ARTS
Monir Farmanfarmaian
Nima Behnoud Studio Art
A powerhouse of the
regional art scene, The
Third Line represents
contemporary Middle
Eastern artists
locally, regionally
and internationally.
In 2010, the gallery
transformed its former
office into a viewing
space for individual
artists projects and
collaborations, giving
artists the chance to
share challenging works
outside of a traditional
gallery environment.
In addition to ongoing
exhibitions, The Third
Line hosts non-profit and
alternative programmes
to increase interest and
dialogue in the region.
During Art Week,
The Third Line will
present a survey
exhibition of Iranian
artist Monir Shahroudy
Farmanfarmaian that
reflects upon the
past decade of her
remarkable artistic
journey. Showcasing
works from 2004 until
now - including those
being displayed for the
first time - the exhibition
highlights Monir’s stellar
career as a pioneer in
contemporary Iranian
art.
‘Solo exhibition’ by Monir
Farmanfarmaian
March 18 - April 19
The Third Line, Street 6,
Al Quoz
Tel: +9714 3411367
thethirdline.com
Square and Pentagon, 2008 by Monir Farmanfarmaian
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Fashion and art collide
at Total Arts in March
with an exhibition by
Iranian fashion designer
Nima Behnoud. With a
background in painting
and drawing, Behnoud
launched the label
NIMANY in 2004 and has
since used calligraphy
and other classical
techniques in his
designs. The exhibition at
Total Arts will showcase
some of Behnoud’s most
recent silkscreen prints
and wearable art pieces.
‘Nima Behnoud Studio Art’
March 13 - April 30
Total Arts, Mezzanine Floor,
The Courtyard, Street 4b,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3475050
courtyard-uae.com
Angels by Nima Behnoud
Grand Stamp by Nima Behnoud
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XVA GALLERY
Eternal Love
XVA will be present a
new series of work from
acclaimed Iraqi artist
Halim Al Karim during
Art Week. ‘Eternal Love’
will debut photographs
from 2010 that have
never been seen before.
The ‘Eternal Love’
series follows Al Karim’s
established photographic
technique - creating
images of human figures
that are usually largescale and intentionally
obscured. But while his
previous works have
focused on the themes
of politics, gender and
fear, ‘Eternal Love’
takes a wide-eyed, all
encompassing look at
love. While Al Karim has
certainly dealt with love
as a theme before, this
particular body of work
focuses on love that
engulfs, transforms and
completes.
art from the Arab world
and Iran.
‘Eternal Love’
March 18 - April 30
XVA, Podium Level, Gate
Village 7, DIFC
Tel: +9714 3585117
xvagallery.com
Eternal Love 5 by Halim Al Karim
ARTBUS DUBAI
AN ARTINTHECITY INITIATIVE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUBAI CULTURE AND ARTS AUTHORITY
ARTBUS // SEVENTH EDITION
MARCH 2013
YOUR GUIDE
TO ART FAIRS,
GALLERIES,
TALKS AND
EVENTS TAKING
PLACE IN
DUBAI THIS
MARCH
21 - 23 MARCH 2013
Al Quoz
DIFC/Downtown
Jumeirah/Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
Three routes running daily from 21 - 23 March 2013.
Book your seat at [email protected] or call
+97143417303
For schedule updates go to www.artinthecity.com
ArtintheCity in partnership with Dubai Culture & Arts
Authority will transform the buses into a moving artwork
by commissioning UAE-based artists.
Keep your eyes peeled & let us know if you see the
ArtBus enroute @Dubai_Culture @ArtintheCity #ArtBus
Established in 2003, XVA
is one of the leading
galleries in the Middle
East for contemporary
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THE ARCHIVE
Arabian Wings Workshop | Folksong | Giant Creatures
One of the most
interesting new
developments to the
city’s cultural scene
is the launch of The
Archive, a contemporary
library dedicated to
Middle Eastern and
North African arts,
culture, literature and
design. Housed in a
charming building in
Safa Park, it’s a great
place to grab a coffee
and a book. Since its
launch, The Archive has
become the city’s much
needed retreat for book
clubs, workshops, talks,
INSPIRATION
and even yoga classes.
There is a lot to see
and do at The Archive
during Art Week.
‘Giant Creatures’ is an
exhibition of collaborative
works created by 20 local
students and the artist
Suzanne Kanatsiz over
a three-day workshop.
From March 19-25,
the space will host
the ‘Arabian Wings
Workshop’, a daily live
art event where Saudi
and Emirati artists will
paint on canvas with the
lush green of the park
as their backdrop. And if
that wasn’t enough, the
space will also stage an
interactive installation
from British artist
Jeremy Deller.
Jeremy Deller’s ‘Folksong’
and ‘Giant Creatures’
March 14 - March 28
The ‘Arabian Wings
Workshop’ will take place
from March 19 - March 25
The Archive, Safa Park,
Gate 5
Open: Daily 8am - 8pm
Tel: +9714 3494033
thearchive.ae
The official calendar of events in Dubai
/dubaicalendar
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@dubai_calendar
Managed by Dubai Events & Promotions Establishment
The Archive
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BEIRUT ART BEAT
Launching during Art
Week is the first edition
of Beirut Art Beat, an
exhibition-cum-market
that aims to celebrate
the best of Lebanese
design. Thirty artists and
designers in the fields
of avant-garde fashion,
jewellery, interior and
furniture design will be
exhibited at the show.
with an arts and crafts
workshop on March 21
that will appeal to adults
and children alike.
The programme will also
include a talk on March
20 from rug designer
Mona Maktabi, along
CASPIAN ARTS FOUNDATION
‘Beirut Art Beat’
March 18 - March 21
The Atrium, Building 5, DIFC
Open: 11am - 9pm (opening
night 6pm - 10pm)
Tel: +9714 3622222
Burlesque by Sally K
Middle Eastern Contemporary Arts and Education in the Arts
The Caspian Arts
Foundation is a nonprofit educational
organization that awards
scholarships in postgraduate studies in fine
art, film, photography &
fashion, to students from
the MENA region.
The Foundation, in
collaboration with
The Moving Museum,
will host a panel
discussion during Art
BRITISH CRAFTS COUNCIL
COMPTOIR 102
The Value of British Contemporary Craft
Adornment
The British Crafts
Council supports the
creative and commercial
growth of individual
craft makers, galleries
and craft organisations
from Britain. During Art
Week 2013, the Council
will present a group of
British contemporary
craft makers, galleries
and educators at Design
Days Dubai.
The Council will also
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contribute to the Design
Days Dubai talks and
film programme with
a series of short films
and panel discussions
that will educate Dubai
audiences on British
contemporary craft.
The films will screen
daily at The Studio at
Design Days Dubai, while
the panel discussion
‘The Value of British
Contemporary Craft’ will
take place on March 18.
The British Crafts Council at
Design Days Dubai
March 18 - March 21
Open: 4pm - 10pm
Tel: +9714 3842000
designdaysdubai.ae
Michael Rowe
Comptoir 102 is a new
concept store that
offers design objects,
fashion accessories and
art alongside a coffee
shop and café with a
macrobiotic chef at the
helm. During Art Week,
the store will be hosting
the Art Dubai bookstore,
as well as a large new
installation from Dubaibased artist, Patricia
Millns.
Dubai entitled, ‘Middle
Eastern Contemporary
Arts and Education in
the Arts’. Moderated
by Alia Al-Senussi, and
featuring Dana Farouki
and Soheila Sokhanvari,
the panel will address
the role of education in
the future evolution of
arts and culture in the
Middle East, as well as
ways in which support
can be given to the next
generation of artists
from the region.
‘Adornment’ looks at
the niqab, the Islamic
female face covering.
The installation
features numerous
floating niqabs, giving
viewers the chance to
deconstruct the cultural
connotations of the
object while evoking
the spirit of the original
wearers.
March 15 - March 28
Comptoir 102, 102 Beach
Road, Jumeirah 1
Tel: +9714 3854555
comptoir102.com
‘Adornment’ by Patricia
Millns
‘Middle Eastern
Contemporary Arts and
Education in the Arts’
March 22, 11am
Art Dubai, Madinat
Jumeirah
artdubai.ae
Patricia Millns
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EDGE OF ARABIA AND THE CROSSWAY FOUNDATION
EMPTY10
Create & Inspire Youth Competition
Soundless: In Collaboration with 1x1 Art Gallery
To celebrate their
upcoming participation
at the Venice Biennale
and this year’s ‘Create
& Inspire Youth
Competition’, Edge of
Arabia and The Crossway
Foundation will be
hosting an evening of
artist performances and
film screenings at The
Archive on March 17.
Edge of Arabia is an
independent arts
initiative developing
the appreciation of
contemporary Arab
art and culture with
a particular focus
on Saudi Arabia. The
Crossway Foundation is a
London-based charitable
foundation delivering
arts and education
initiative for young
people between the UK
and the Middle East.
This year’s ‘Create &
Inspire’ competition
will be a regional
search to find
talented young artists,
graphic designers,
photographers and
filmmakers living in
Saudi Arabia and the
UAE. Applicants will
be invited to design
a creative campaign
based on a theme to be
unveiled at the launch
event, for a chance to win
a place on an Offscreen
Expedition to the UK.
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The event will also
celebrate Edge of
Arabia’s official
participation in the 55th
Venice Biennale with
an exhibition curated
by Sara Raza. This is
a follow up to Edge of
Arabia’s pan-Arab 2011
presentation, ‘The Future
of a Promise’.
Edge of Arabia and The
Crossway Foundation
celebrate with an evening
of performances and
screenings on March 17 at
The Archive, Gate 5, Safa
Park, Dubai
Tel: +9714 3494033
edgeofarabia.com,
crossway-foundation.org,
thearchive.ae
Event timings: 6pm - 8pm
One of the Entries
Empty10 is an artist-run
studio and exhibition
space founded by Emirati
artist Mohammed
Kazem. During Art Week,
the space will present
an exhibition entitled
‘Soundless’, featuring
works from Mohammed
Kazem, Italian/Lebanese
artist and curator
Cristiana de Marchi,
and Indian painter
Chittrovanu Mazumdar.
‘Soundless’ is an
informal exhibition that
aims to create a dialogue
between these three
varied artists whose
artistic paths, while
divergent, continue
to cross. By bringing
the artists together,
‘Soundless’ attempts to
encourage the artistic
conversation between
them to take body and
develop.
‘Soundless’
March 17 - April 4
Warehouse 10, Street 8, Al
Quoz 3
(By appointment only)
Tel: +97150 4216969,
+97150 3456160
Chittrovanu Mazumdar
THE FRIDGE
The Score Classical 2013
With its new home
in Alserkal Avenue,
The Fridge continues
to support Dubai’s
underground music
and performing arts
scene through events,
workshops and curated
concerts such as ‘The
Fridge Concert Series’
and ‘Fridge Fringe’.
The Fridge recently
launched ‘The Score’,
a live music series that
celebrates the best and
brightest of classical
music. On March 25,
The Fridge will present
harpist Catrin Finch in
her first appearance
in Dubai. Finch will be
joined by local junior
harpists for a special
matinee performance
at 10:30am, and will
perform again at 7:45pm.
‘The Score Classical 2013’
March 25
Madinat Theatre, Souk
Madinat, Mina Sa’alam
Tickets: 10:30am - AED 150,
7:45pm - AED 185/250
Tel: +9714 3477793
thescore.ae
Catrin Finch
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GALLERIES NIGHT
Over the past few years,
Dubai has seen the rise
of two very different,
but equally thriving art
districts. The first, and
more established, is Al
Quoz. Originally home
to cement factories and
car workshops, in the
early 2000s the area
began to be taken over
by galleries and art
studios on the lookout
for cheap rents. Now the
area is home to Alserkal
Avenue, a bona fide art
hub, including galleries
such as Carbon 12,
Grey Noise and Galerie
Isabelle van den Eynde,
and independent nonprofits like Satellite.
On the other side of
town, and the other
end of the spectrum, is
the Dubai International
Financial Centre (DIFC).
Housed within the glass
cubes of the ultra chic
DIFC Gate Village are a
number of art spaces,
including Christie’s,
and Ayyam Gallery.
GALLERIES NIGHT
for the annual Art Week
Galleries Night. Previous
events have seen
thousands of well-heeled
art lovers descend upon
the two areas. This year,
almost 30 art spaces will
be throwing open their
doors, so we recommend
getting there early.
On March 18, the
galleries of Al Quoz and
DIFC Gate Village will
unite forces once again
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March 18
6pm - 9pm
Alserkal Avenue
Galleries Night
alserkalavenue.com
Some of the highlights
from Alserkal Avenue in
Al Quoz include openings
at Lawrie Shabibi, Salsali
Private Museum, Etemad
Gallery, Ayyam Gallery,
Isabelle van den Eynde,
Grey Noise, Green Art
Gallery, Satellite, Mojo,
Carbon 12, Showcase
and GPP. The Mobile Art
Gallery (MAG) will also be
rolling into the area with
its travelling exhibition
of contemporary works
by UAE-based artists.
Three new spaces will
launch on the night,
including The Barakat
Gallery, Galerie El
Marsa and Lammtara
Art Production, the
animation studio behind
the award winning ‘Freej’
series.
openings at Art Sawa,
The Farjam Collection,
XVA Gallery, Cuadro
Fine Art Gallery, Ayyam
Gallery, Opera Gallery,
ARTSPACE, The Empty
Quarter, and RIRA
Gallery.
March 18
7pm - 10pm
Art Nights @ Gate
Village
Across town at the
DIFC Gate Village, we
recommend exhibition
Photo courtesy of DIFC
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HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL
MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL
MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
The Hamdan Bin
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum International
Photography Award
(HIPA) was launched
in 2011 to promote
the appreciation of
photography as a
medium, and to develop
talent. The cash prizes
amount to $389,000,
with the grand prize
award being $120,000.
HIPA also recognizes
individuals whose artistic
practice can benefit
from further research
will be taking place
during Art Week 2013
to celebrate this year’s
competition. From March
15 - 24, an exhibition
of photographs from
the ‘Emirates’ category
will be exhibited at the
Jumeirah Creekside
Hotel. This will be
followed by an exhibition
of the ‘Beauty of Light’
category at Design Days
Dubai from March 18 22; the ‘Black and White’
exhibition, which will be
presented at the DIFC
from March 18 - 24; and
and training, as well
as collectives who
have contributed to the
photographic arts in a
major way.
This year’s competition
is made up of four
categories that test the
artistic and technical
skills of the participating
photographers. The main
category is ‘Beauty of
Light’, in honour of the
efforts of the scholar Al
Hassan Ibn Al Haytham.
Submissions to this
category will be judged
on their technical skill
and creative use of
light. The three other
categories in the
competition include:
‘Black and White’,
focusing on black and
white photography;
‘Emirates’, where
submissions need to
highlight the culture and
history of the UAE; and
‘General’, a category that
allows photographers to
experiment without the
confines of a theme.
A number of events
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the ‘General’ category,
which goes on display
at the Dubai Mall from
March 18 - 25.
The winners of the
competition will be
announced at a public event
on March 18 at the DIFC,
with an exhibition of all
winning images taking place
at Art Dubai from March
20 - 23.
Hamdan Bin Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
International Photography
Award
hipa.ae
General by Suhami Abdullah
Beauty of Light by Aprison Aprison
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THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
MOBILE ART GALLERY
The International
Emerging Artist Award
(IEAA) is the UAE’s
first contemporary
art competition for
artists both local and
international. This year
the IEAA launches the
Emerging Emirati Artist
Award, which focuses on
Emirati Artist talent. The
winners of both award
categories will see their
artwork showcased at
FN Designs in Dubai,
before travelling to
Singapore, Istanbul and
At The American University in Dubai
Marseille.
The Emerging Emirati
Artist Award is presented
through the support
of Her Highness
Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al
Maktoum, the creative
mind behind FN Designs,
a multidisciplinary art
and design studio based
in Dubai.
The International Emerging
Artist Award is announced
March 18.
FN Designs, Unit 26,
Al Quoz 1
Tel: +9714 3790490
FN Designs Gallery View
Founded by curators
Isabella Ellaheh Hughes
and Angelle Siyang-Le,
the Mobile Art Gallery
(MAG) is a pop-up gallery
housed within a moving
truck, showcasing
quality, yet highly
accessible contemporary
artworks from emerging
and UAE-based artists.
the American University
in Dubai. The debut
exhibition, entitled ‘The
Nonfictional Fantasy’,
features work from
artists Azim Al Ghussein,
Shamsa Al Omaira,
Rami Farook, Rania
Jishi, Karim Mortada,
Sharmeen Syed and Sara
Al Haddad.
MAG will make an
appearance on March
21, in the parking lot of
The Mobile Art Gallery
‘The Nonfictional Fantasy’
March 21
INTHEFRAME
THE MOVING MUSEUM
Sacks in the City
TECTONIC
INtheFRAME is
an organization
that supports Iraqi
contemporary art, with
non-profit activities that
also promote artistic
practices from the wider
Middle East, Iran and
Turkey.
INtheFRAME will be
hosting an exhibition
of painted coffee sacks
at RAW Coffee in Al
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Quoz. The sacks are
the result of an urban
community art workshop
held in December
with the workers of Al
Quoz and residents of
Dubai and the UAE. All
proceeds from sales will
go towards supporting
a Harar Coffee farm
cooperative, a coffee
farm that Raw Coffee is
supporting directly as
part of its mission.
‘Sacks in the City’ opens
March 15 - March 23
RAW Coffee, Al Quoz
Tel: +9714 3395474
intheframe.org
Raw Coffee sack by Ruben
Sanchez
The Moving Museum
is an independent notfor-profit organization
that runs a travelling
programme of
contemporary art
exhibitions and events
in different cities across
the world. During Art
Week, the Museum
will bring a landmark
show of 24 international
contemporary artists to a
13,000 square foot venue
at the DIFC.
The mammoth
exhibition will feature
approximately 300
multimedia artworks.
The Moving Museum will
also be collaborating
with local spaces Traffic,
Dubai, The Archive
and Shelter, to host
a series of outreach
events connected to
the exhibition including
film screenings, talks,
Parking Lot opposite
Building A (Department of
Visual Communication),
The American University
in Dubai
Open: 9am - 9pm
Tel: +9714 3399000
aud.edu
First Love by Azim Al Ghussein
workshops and sitespecific projects.
‘TECTONIC’
March 18 - April 24
DIFC
Open: 11am - 7pm
themovingmuseum.com
Soheila Sokhanvari
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MUSE ARTZ
ORIENT GUEST HOUSE
The Exodus and the Odyssey
Patterns Reloaded
Muse Artz is an art retail
practice offering fine art
prints, photography, as
well as original art by
emerging artists.
Throughout March,
Muse Artz will present
reproductions on
canvas of ‘The Exodus
& the Odyssey’, the
world famous murals
by Palestinian artists
Ismail Shammout and
Tamam Al-Akhal. The
19 original murals have
been declared national
heritage pieces and
are currently in the
artists’ care, pending the
creation of a National
Museum for Palestine.
‘The Exodus and the
Odyssey’
March 1 - May 31
Muse Artz, Times Square
Centre, Al Quoz 1
Open: Sat - Wed 10am
- 10pm, Thu - Fri 10am 12am
Tel: +9714 3881516
museartz.com
Life Prevails by
Ismail Shammout
NATIONAL PAVILION OF THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
Presentation by Reem Fadda
The UAE returns to
Venice this year for
its presentation at La
Biennale Di Venezia (the
Venice Biennale), the
most important art event
in the international art
calendar. The exhibition curated by Reem Fadda,
Associate Curator for
Middle Eastern Art at the
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
project - will feature
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works from Emirati artist
Mohammed Kazem.
On March 22, Reem
Fadda will discuss the
Pavilion and the idea of
‘national art’, as part of
the Global Art Forum
programme.
Presentation by Reem
Fadda at the Global Art
Forum_7
March 22 at 3:45pm
Global Art Forum_7, Art
Dubai
artdubai.ae
Opening March 16 at the
Orient Guest House, a
traditional two-storey
villa in the heart of the
Al Fahidi Historical
Neighbourhood,
is an exhibition of
works from architect
André C. Meyerhans.
‘Patterns Reloaded’ is in
collaboration with JAMM
Art and acmeyerhans,
a Dubai-based
architecture and design
practice.
‘Patterns Reloaded’
presents a new
architectural installation
entitled, ‘Wind-Screen’,
alongside a series of
paper stencils that
reflect contemporary
Arab architecture.
‘Patterns Reloaded’
March 16 - March 24
Orient Guest House,
Neighbourhood
Open: Daily between March
16 - 24
Tel: +9714 3519111
orientguesthouse.com
André C. Meyerhans
ORIGAMI SPACE
Art Call/L’Appel d’Art
The Origami Space in
the Radisson Royal Hotel
presents a series of
paintings from French
artist, Benoit Rondard.
The twelve canvases in
the series pay homage
to the UAE and will
be presented as an
impressive polyptych.
The opening on March
13 will also feature a live
performance from the
esteemed pianist, Elena
Von Häfen.
‘Art Call/L’Appel
d’Art’ is presented
Alliance Francaise of
Dubai (French Cultural
Center) and the Radisson
Royal Hotel.
‘Art Call /L’Appel d’Art’
March 13 - April 3
Origami Space, 2204,
Radisson Royal Hotel,
Sheikh Zayed Road
Tel: +9714 3080000
Green 2 by Benoit Rondard
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SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM
PATRONS OF THE ARTS AWARDS
The Dubai Culture & Arts
Authority (Dubai Culture),
the Emirate’s dedicated
Authority for culture,
arts, and heritage, will
once again shine the
light on patronage of
the arts with the fourth
edition of the Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum Patrons of
the Arts Awards.
Launched by His
Highness Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, UAE Vice
President and Prime
Minister and Ruler
of Dubai, the award
honours individuals,
organisations, and
government entities for
their financial support of
the development of the
city’s artistic scene.
The annual awards
ceremony honours
patrons through
four categories:
‘Distinguished Patrons of
the Arts,’ ‘Patrons of the
Arts,’ ‘Supporters of the
Arts,’ and ‘Friends of the
Arts,’ for their support
towards visual arts,
performing arts, film,
and literature.
In 2012, the Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum Patrons of
the Arts Awards awarded
patrons for contributing
AED 165 million to the
city’s artistic landscape.
The Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Patron
of the Arts Awards 2013
patronsofthearts.ae
PROJECT D @ CAPITAL D
Time and Space Matter
Project D is a
collaboration between
Capital D, an Al Quozbased photography
studio, and independent
art curators. Project
D focuses on Middle
Eastern art, culture,
and the social climate,
through various
mediums including
photography, digital
media and video.
Curated by Noor Al
Suwaidi and Maisa Al
Qassimi, the second
exhibition at Project
D presents work by
Shamma Al Amri and
Zeinab Al Hashemi;
and explores the
time, space, and matter.
‘Time and Space Matter’
March 9 - April 18
Project D Gallery, Street
6, Behind Gold & Diamond
Park, Al Quoz
Tel: +9714 3415339
projectdgallery.com
Time and Space
DinMatter
Light
S*UCE GIFTS
A to the R to the T
s*uce gifts is a new
concept store in
Jumeirah from the
fashion team behind
the successful s*uce
boutiques. During Art
Week, the space will host
the ‘A to the R to the T’
exhibition.
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‘A to the R to the T’ (Am
so Ridiculously Talented)
is an art initiative that
encourages artistic
creativity from a young
age. First launched in
2012 during Art Week,
the initiative has since
grown into an annual
celebration of the playful
art created by children
aged 4 - 15.
‘A to the R to the T’ will be
exhibited throughout March
S*uce Gifts, Al Wasl Square
Tel: +9714 3883488
shopatsauce.com
s*uce gifts
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THE SHEIKHA MANAL YOUNG ARTIST AWARD
SHELTER
Since it’s launch in 2006,
The Sheikha Manal
Young Artist Award
(YAA) has become a
platform for emerging
artists based in the
UAE, and is one of the
most coveted art prizes
in the country. The
annual art competition
awards artists between
the ages of 18 - 35
in the categories of
Fine Art, Photography,
and Multimedia. The
competition also
includes a ‘People’s
Choice Award’, the
winners of which are
Abandoned
chosen from an online
public vote. Winners in
each category receive
cash prizes between AED
5000 - AED 30,000.
The winning artworks
from the YAA 2012 will
be presented at the
YAA booth at Art Dubai.
Representatives from
the competition will be
on hand throughout the
fair to counsel artists
interested in applying for
the next competition.
Her Highness Sheikha
Manal bint Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
President of Dubai
Women Establishment,
wife of His Highness
Sheikh Mansour bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy
Prime Minister and
Minister for Presidential
Affairs, UAE.
The Sheikha Manal Young
Artist Award 2013
youngartistaward.ae
Shelter, the
groundbreaking Al
Quoz community
workspace, has in
recent years expanded
their programme to
include curated shows
of limited editions and
photography. During
Art Week, the space will
present ‘Abandoned’ by
photographer, Richard
Allenby.
‘Abandoned’ imagines
The YAA is held under
the royal patronage of
a desert city of the
future, inhabited only
by animals. The project
looks at the fragility
of prevalent human
economic systems, and
their impact on natural
ecological systems.
‘Abandoned’ has received
widespread international
acclaim, sparking
extensive discussion
about our shared urban
and environmental
future.
‘Abandoned’
March 14 - May 1
Shelter, Unit 30, Alserkal
Tel: +9714 3809040
shelter.ae
Dorcas Gazelle
THE URBAN KNITTING PROJECT
Yarn Bombing
Self Portrait by Nada Al Avdooli
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Self Portrait No3 by Saif Mhaisen
‘Yarn Bombing’ is the
practice of taking over
public spaces with
colourful displays of
knitted or crocheted
yarn. The guerrilla art
form will make its Dubai
debut during Art Week
when knitters from
around the world will
converge at the Madinat
Jumeirah Amphitheatre
to create new works
out of yarn. The Urban
Knitting Project is a first
for the region, and aims
to introduce the city to
an uplifting new form
of street art that adds
colour and warmth to
urban public spaces.
The result of the project
will be a large-scale,
collaborative art piece,
stitched together out
of numerous individual
pieces.
The Urban Knitting Project
The Amphitheatre, Souk
Madinat Jumeirah
Open: 9am - 5pm
Tel: +9714 3666730
thecityisyourcanvas.com
Yarn Bombing
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VISUAL ARABIA 2013
Visual Arabia is a design
conference that will take
place on March 20 at the
Centrepoint Theatre in
DUCTAC.
day will be visionaries
from the fields of graphic
design, illustration,
photography, film and
animation.
Conceived as series of
keynote presentations
and talks on creativity,
the event hopes to foster
a conversation about
design in the region,
and to connect content
creators with those
at the forefront of the
international design
scene. Speakers on the
Visual Arabia 2013 takes
place on March 20
Centrepoint Theatre,
DUCTAC
Tel: +9714 3414777
visualarabia.com
www.abudhabifestival.ae
Cat Hydro, Entry
VISUAL CULTURES FORUM
Iranian/Australian
sculptor, Hossein
Valamanesh. The
forum is organized in
collaboration with Grey
Noise, who will also be
showing Valamanesh’s
work during Art Week.
Talk by Hossein Valamanesh
at The Visual Cultures
Forum
March 20, 6pm - 8pm
American University in
Dubai
Tel: +9714 3399000
aud.edu
In partnership with Institut du Monde Arabe
Curated by Ehab El Labban
ARAB WORLD PREMIERE - FREE ADMISSION
This unprecedented exhibition presents the most exhaustive panorama of contemporary
Arab art to date. Featuring painting, sculpture, photography, video and installations, it
includes special commissions and works by two UAE artists, Karima Al Shomaly and
Ebtisam Abdulaziz. Accompanied by a series of educational workshops, guided tours and
a limited-edition coffee-table book, this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the region’s
recent visual arts development.
Open, Sun - Thu: 12:00 - 8:00 pm. Fri - Sat: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Family Art Studio: Every Saturday at 11:00 am
Guided Tours: Every Wednesday & Saturday at 3:00 pm
Ebtisam Abdulaziz Lecture: Monday, 18th March, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Main Sponsor
Passing Time by Hossein
Valamanesh
Presented by
/abudhabifestival
@AbuDhabi_Fest
/abudhabifestival
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Celebrating
a Decade
of Distinction
25 Years of Arab Creativity
Talk by Hossein Valamanesh
The Visual Cultures
Forum at the American
University of Dubai was
inaugurated in 2012,
with the purpose of
facilitating interaction
between the AUD
students and faculty
engaged in visual
cultures, and the
dynamically growing arts
community of Dubai and
the greater UAE.
Forum will welcome
6th - 31st March 2013
The Gallery at Emirates Palace
Opens Tuesday, 5th March at 7:00 pm
An ADMAF International
Strategic Cultural Partner
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ABU DHABI
Introduction
Galleries & Artist’s Studio
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ABU DHABI FESTIVAL
ABU DHABI
It’s no secret that Abu
Dhabi has big plans for
art and culture. The
emirate already enjoys
the cultural cachet that
comes with hosting
an annual art fair, the
international campuses
of New York University
and the Sorbonne,
and The National - the
popular daily newspaper.
But that’s not all.
Because from 2015, the
emirate will unveil one
mega-institution a year
on the Saadiyat Island
development, starting
with the Louvre and
followed by the Zayed
National Museum,
the Guggenheim, and
the groundbreaking
Zaha Hadid-designed
Performing Arts Centre.
the emirate will come
alive with exhibitions
throughout the city,
not to mention the
return of the annual
Abu Dhabi Festival. The
two-month cultural
festival, which opens
in March, celebrates
the work of musicians,
performers and artists
from around the world,
while also showcasing
a series of educational
and community-focused
events.
Read on for a closer look
at the dynamic events
taking place throughout the
emirate.
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25 Years of Arab Creativity
Launched in 2004, The
Abu Dhabi Festival
has become an annual
celebration of art and
culture in the city.
Through partnerships
with influential cultural
institutions, the Festival
brings together artists,
students, community
groups and cultural
figures from across
the UAE, while actively
supporting emerging
Emirati talent and
promoting the artistic
and cultural heritage of
the UAE.
During Art Week,
visitors to the Emirates
Palace can experience
‘25 Years of Arab
Creativity’, a seminal
exhibition that was first
presented at the Institut
du Monde Arabe in
October. The exhibition,
curated by Ehab El
Labban, presents an
exhaustive study of
contemporary Arab art
to date, and features
painting, sculpture,
photography, video and
installations, as well as
special commissions
and works by UAE
artists. The exhibition
is accompanied by a
series of educational
workshops, a family art
studio, guided tours,
and a limited-edition
book, thus offering a
fresh perspective on the
region’s recent visual
arts developments.
’25 Years of Arab Creativity’
March 5 - March 31
The Gallery, Emirates
Palace, Abu Dhabi
Open: Sun - Thu 12pm 8pm, Fri - Sat 10am - 10pm
Tel: +9712 6510300
abudhabifestival.ae
Mystic Dance by Najia Mehadji
The Stamp (Inshallah) by Abdul Nasser Gharem
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MANARAT AL SAADIYAT
ABU DHABI ART HUB
Saadiyat Story, Art Installations
Spring Affordable Art Sale
Manarat Al Saadiyat is
a multi-purpose arts
centre on Saadiyat
Island made up of
three major galleries, a
central events gallery,
sales centre, 250-seat
theatre, and restaurant.
Throughout March,
visitors to the space
will be able to enjoy two
large-scale works from
international artists.
Tadashi Kawamata’s
‘Chairs for Abu Dhabi’
was first shown at Abu
Dhabi Art 2012. The
six-metre structure
was constructed out of
hundreds of stacked
chairs forming a circular
space. Visitors are
invited to pause, or
simply experience the
architecture of the space.
Also on display is Subodh
Gupta’s ‘DOOT II’, a
life-size metal recreation
of the Hindustan
Ambassador car. By
reproducing India’s
oldest and most iconic
automobile, Gupta looks
at its role in a changing
India, and its place as
the official car of Indian
civil servants.
Visitors to the Manarat Al
Saadiyat can also enjoy
the ‘Saadiyat Story’, an
interactive experience
that brings the historical
and cultural vision
of Saadiyat to life
through virtual books,
multimedia content and
touch screens
Manarat Al Saadiyat Art and
Exhibition Centre, Saadiyat
Island, Abu Dhabi
Tel: +9712 6575800
saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
The Abu Dhabi Art Hub is
the first artist community
in the UAE, offering
residency programmes,
along with studio, living
and exhibition spaces.
During Art Week, over
100 paintings from 30
artists will open to the
public at the Art Hub’s
‘Spring Affordable Art
Sale’.
The exhibition gives
emerging artists the
opportunity to present
their work, while
allowing young collectors
and art enthusiasts to
support the arts. All the
art on offer will range
AED 500 - AED 2000.
‘Spring Affordable Art Sale’
March 16 - April 16
Abu Dhabi Art Hub,
Musaffah, Abu Dhabi
Open: Sat - Wed 9am - 8pm,
Thu 9am - 4pm
Tel: +9712 5515005
adah.ae
Abu Dhabi Art Hub
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS
Watchwomen and Dreamcatchers
Chairs for Abu Dhabi by Tadashi Kawamata
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The Institut Français
celebrates Francophonie
Month and International
Women’s Day on March
8 with an exhibition
of work from female
contemporary artists.
‘Watchwomen and
Dreamcatchers’ brings
together the work of
artists Alia Lootah, Najat
Makki, Chritch, Karine
Roche and Benedicte
Gimonnet, creating a
bridge between the
artistic product of French
and Emirati female
artists.
‘Watchwomen and
Dreamcatchers’
March 8 - March 23
Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche,
Abu Dhabi
Tel: +9712 8131058
francophonieintheuae.
wordpress.com
Chromatic by Karine Roche
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SWISS ART GATE UAE
Crossroads #10 - The Art of Life
‘Crossroads #10 - The
Art of Life’ brings
together the work of
Swiss artist Peter Stoffel
and Emirati painter
Najat Makki. Stoffel
will be presenting
new landscapes that
celebrate the classic
Swiss alpine vista, while
Makki will show work
created during her
Emirates Foundationawarded residency at the
‘Cite Internationale des
Arts’ in Paris.
‘Crossroads #10 - The
Art of Life’ is hosted by
The Light Box Gallery in
the Yas Viceroy Hotel Abu
Dhabi. In collaboration
with the Swiss Art Gate
UAE, the space has been
open since 2009 and has
been showcasing the
work of Emirati, expat
and international artists.
Until March 30
Light Box Gallery, Yas
Viceroy Abu Dhabi
Tel: +97150 2251783
swissartgateuae.com
Crystal Memories by
Peter Stoffel
‘Crossroads #10’
ZAYED UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Lest We Forget: Emirati Vernacular Photographs
The Zayed University
College of Art and
Creative Enterprises
will host the 20th
International Symposium
on Electronic Art (ISEA)
in November 2014,
bringing cutting edge
electronic media artists,
thinkers, and scientists
to the UAE. During
Art Week 2013, the
University will celebrate
the groundbreaking ISEA
event with a programme
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of events.
The Abu Dhabi campus
will host ‘Lest We
Forget’, a student
exhibition and book
publication built around
amateur photographs
taken by Emirati families,
since the formation of
the UAE.
‘Lest We Forget’
March 13 - April 18
Zayed University Art
Gallery, Abu Dhabi Campus,
Khalifa City
Tel: +9712 5993613
isea2014.org
Open: Sun - Thu, 8am - 5pm
(By appointment only)
March 18 & 20 10am - 1pm
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Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces, Sharjah Heritage Area, image courtsey of Sharjah Art Foundation
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BARJEEL ART FOUNDATION
SHARJAH
Long considered the
quiet escape from
its flashier and more
widely discussed
neighbours, Sharjah
has been steadily
breaking ground with its
continued commitment
to contemporary culture.
And now, March 2013 will
arguably be the boldest,
busiest, and bravest
month for the emirate,
as it hosts a slew of art
seminars, exhibitions
and public art initiatives.
The highlight of the
Sharjah art calendar
is undoubtedly the
Sharjah Biennial 11,
which opens on March
13 with curator Yuko
Hasegawa at the helm.
The Biennial has been
going from strengthto-strength since its
first edition in 1993, and
returns this year with
a programme that is
bursting to the seams
with experimental art,
film, music, and multimedia performances.
The opening week of the
Biennial also coincides
with the March Meeting
2013, an annual arts
seminar that brings
together some of the
world’s most influential
artists, institutions and
art practitioners.
launch of the Maraya Art
Park, a fantastic public
art initiative that debuts
with a commission
from Wafaa Bilal, in
addition to a series of
at the Maraya Art Centre,
which open to the public
on March 11.
Through the tireless
efforts of not-for-profit
organisations like the
Sharjah Art Foundation,
Maraya Art Centre and
Barjeel Art Foundation,
Sharjah will continue
to pulse in its entirely
unique, and utterly
exciting way.
Other highlights during
Art Week include the
Shadow Sites II by Jananne Al-Ani, 2011 commissioned by the Abraaj Group Art Prize
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RE: Orient | Investigating Modernism in the Arab World
1950s - 70s
The Barjeel Art
Foundation has been a
valuable resource in the
intellectual development
of the art scene in the
Gulf region. Rooted
with the prominent,
publicly accessible art
collection of Sultan
Sooud Al Qassemi, the
foundation has also
been fostering critical
dialogue around modern
and contemporary art
with a focus on artists
with Arab heritage.
Barjeel’s current show,
coinciding with Art
Week, is ‘RE: Orient |
Investigating Modernism
in the Arab World
1950s-70s’. The show
examines art production
within this pivotal 30year period, which for
many Arab countries
marked a period of
transition from French
and British imperialism,
providing a glimpse into
the subjective framework
within which artists were
operating. ‘RE: Orient’,
with its title that signifies
a reply or response, is a
conversation, persisting
to this day, about the
development of art in the
Arab World.
‘RE: Orient | Investigating
Modernism in the Arab
World 1950s-70s’
Feb 22 - Nov 22
Barjeel Art Foundation,
Maraya Art Centre, Al
Qasba, Sharjah
Open: Sat - Thu 10am 8:30pm, Fri 4pm - 10pm
Tel: +9716 5566555
barjeelartfoundation.org
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EMIRATES FINE ARTS SOCIETY
MARAYA ART CENTRE
The 31st Annual Exhibition of Emirates Fine Arts Society
Blueprint | Naturally Re-Oriented | Capsule | The Seven Black
Boxes of Observational Activity
The Emirates Fine Arts
Society was established
in 1980 to provide a
platform for visual
artists in the UAE. The
non-profit association
provides material,
educational, and media
support to local artists;
conducts art workshops,
seminars and
lectures; and produces
publications and
periodicals in the hopes
of strengthening the
national arts community.
During Art Week, visitors
to the Sharjah Art
Museum can experience
‘The 31st Annual
Exhibition of Emirates
Fine Arts Society’, which,
through the continued
support of His Highness,
Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin
Mohammed Al Qassimi,
celebrates the work of
exciting Emirati artists.
Curated by Abdulrahim
Salem, the exhibition
includes artists Ebtisam
Abdulaziz, Shaikha AlMazrou, Hadier Shihabi,
Mahmoud Aboud,
and Rashid Al Mulla,
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amongst others.
The Maraya Art Centre
will be unveiling a
host of new works in
March, including four
commissioned projects,
opening to the public on
March 11.
‘The 31st Annual Exhibition
of Emirates Fine Arts
Society’
Until April 20
East Wing, Sharjah Art
Museum, Heart of Sharjah
Open: Sat - Thu 8am - 8pm,
Fri 4pm - 8pm
Tel: +9716 564488
artsuae.ae
‘Blueprint’ by renowned
Finnish-Iraqi artist Adel
Abidin, employs informal
architecture and sound
to create a large-scale
interactive drawing
within the gallery.
Red on Black by Sheikha
Al Mazroui
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Also playing with the
architecture of the
space is Khalid Shafar’s
‘Naturally Re-Oriented’,
which recreates a date
farm within Maraya Art
Centre with henna leaves
and reclaimed timber
from construction sites.
Acclaimed Saudi
artist Ayman Yossri
Daydban will present
a new temporary
public art project
entitled ‘Capsule’. The
piece aims to involve
the community and
explores the themes of
transience, revealing
the country’s constant
evolution.
On view in and around
Al Qasba will be ‘The
Seven Black Boxes of
Observational Activity’
by Alaa Idris. The
interactive boxes will
play audio and use video
recording to engage with
passersby. All collected
data collected will be
assembled into a video
piece that will later go on
display.
Being’ opens at the Maraya
Art Park on March 20.
Maraya Art Centre, Block E,
Al Qasba, Al Taawun Road,
Sharjah
Tel: +9716 5566555
maraya.ae
Maraya Art Park, Al Majaz
Waterfront, Corniche Road,
Sharjah
March 20 will see the
launch of the Maraya Art
Park with an interactive
sculpture from Wafaa
Bilal. ‘The Hierarchy of
Being’ explores visual
culture through the lens
of pioneering Islamic
sciences and examines
how these ideas have
impacted current
thinking.
‘Blueprint’, ‘Naturally
Re-Oriented’, ‘Capsule’ and
‘The Seven Black Boxes of
Observational Activity’ open
March 11. ‘The Hierarchy of
DinShafar
Light
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SHARJAH ART FOUNDATION
Since 2009, The Sharjah
Art Foundation (SAF) has
been bringing a broad
range of contemporary
art and cultural
programmes to the
communities of Sharjah,
the UAE and the region,
building on the history
of cultural collaboration
and exchange that
began with the first
Sharjah Biennial in
1993. Working with
partners, SAF creates
opportunities for
artists and artistic
production through its
core initiatives - the
Sharjah Biennial, the
annual March Meeting,
residencies, production
grants, commissions,
exhibitions, research,
publications, and a
growing public art
collection.
SAF will present the
Sharjah Biennial 11 and
March Meeting 2013,
two critically acclaimed
SHARJAH MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT
art events that will
bring together artists,
curators, filmmakers
and cultural figures
for an action-packed
programme that will
take place throughout
the emirate. The opening
of Sharjah Biennial
11 will also mark the
inauguration of SAF’s
five new multi-functional
art spaces in the
Sharjah Heritage Area,
which have been in
development since 2009.
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Ruler’s Collection Exhibition
The Sharjah Museums
Department (SMD) was
established in 2006 by
His Highness Dr. Sheikh
Sultan bin Mohammed
Al Qasimi, Supreme
Council Member and
Ruler of Sharjah, as a
department focused on
the numerous museums
and cultural institutions
within the Emirate.
SMD includes 16
museums covering
Islamic art and culture,
archaeology, heritage,
science, marine life and
the history of Sharjah
and the region. The
purpose of the SMD is
to deliver the highest
quality of museums
services for the people
of the Emirate of
Sharjah and all its
visitors, through its
facilities, exhibitions,
learning programmes,
research and community
outreach. The SMD
aims to encourage
understanding,
appreciation and respect
for Sharjah’s identity,
and for the value of its
cultural and natural
heritage.
The ‘Ruler’s Collection
Exhibition’, which runs
through until May 6,
features works from
His Highness Dr. Sheikh
Sultan bin Mohammed
Al Qasimi’s private
collection, and includes
numerous lithographic
portraits.
‘Ruler’s Collection
Exhibition’
March 6 - May 6
Sharjah Art Museum
Open: Sat, Sun, Tue, Wed,
Thurs 11am - 6pm, Fri 3pm
- 9pm, Monday closed
Tel: +9716 5566002
sharjahmuseums.ae
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KATARA ART CENTER
DOHA
In 2012, Qatar made
headlines for acquiring
a Paul Cezanne painting
‘The Card Players’ for
the highest recorded
price ever paid for a work
of art. With one stroke,
the nation cemented
its position as a world
player with a world-class
collection to boot.
But Qatar’s bid to
become a cultural
and intellectual hub
is made up of more
than just high profile
acquisitions. Since 2008,
the nation has invested
heavily in numerous art
institutions including
the I.M Pei-designed
Museum of Islamic Art,
the Arab Museum of
Modern Art (Mathaf),
the Katara Cultural
Village, and the National
Museum of Qatar, in
addition to blockbuster
exhibitions of celebrated
artists Richard Serra,
Takashi Murakami, Cai
Guo-Qiang and Louise
Bourgeois.
Doha joins the Art
Week programme
for 2013 with a set of
exhibitions and events
that showcase Middle
Eastern antiquities,
contemporary art and
design.
The Mathaf: Arab
Museum of Art will also
host the first two days of
the critically acclaimed
Global Art Forum_7,
which kicks off on March
17 before heading to Art
Dubai.
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Contemporary Perspectives in Middle Eastern Crafts
The Concept Space at the
Katara Art Center (KAC)
is focused on introducing
design to the audiences
in Doha. The space
also works with local
designers to encourage
experimentation and
connect them to the
work and the concepts
of designers in the wider
region and around the
world. During Art Week
visitors to the Concept
Space can enjoy a
specially commissioned
show, presented in
collaboration with
Carwan Gallery.
‘Contemporary
Perspectives in Middle
Eastern Crafts’ presents
the work of a selection of
international designers
whose work is rooted
in the traditional craft
techniques of the
Middle East. Each of
the designers has been
commissioned to create
new, limited-edition
objects in partnership
with locally based
artisans. The resulting
collaborative pieces
highlight the richness
of Middle Eastern
craftsmanship, as
well as its potential in
contemporary design.
‘Contemporary Perspectives
in Middle Eastern Crafts’
Until April 2
Katara Art Center, Building
5, Katara Cultural Village,
Doha
Tel: +9744 4080244
kataraartcenter.com
Din Light Katara
six for descriptive
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MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART
Tea with Nefertiti | Forever Now
Ferozkoh, Tradition and Continuity in Afghan Art
The Mathaf: Arab
Museum of Modern
Art offers two stunning
exhibitions that look at
the shifting relationships
between artist, artwork
and institution.
A must-see during
any trip to Doha, the
magnificent I.M Peidesigned Museum of
Islamic Art houses a
collection that features
manuscripts, ceramics,
metal, glass, ivory,
textiles, wood and
precious stones. During
Art Week, the Museum
will be hosting an
exhibition on Afghan arts
and crafts, presented
in partnership with the
Institute for Afghan
Arts and Architecture in
Kabul.
‘Tea with Nefertiti: The
Making of the Artwork
by the Artist, the
Museum and the Public’
features 80 artworks
dating from ca. 1800
B.C. to 2012, including
antiquities, modernist
artworks, work from
26 international
contemporary artists
and collectives (including
a new commission
from Bassem Yousri),
and more than 50
archival documents and
publications.
Also on show is ‘Forever
Now: Five Anecdotes
from the Permanent
Collection’ which looks
at the work of five
diverse modern Arab
artists: Fahrelnissa
Zeid (1901-1991), Jewad
Selim (1921-1961), Saliba
Al- Doueihy (1913-1994),
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Salim Al-Dabbagh
(b. 1941), and Ahmed
Cherkaoui (1934–1967).
The exhibition reflects
the continuation of
focused and analytical
exhibitions that explore
specific aspects of
artists represented in the
permanent collection.
‘Tea with Nefertiti’
until Mar 31
‘Forever Now’ until Jun 1
Mathaf, Education City,
Doha
Open: Sat - Thu 11am
- 6pm, Fri 3pm - 9pm,
Monday closed
Tel: +9744 4028855
mathaf.org.qa
Half of the exhibition is
made up of historical
pieces from the Museum
of Islamic Art’s world
class collection,
specifically from
four great dynasties
with connections
to Afghanistan: the
Ghaznavids, Timurids,
Mughals and Safavids.
The other half of the
exhibition presents
works created
specifically for the
exhibition by Turquoise
Mountain students in
response to, and in
conversation with, the
historical objects.
‘Ferozkoh, Tradition and
Continuity in Afghan Art’
March 20 - June 22
Museum of Islamic Art,
Corniche, Doha
Open: Sun, Mon, Wed
10:30am - 5:30pm, Thu &
Sat 12pm - 8pm, Fri 2pm 8pm, Tue closed
Tel: +9744 4224444
mia.org.qa
From ‘Forever Now’ Exhibition
From ‘Forever Now’ Exhibition
Ferozkoh, Tradition and
Din Continuity
Light six for
in descriptive
Afghan Art
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QMA GALLERY
Hey’Ya - Arab Women in Sport
The Qatar Museums
Authority (QMA) was
established in 2005 by
His Highness Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al
Thani to combine the
resources of the various
museums and art
institutions in Qatar and
to provide an effective
system for collecting,
protecting, preserving
and interpreting historic
sites, monuments and
artifacts.
After a jam packed 2012
which saw noteworthy
exhibitions of work
from Louise Bourgeois
and Yan Pei-Ming, the
QMA Gallery space
Olla Murad by La Combe
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in March will host an
international exhibition
which first debuted in
London during the 2012
games. The exhibition
was developed as part
of the QMA’s mission
to educate and spark
debate about sports, and
specifically to encourage
young girls to get into
sport.
‘Hey’Ya: Arab Women in
Sport’ features portraits
taken in various locations
in the Gulf and North
Africa by renowned
photographer Brigitte
Lacombe, alongside
videos by her sister,
documentary filmmaker
Marian Lacombe. The
images and videos
document novices,
rising stars and lauded
Olympians, and engage
the viewer in a discourse
about gender, culture
and sport in the Middle
East.
‘Hey’Ya – Arab Women in
Sport’
March 7 - June 16
QMA Gallery, Katara
Cultural Village, Building
10, Doha
Open: Mon - Thu 9am - 8pm,
Fri 3pm - 9pm
Tel: +9744 4081255
qma.org.qa
Kaltham Al Mutawah by La Combe
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ART FAIRS AND FORUMS
Art Dubai
Global Art Forum_7
Design Days Dubai
SIKKA
Sharjah Biennial 11
March Meeting
AN ARTIST-LED FAIR
OF COMMISSIONED WORK
IN THE HEART OF DUBAI
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Under the patronage of His Highness
Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority
SIKKA 2013 features an entirely commissioned
programme of visual art projects from Emirati and
locally-based artists across the UAE and this third
edition is growing further afield to present fresh
creations in film, music and the performing arts.
Special events include outdoor film screenings,
live music and entertainment, cultural walks,
artist-led talks, workshops and educational
activities, plus an open-studios exhibition from
the Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai.
SIKKA offers a unique moment in Dubai’s cultural
calendar, introducing an alternative element to
Art Week’s flow of artistic thought and endeavour.
14 – 24 March 2013
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ART DUBAI
Art Dubai launches 2013 programme
Abraaj Group Art
Prize
Over the last six
years, Art Dubai has
solidified its position
not just as a platform
for local, regional and
international galleries
to present art, but also
as a supporter and
incubator of local talent.
Art Dubai’s ambitious
programme goes beyond
the days of the fair, and
extends out to satellite
events, workshops and
educational seminars
that take place
throughout the year.
The seventh edition of
Art Dubai takes place
March 20 - 23, 2013, at
Madinat Jumeirah. In
addition to the exhibition
halls, which will feature
75 galleries, the fair’s
programme will include
and performances,
artists’ and curators’
residencies, educational
workshops, the unveiling
of works by the winners
of the annual Abraaj
Group Art Prize, and
the critically acclaimed
Global Art Forum.
This year also sees
the launch of Campus
Art Dubai, a six-month
series of intensive
courses for artists and
curators based in the
UAE, as well as Sheikha
Manal Little Artists, a
set of artist-conceived
projects for teenagers
aged 3 -14.
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The Abraaj Group Art
Prize presents its fifth
year of commissions,
with the exhibition ‘extra
| ordinary’ curated by
2013 Guest Curator
Murtaza Vali at Art
Dubai, March 20 - 23,
2013.
Vartan Avakian
presents ‘A Very Short
History of Tall Men’,
commemorating the
forgotten leaders of
a failed coups d’état,
while Huma Mulji has
created ‘The Miraculous
Lives of This and That’,
a twenty-first century
Wunderkammer, or
cabinet of curiosities.
Hrair Sarkissian visited
photographic studios in
six major Middle Eastern
cities - Alexandria,
Amman, Beirut, Byblos,
Cairo and Istanbul before
selecting six images to
create ‘Background’.
Iman Issa’s ‘Common
Elements’ is a dense
installation of text
panels, photographs and
sculptures, stemming
from research into
autobiography. Rayyane
Tabet’s ‘FIRE/CAST/
DRAW’ is a sprawling
floor piece comprised of
thousands of unique little
lead pieces, inspired by
art history, numismatics,
folklore and superstition
and the Middle East’s
conflict-ridden recent
past.
Curated guided tours of
the exhibition will take
place on Wednesday
March 20 and Friday
March 22 at 6pm, places
can be booked at the
information desks at Art
Dubai.
A panel discussion and
book launch with all the
winners present will take
place on Thursday March
21 at 6.30pm, Fort Island,
Madinat Jumeirah, Art
Dubai.
Laura Egerton
Curator, Abraaj Group
Art Prize
The Abraaj Group Art Prize
will be unveiled at Art Dubai
Tel: +9714 5064400
abraajgroupartprize.com,
artdubai.ae
The Miraculous Lines of This
and That by Huma Mulji
Art Dubai Projects
2013
The Art Dubai Projects
is a not-for-profit
programme of new
commissions that
features both established
and upcoming artists
from across the Middle
East and Asia. This year’s
programme includes
residencies, site-specific
projects, performances,
radio, video and music.
Here’s what you can
expect to see…
Residencies
Run in collaboration
with Delfina Foundation,
Dubai Culture & Arts
Authority and Tashkeel,
Artists-in-Residence
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(A.i.R) Dubai, is an
ART DUBAI
annual residency
programme which gives
artists and curators the
opportunity to develop
their practice and create
new work, while being
based in Dubai.
A.i.R Dubai 2013 features
six artists from across
the Middle East and
Asia: Ebtisam Abdulaziz,
Ammar Al Attar, Dina
Danish, Reem Falaknaz,
Joe Namy and Yudi
Noor, who are working
alongside acclaimed
curator Bérénice Saliou.
ART DUBAI
commissioned to create
site-specific works
for Art Dubai Projects
2013. The artists will be
creating new works that
engage audiences and
interact with the fair, its
economy and format.
The Hatch
First launched in 2012,
The Hatch is an intimate
space for film and
video, created around
an ordinary stairwell.
The Hatch returns this
year with a programme
curated by artist Maha
Maamoun, co-founder of
the Contemporary Image
Collective (CiC), Cairo.
Reem Falaknaz
Commissions
A further nine artists Ahmet Ogut, Shi Jinsong,
Basim Magdy, Ehsan Ul
Haq, Mohammed Kazem,
Hind Bin Demaithan,
Farideh Lashai, Mary
Evans and Fatima Al
Qadiri - have been
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Radio
Fari Bradley/Radio
Station Six Pillars, the
London-based radio
producer and presenter,
will be creating a
dedicated radio station
located on site at Art
Dubai. Eavesdropper/
Falgoosh will be
disseminating content
from Art Dubai, via a
radio web-stream free
for all to hear. From
panel discussions to
interviews to sound
art created by Art
Dubai participants,
Eavesdropper/Falgoosh
will stream continuously
changing and unrepeated
material for the duration
of the fair.
Mobile Art Gallery
The Mobile Art Gallery
(M.A.G) is a nomadic,
pop-up gallery that
operates from a
peripatetic truck.
Under the title ‘The
Nonfictional Fantasy’,
the travelling gallery
will be showcasing
contemporary works
by UAE-based artists,
including Azim Al
Ghussein, Shamsa Al
Omaira, Rami Farook,
Rania Jishi, Karim
Mortada, Sharmeen Syed
and Sara Al-Haddad.
M.A.G is initiated and
curated by the Dubaibased independent
curators Isabella Ellaheh
Hughes and Angelle
Siyang-Le.
Marker
Marker is the curated
section of Art Dubai,
which focuses each
year on a particular
theme or geography.
Under the theme ‘cities
in transition’, Lagosbased curator Bisi Silva
has selected galleries
and art spaces from
West Africa. They are:
Centre for Contemporary
Art (Lagos), Espace
doual’art (Douala), Carpe
Diem (Ségou), Nubuke
Foundation (Accra), and
Raw Material Company
(Dakar).
From Passenger Series by
Em’kal Eyongakpa
Marker 2013 is
presented with the
support of Organisation
Internationale de la
Francophonie.
Sheikha Manal
Little Artists
Art Dubai Projects 2013
features the launch of
the Sheikha Manal Little
Artists programme, a
set of artist-conceived
projects for children and
teenagers aged 3 -14.
The programme includes
workshops led by Zid Zid
Kids, the Morocco-based
trilingual children’s art
education specialists,
plus sketchbooks and
discovery tours led by
UAE-based artists.
The Little Artists Centre,
located at the Madinat
Jumeirah’s Water
Terrace, offers a space
for young creatives
throughout the run
of the fair, including
workstations to draw
and unique animated
film programmes.
Participation is free,
however spaces in the
workshops and tours are
limited, so please RSVP.
This programme is held
under the patronage
and guidance of Sheikha
Manal bint Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
President of Dubai
Women’s Establishment,
Wife of HH Sheikh
Mansour bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of
Presidential Affairs UAE.
Little Artists
Hamdan
International
Photography Award
The Hamdan
International Photography
Award (HIPA) is an
internationally renowned
photography award which
was launched in 2011
under the patronage of
HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, the
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Crown Prince of
Dubai, with the aim of
supporting talented
photographers as well
as reflecting Dubai’s
commitment towards
artistic and cultural
development in the UAE
and beyond. As part of
an exclusive partnership
in 2013, winners of the
award will be showcased
by Art Dubai. The
award is open to both
photographers.
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dXb store
Complete List of Galleries Exhibiting at Art Dubai 2013
Art Dubai’s popular notfor-profit retail space
returns for its third year
to showcase limitededition objects, artists’
multiples, and jewellery
created in the UAE. Now
in its third year, dXb store
is a leading platform
showcasing emerging
and established creatives
in the UAE. Look out
for a carefully curated
selection of limited
edition products from 36
participating designers
as well as dXb classics,
a collection of favourites
from previous years.
Agial Art Gallery, Beirut
Aicon Gallery, London/New York
Albareh Art Gallery, Manama
Sabrina Amrani Art Gallery, Madrid
Arndt, Berlin/Singapore
Atassi Gallery, Damascus
Athr Gallery, Jeddah
Ayyam Gallery, Dubai/London
Bischoff/Weiss, London
Bolsa de Arte, Porto Alegre
Laura Bulian Gallery, Milan
Campagne Première, Berlin
Carbon 12, Dubai
Cardi Black Box, Milan
Carpe Diem, Ségou *
Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos *
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/
Beijing/Le Moulin
Pilar Corrias, London
CRG Gallery, New York
Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
D Gallerie, Jakarta
Espace Doual’art, Douala *
Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta
Etemad Gallery, Dubai/Tehran
Exhibit 320, New Delhi
Experimenter, Kolkata
Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai
Galerie Imane Farès, Paris
Selma Feriani Gallery, London
GAGProjects, Adelaide/Berlin
Galerist, Istanbul
Alexander Gray Associates, New York
Green Art Gallery, Dubai
Grey Noise, Dubai
Grosvenor Vadehra, London/New Delhi
Leila Heller Gallery, New York
Hunar Gallery, Dubai
Hussenot, Paris
In Situ/Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
Rose Issa Projects, London
The 2013 edition of the dXb
Store will be presented
at Dubai Culture’s SIKKA
from March 14 - 24, Design
Days Dubai from March 18
- March 21, and Art Dubai
from March 20 - March 23.
Emirates by Sulaiman
Al Hammadai
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Vinny Dolls by Ola Dajani
Cartier
Cartier and the
Fondation Cartier
pour L’Art
Contemporain
‘Le Visage
Archaique’
At Art Dubai 2013,
Cartier and the
Fondation Cartier pour
l’Art Contemporain will
present a heart-stopping
work by Alessandro
Mendini. A cross
between a jewel and a
votive offering, Le Visage
Archaique illuminates
the contours of one of
Paris’ most prestigious
streets, the rue de la
Paix, and in particular,
Number 13: the historic
address of the Maison
Cartier.
Galerie Jaeger Bucher, Paris
Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Kalfayan Galleries, Athens/
Thessaloniki
Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna
Yvon Lambert, Paris
Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai
Lombard Freid Gallery, New York
Lumen Travo, Amsterdam
Galeri Mana, Istanbul
Galerie El Marsa, Tunis
Victoria Miro, London
Galeri Non, Istanbul
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco
Nubuke Foundation, Accra *
Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Brussels/
Paris
October Gallery, London
The Pace Gallery, London/Beijing/New
York
Paradise Row, London
Platform China, Beijing/Hong Kong
Rampa, Istanbul
Raw Material Company, Dakar *
Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels/Paris
Rodeo, Istanbul
Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut
The Running Horse, Beirut
Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg
Schleicher/Lange, Berlin
Sfeir-Semler, Beirut/Hamburg
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
Galerie Tanit, Munich/Beirut
Tashkeel, Dubai
Tasveer, Bangalore
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
The Third Line, Dubai
Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin
*Participating in Marker, a section of
concept stands focusing in 2013 on West
Africa, curated by Bisi Silva
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GLOBAL ART FORUM_7
Make sure you don’t miss out on these
The seventh edition of the Global Art Forum
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Discussion: Careering
Global Art Forum_7
This discussion is led
by Hans Ulrich Obrist,
Shumon Basar, Douglas
Coupland & Michael
Stipe.
4:30pm
Location: Global Art
Forum, Fort Island
Hamdan Bin Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum International
Photography Award
(HIPA)
An exhibition during Art
Dubai of the winning
photos from the second
season of the competition.
HIPA are the exclusive
photography partner of
Art Week.
Panel discussion & book
launch: The Abraaj Group
Art Prize 2013
The Abraaj Group Art
Prize presents its fifth
year of commissions at
Art Dubai. Join a panel
discussion and book
launch with all of the
winners.
6:30pm - 8pm
Featuring commissioned
projects and research,
as well as six days of live
talks, the seventh edition
of the Global Art Forum
brings together a diverse
line-up of participants,
including artists,
curators, musicians,
strategists, thinkers and
writers.
Global Art Forum_7
is directed by Istanbul
based writer/editor
HG Masters, and
commissioned by
writer/curator Shumon
Basar. Entitled ‘It
Means This’, the forum
explores the concept
of ‘definitionism’:
investigating the words,
terms, clichés and
misunderstandings that
proliferate in the art
world and beyond. The
Forum attempts to (re)
define words, phrases
and ideas we think we
know, and those we need
to know, to navigate
the 21st century. The
eclectic line-up of
Forum contributors
will address the theme
through talks, debates,
performances, TV clips,
new publications, films,
music, and so much
more.
The Global Art Forum_7
will also debut a range of
and publications,
including a series
of ‘advert breaks’ by
upcoming artists Lantian
Xie and Abdullah Al
Mutairi.
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Tour: Marker
Marker is the curated
section of Art Dubai, this
year featuring galleries
and art spaces from West
Africa.
6pm - 6:30pm
Booksigning: Manal Al
Dowayan
If I Forget You, Don’t
Forget Me
5pm - 6pm
Location: Art Dubai
Bookstore, Arena Foyer
Workshop: Little Artists
‘Shadow Puppet
Workshop’ led by Zid
Zid Kids, the Moroccobased trilingual childrens
education specialists.
(Ages 5 - 10)
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Little Artists
Centre, Madinat Jumeirah
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GLOBAL ART FORUM_7 PROGRAMME
A quick guide to the Global Art Forum_7 programme
A quick guide to the Global Art Forum_7 programme
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MARCH
DAY 1: SUNDAY
MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN
ART, DOHA
15:00 Welcome and Introduction
15:10 Translucination Frant: Omar
Berrada
15:30 Freezone_1 Polemic: Tarik Yousef
15:45 Tarjama Conversation: Lara Khaldi
& Omar Berrada
16:30 Freezone_2 Polemic: Keller
Easterling
16:45 Drone Fiction Readings
17:00 Freezone Discussion: Turi Munthe,
Tarik Yousef & Keller Easterling
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MARCH
DAY 2: MONDAY
MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN
ART, DOHA
15:00 Middle East Nervous Anxiety
(Mena)_1 Polemic: Elif Batuman
15:15 Neologism Frant: Maryam
Monalisa Gharavi
(Mena)_2 Polemic: Ala Younis
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16:00 Deleuze’s Abécédaire Lecture:
Charles Arsène-Henry
16:45 Biography Readings
(Mena) Polemic & Discussion:
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Elif
Batuman, Koyo Kouoh & Ala Younis
18:00 Advert Adverts Commission:
Abdullah Al Mutairi
18:15 Score Performance: André Vida
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MARCH
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY
ART DUBAI: MADINAT JUMEIRAH DUBAI
14:00 Welcome and Introduction
14:10 Neologism Frant: Maryam
Monalisa Gharavi
14:30 Deleuze’s Abécédaire Lecture:
Charles Arsène-Henry
15:15 Biography Readings
(Mena) Polemics & Discussion:
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Slavs &
Tatars, Uzma Z. Rizvi & Sultan
Sooud Al Qassemi
16:30 Careering Discussion: Hans Ulrich
Obrist, Shumon Basar, Douglas
Coupland & Michael Stipe
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DAY 4: THURSDAY
15:45 National Art Frant: Reem Fadda
14:00 Futurity Frant: Douglas Coupland
14:15 Place (Ramallah) Discussion:
Shumon Basar, Mourid Barghouti,
Shuruq Harb & Guy Mannes-Abbott
15:15 Score (In Arab Music) Lecture:
Tarek Atoui
15:45 Drone Fiction Readings
16:00 Score Discussion: Hans Ulrich
Obrist, Tarek Atoui, Tristan Bera,
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster &
André Vida
17:00 Purity Presentation: Hassan Khan
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15:30 Freezone Polemics: Abdulkhaleq
Abdulla, Manal Al Dowayan &
Parag Khanna
MARCH
DAY 5: FRIDAY
16:00 Freezone Discussion: Turi Munthe,
Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, Manal Al
Dowayan & Parag Khanna
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MARCH
DAY 6: SATURDAY
14:00 Forum Fellows Project: Omar
Berrada, Sarah Abu Abdallah,
Khalid Hadeed, Alia Al Sabi & Fadi
Tofeili
14:45 Advert Adverts Commission:
Lantian Xie
15:00 A.i.R Presentations: Aaron Cezar
NOTES:
14:00 Frankenethics Frant: Brian Kuan
Wood
14:15 Autobiography Presentation:
Tristan Bera & Dominique
Gonzalez-Foerster
14:45 Place (Lagos) Discussion: Bisi
Silva, H.g. Masters, Emeka Ogboh
& Tolu Ogunlesi
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VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Transformability at Design Days Dubai
Transformability at Design Days Dubai
Since the early 20th
century, Maison Van
Cleef & Arpels has been
producing spectacular
fine jewellery renowned
for its creativity and
innovative techniques –
this is after all the house
that brought the world
the first watch with a
leather strap. Numerous
innovations in luxury and
design have taken place
since, and at Design
Days Dubai, the Maison
will showcase some of
its signature creativity in
an exhibition revolving
around the theme
‘Transformability’.
Highlighting the idea of
‘Transformability’ will
be pieces that can be
adapted to any mood or
ensemble. The ‘PassePartout’ necklace,
‘Cadenas’ timepiece, the
famous ‘Zip™ necklace’,
and ‘Between the Finger
In the midst of countless
other objects of absolute
beauty, the Van Cleef
& Arpels exhibition
at Design Days will
showcase some of the
most desirable of all.
Taking center stage
will be the Palais de la
Chance High Jewellery
collection, alongside
creations from the
latest Van Cleef &
Arpels collections.
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include iconic pieces
worn by the likes of
HH Princess Salimah
Aga Khan and actress
Elizabeth Taylor. Through
these pieces, visitors will
be taken on a journey
through an enchanting
universe full of colour
and light.
Souffle des Nuages clip
Souffle des Nuages necklace with detachable clip
Rings™’ all illustrate this
multifunctional touch,
while also expressing the
ideas of poetry, culture,
grace, femininity and
timeless beauty.
The Van Cleef & Arpels
exhibition at Design Days
Dubai
Zip Antique necklace transformable into a bracelet
March 17 - March 21
Open: 4pm - 10pm
The Venue - Downtown
Dubai, Mohammed bin
Rashid Boulevard
General admission tickets:
AED 50, Children &
students: free
Tel: +9714 3842000
designdaysdubai.ae
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DESIGN DAYS DUBAI
DESIGN DAYS DUBAI
After a stellar debut last
year, the region’s first
design fair returns this
year with 29 participating
galleries representing six
continents – a world first
for a design fair.
29 Exhibiting Galleries
Design Days Dubai 2013
will offer the best of
rare, contemporary and
modern design pieces,
from local, regional and
global artists. The fair
will also host a public
programme of talks,
workshops and panels
featuring leading market
and design experts.
‘Design Days Dubai’
March 18 - March 21
Mohammed bin Rashid
Boulevard, Downtown Dubai
General admission
tickets: AED 50, children &
students: free
Tel: +9714 3842000
designdaysdubai.ae
Open: 4pm - 10pm
Vessel presented by
Sarah Meyerscough
Molecular Chair presented by
Industry Gallery
Always Never presented by Gazelli Art House
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Art Factum Gallery, Beirut/Lebanon
Based Upon, London/UK
British Crafts Council, London/UK
Broached Commissions, Melbourne/Australia
Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London/UK & Paris/France
Carwan Gallery, Beirut/Lebanon
+ Coletivo Amor de Madre Gallery, São Paulo/Brazil
Contemporary Art Platform - Kuwait, Kuwait City/Kuwait
_Croft, Seoul/Korea
Erastudio Apartment-Gallery, Milan/Italy
Galería Mexicana de Diseño, México City/Mexico
Galerie Diane de Polignac, Paris/France
Galerie Sofie Lachaert, Tielrode/Belgium
Gallery Seomi, Seoul/Korea
Gazelli Art House, London/UK
Industry Gallery, Washington D.C. & Los Angeles/USA
J+A Gallery, Dubai/UAE
La Galerie Nationale, London/UK & Paris/France
The Majlis Gallery, Dubai/UAE
Mariam Al Nassar 20th Century Decorative Arts, Kuwait City/Kuwait
Nakkash Gallery, Dubai/UAE
Perimeter Art & Design Gallery, London/UK
R 20th Century, New York/USA
Salon 94 with R+R, New York/USA
Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London/UK
Southern Guild, Wilderness/South Africa
Stilwerk Limited Edition Design Gallery, Hamburg/Germany
Twentytwentyone Gallery, Beirut/Lebanon
Victor Hunt Designart Dealer, Brussels-Anderlecht/Belgium
Visit www.designdaysdubai.ae for more details.
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DESIGN DAYS DUBAI PROGRAMME
DESIGN DAYS DUBAI PROGRAMME
A quick guide to the Design Days Dubai Fair programme
A quick guide to the Design Days Dubai Fair programme
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MARCH
DAY 1: MONDAY
11:00- Workshop: DIY Furniture *
13:00 Led by: Max Lamb in partnership
with the British Council, UAE
Capacity: 20 max; Age range: 15+;
Language: English
13:00- Ladies Day: Under the Patronage
16:00 of and in the Royal Presence of
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa
bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum
16:00- Workshop: DIY Furniture *
18:00 Led by: Max Lamb in partnership
with the British Council, UAE
Language: English
14:00- Discussion Panel: Design Basics 15:00 Led by: Rue Kothari, Editor,
Harper’s Bazaar Interiors, Dubai,
Joined by female gallery owners
presenting at Design Days Dubai
Capacity: 60 max; Ladies only 15+,
Language: English
18:30- Film Screening
19:00 Presented by: The British Crafts
Council, London, UK
Capacity: 60 max, Age range: 15+,
Language: English
19:00- Panel Discussion: The Value of
20:00 British Contemporary Craft
Presented by: The British Crafts
Council, London, UK
Led by: Dr Jana Scholze, Curator of
Contemporary Furniture & Product
Design, V&A
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Language: English
20:30- Book launch of ‘Arabic Type Design
21:00 for Beginners’, an illustrated
guidebook
Led by: The Khatt Foundation
Language: English and Arabic
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MARCH
DAY 2: TUESDAY
11:00- Workshop: Shredded Ware *
13:00 Led by: Jens Praet, presented by
Industry Gallery
Language: English
17:00- Lecture: Connecting Luxury, Craft
18:00 and Culturally Led Design Led by: Gunjan Gupta, Wrap, India
Language: English
18:30- Film Screening
Council, London, UK
Language: English
19:00- Discussion Panel: Future Classics
20:00 Led by: Rue Kothari, Editor,
Harper’s Bazaar Interiors, Dubai
Language: English
20:30- Discussion Panel: Commissioned
21:00 Design
Led by: Sandra Lane
Language: English
20
MARCH
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY
11:00- Workshop: Shredded Ware *
13:00 Led by: Jens Praet, presented by
Industry Gallery
Language: English
17:00- Talk: Design and Behavior in the
18:00 Digital Age - Panorama Brazil
Led by: Guto Requena
Language: English
18:30- Screening
Council, London, UK
Language: English
19:00- The V&A’s Jameel Prize 2013
20:00 Led by: Salma Tuqan Limited seats available; Age range:
15+; Language: English and Arabic
20:30- Discussion Panel: Creative
21:30 Exchange and New Design Roads
A Dubai Culture & Arts Initiative
Capacity: 60 max; Age range: 15+
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MARCH
DAY 4: THURSDAY
In cooperation with Institut
Français (UAE) and Dubai Culture
Participants: 20 max; Age range:
15+; Language: English
16:00- Workshop: Arabic Lettering &
18:00 Ornament *
Led by: Huda Smitshuijzen
AbiFarès & Lara Assouad-Khoury
In cooperation with Tashkeel
15+; Language: English and Arabic
19:00- Discussion Panel: Tashkeel
20:00 Designers at Boisbuchet, France
Led by: Alexander von Vegesack,
Founder and Director of Vitra
Design Museum and Patron of
Design Days Dubai
15+
20:30- Discussion Panel: Architecture 21:30 The Intimacy of Heritage
Led by: Lou Weis, Creative Director,
Broached Commissions
Adults/Design Professionals;
Language: English
All events take place at the Studio,
Design Days Dubai.
* The workshop is free, but you are
subject to an entrance fee of AED
50. The fee is waived with a valid
university identification.
11:00- Workshop: From Object to the
13:00 City *
Led by: Marc Aurel, Head of
Design, School of Fine Arts on
Reunion Island, France
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DESIGN DAYS DUBAI FAIR HIGHLIGHTS
DUBAI CULTURE & ARTS AUTHORITY
Ongoing Live Performances and Installations
March 18 - March 21 4pm - 10pm
On March 8, 2008,
His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, UAE Vice
President & Prime
Minister and Ruler of
Dubai, launched the
Dubai Culture & Arts
Authority (Dubai Culture),
to drive the growth of the
city’s artistic and cultural
landscape.
Performance Highlight
Illusion Pearl
Live performance by
Khalid Shafar
Presented by Carwan
Gallery, Beirut
Shredded
Live performance by
Jens Praet
Presented by Industry
Gallery
Inspired from Dubai,
called the ‘Pearl of the
Gulf’, Carwan Gallery
presents Emirati designer
Khalid Shafar in a live
performance using a new
material that is linked
with the design story ‘
Pearls’.
‘Shredded’ is a
live-performance by
Italy-based, Belgian
designer Jens Praet
Ivo van den Baar and
Almer Dumont from
Wandschappen.
Construction Series
Live performance by
Studio Swine
Presented by +Coletivo
Amor de Madre, Sao
Paulo
‘Construction Series’ is a
live-performance being
presented by Studio Swine
during which designers
Azusa Murakami and
Alexander Groves will
convert construction
waste into a furniture
collection.
Installation Highlight
The Dubai Time
By Humans since 1982,
engineering by David Cox
Presented by Victor Hunt
Designart Dealer
Especially made for
Design Days Dubai
The Analogia Project
Designed by Andrea
Mancuso and Emilia
Serra
Especially made for
Design Days Dubai
Ja-ri
Designed by Jihoon Ha
Presented by Croft
Gallery, Seoul
The installation is made
of special two-handed
analogue clocks,
which are connected
to each other and to a
microcontroller with
screen.
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The installation, as part
of the Analogia Project
series is a first of it’s
kind for the region and
has been especially
designed to incorporate
architectural elements
from the Middle Eastern
culture.
The JARI installation at
Design Days Dubai is
a sculpture of organic
form, giving the viewer
the feeling of sitting in a
ridgeline of the desert.
The sensation is calming
and unrestrained, the
ultimate seating for the
human form.
Serving as the Emirate’s
dedicated Authority
for culture, arts, and
heritage, Dubai Culture,
under the Chairmanship
of His Highness Sheikh
Majid Bin Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
has played an integral
role in reinforcing
Dubai’s position as
a vibrant, Arabian
metropolis that nurtures
and fosters culture and
arts in the region.
Since its inception, Dubai
Culture has announced
and supported numerous
initiatives in Dubai’s
cultural calendar,
reinforcing its mandate
to strengthen the
city’s creative fabric by
supporting the four main
disciplines of art - visual
arts, performing arts,
film and literature.
The Authority does not
only recognise talent,
but also honours patrons
that stand behind the
growth of the landscape
through the Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum Patrons
of the Arts Awards,
while celebrating timehonoured art forms such
as theatre through the
Dubai Festival for Youth
Theatre.
The Authority also places
immense emphasis on
visual arts through its
dedicated contemporary
art fair, SIKKA; an array
of Outdoor Art Projects;
and via art programmes
and workshops such
as Design Road
Professional and
Artists-in-Residence.
Additionally, Dubai
Culture extends support
towards some of the
city’s initiatives such as
Design Days Dubai.
owns and manages
the eight public library
branches in the city,
while also supporting the
Emirates Airline Festival
of Literature.
Underlining the heritage
of the city through
culture and arts, Dubai
Culture launched
the Dubai Centre for
Heritage Development,
in collaboration with the
Ministry of Education,
while also marking an
annual celebration of
UAE’s heritage through
Heritage Week, held
every April.
The Authority launched
the pioneering Soul of
Dubai initiative, aimed
at providing short
filmmakers with the
opportunity to capture
the city of Dubai through
their eyes; while lending
support to the renowned
Dubai International Film
Festival and Gulf Film
Festival.
Paying homage to
literature, the Authority
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SIKKA
SIKKA
Produced by the Dubai
Culture and Arts
Authority, SIKKA is
an annual exhibition
specifically designed
to feature UAE
contemporary art
practices, initiative and
discourse through a
diversity of artistic talent
and stance, providing
opportunity to experience
homegrown creativity at
its liveliest and best, in
the heart of Dubai.
Now in its third year,
this unique, artist-
led fair-cum-festival
expands dramatically to
include 85 commissions,
featuring filmmakers,
musicians and
performing artists,
alongside visual
artists, who have
created site-specific
works that respond to
the neighbourhood’s
network of traditional
windtower houses and
sikkas (alleyways). Over
fifteen commissioned
musicians are set to
perform live throughout
the ten-day fair, in
addition to developing
an experimental album,
under the direction of
artist and producer
Kamal Musallam.
Committed to being
an incubator of
ideas, following the
overwhelming response
to SIKKA’s Open Call
and an intensive
selection process,
individual mentorship
was offered to emerging
artists throughout the
production period. The
fair’s mandate is aligned
Urban Epidermis: A Journey of Dilapidation by Vikram Divecha. Photo by Kundan Arut
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with the development
of the non-commercial
arts sector in Dubai;
this year’s programme
features a very diverse
roster of established
and emerging artists,
many of whom are
experimenting with both
new concepts and new
media. The 2013 Jury
was chaired by Khalil
Abdulwahid, Manager
of Arts & Culture, Dubai
Culture, and Antonia
Carver, Fair Director, Art
Dubai, and comprised
Emirati veteran artists
Mohammed Kazem,
Waleed Rashid Alzaabi
and Mattar Bin Lahej.
Expanding SIKKA’s
interactive impact, a
diverse selection of
UAE-based initiatives
also have a presence at
the fair. Working across
different media, they
have taken a lead in
programming spaces
devoted to design,
animation, multimedia,
and talks, workshops
and community events
that actively seek to
engage families and new
audiences.
SIKKA 2013 has
partnered with Analog
Production, KG
Production & Events
and KMAC – K+G, and
is sponsored by Crown
Fine Art, Sound Struck,
The Music Chamber and
Yamaha.
SIKKA
March 14 - March 24
Free entry
Neighbourhood
sikka.ae
SIKKA 2013 Participants. Photo by Analog Production
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SIKKA
SIKKA
SIKKA 2013 Commissions
Visitor Information
Filmmakers
Amal Al Agroobi
Hania Ansari
Camille Mallat
Mohammed Al Marzooqi
Noush Like Sploosh
Salma El Shami
Musicians
As per Casper
Beatbox Ray
Nada Dada
Fables of Cantt
Sach Holden
Jabbar Gayathri
Layla Lacole
Liminal Roots
Regal Beats
Harrison Rice
Shay
Valentin Spasov
Swerte
“THEM”
Performing Artists
Paul D
Imagyne
STAR TOO
Visual Artists
Reem Abdulwahid
Aaesha Ahmed
Amal Alkhaja
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Shamma Al Amri
Layan Attari*
Ahmed Bouholaigah
Caravan + Studio 7
Amartey CouslandGolding
Karee Dahl
Khawla Darwish
Nourhan Darwish
Vikram Divecha
Rami Farook
Rabi Georges
Abdul Azim Al Ghussein
Darwin Guevarra
Sara Al Haddad
Talin Hazbar*
Tulip Hazbar*
Gilda Jabbari
aNouf Al Jahdhami
Rania Jishi
Mohammed Jumairy
Arwa Al Jundi
Alia H. Lootah
Cristiano Luchetti
Hazem Mahdy
Zara Mahmood
Cristiana De Marchi
Mouza Al Matrooshi
Shaikha Al Mazrou
Khalid Mezaina*
Miqi Laoshu
Möbius Design Studio*
Rashid Al Mulla
Nadine Nour El Din Ezzat
Mia O
Mark Pilkington
pointCOUNTERpoint: Sid
Siva – Jamal H Iqbal
Farah Al-Qasimi
Saba Qizilbash
Hamdan Buti Al Shamsi
Noor Al Suwaidi
Sinisa Vlajkovic
Walid Al Wawi
Nada Al Yafaei*
Zahra Jewanjee & Simon
Coates
Showcase timings
*Part of The Design House
Group Tours
Initiatives
The showcase is open exclusively for
group tours on the followings days:
Brusselssprout
Drawdeck
Global Youth
Empowering Movement
(GYEM)
Iloveuae
LOCI architecture+design
Möbius Design Studio
quint
tasmena
The Animation Chamber
The Book Shelter
The Culturist
The Nomad Box Project
The Poeticians
The Stat
Thursday 14 March 18:00 - 00:00
Friday 15 March 16:00 - 00:00
Saturday 16 March 12:00 - 00:00
Sunday 17 March 14:00 - 22:00
Monday 18 March 14:00 - 22:00
Tuesday 19 March 14:00 - 22:00
Wednesday 20 March 14:00 - 22:00
Thursday 21 March 14:00 - 00:00
Friday 22 March
16:00 - 00:00
Saturday 23 March 12:00 - 00:00
Sunday 24 March 18:00 - 00:00
Valet service is available at the fair
venue during opening hours. Free
parking, located on Seef Road by the
Kuwaiti Embassy, is facilitated and
rickshaws will be provided for commute
from the parking area to the fair venue
during opening hours.
Saturdays 16 and 23 March
10:00 - 12:00
Sunday 17 - Thursday 21 March
12:00 - 14:00
RSVP: [email protected]
A complete visitor’s guide with details
on SIKKA 2013 participants, special
projects, a comprehensive programme,
as well as visitor information, will be
available at the fair venue, Art Dubai,
Design Days Dubai, Alserkal Avenue
and the DIFC.
Distractions by Sara Al Haddad
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VISIT SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11
WITH THE ARTBUS
14 - 17 MARCH 2013
HOP ON THE FREE ARTBUS RUNNING BETWEEN THE PAVILION
DOWNTOWN DUBAI AND SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11.
CHECK OUT THE FULL PROGRAMME OF TALKS, PERFORMANCES,
MUSIC AND FILMS ON WWW.ARTINTHECITY.COM, AND EMAIL
[email protected] TO SAVE YOUR SEAT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11, PLEASE
VISIT WWW.SHARJAHART.ORG
ARTBUS SCHEDULE
DEPARTURE
PAVILION DOWNTOWN DUBAI SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11
SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11 PAVILION DOWNTOWN DUBAI
ARRIVAL
12.30 PM
1.30 PM
6.00 PM
8.00 PM
10.00 PM
11.00 PM
4.30 PM
5.30 PM
8.30 PM
9.30 PM
1.15 AM*
2.00 AM
SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11
Since its inception
in 1993, the Sharjah
Biennial has
transformed the cultural
landscape of the UAE
through its impressive
programmes featuring
exhibitions of visual
art, film, music, and
performance, alongside
seminars for artists and
art professionals and
workshops for students
and families.
This year, the Sharjah
Biennial 11 (SB11) is
presented under the
theme ‘Re:emerge,
Towards a New Cultural
Cartography’. Inspired
by the courtyard in
Islamic architecture,
Curator Yuko Hasegawa
proposes a new
cultural cartography
that reconsiders the
the Arab world, Asia, the
Far East, through North
Africa to Latin America.
Curated by Thai
filmmaker Apichatpong
Weerasethakul, the film
programme will feature
leading figures from the
film industry, including
Steve Anker, Ali Jaafar,
and Tilda Swinton.
Lebanese sound artist
Tarek Atoui has put
together a sound
programme that will
include a series of new
commissions by more
than ten international
musicians, including
percussionists who will
perform on the roofs of
the SAF’s art spaces. The
opening of SB11 will also
mark the inauguration of
Sharjah Art Foundation’s
five new multi-functional
art spaces in the Sharjah
Heritage Area, providing
venues for Sharjah Art
Foundation’s growing
activities and the
increasing needs of its
community.
‘Sharjah Biennial 11’
March 13 - May 13
Arts and Heritage Areas,
Sharjah
Tel: +9716 5444113
sharjahart.org
* ON FRIDAY 15, THE LAST BUS WILL
DEPART FROM SHARJAH AT 2.15 AM
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation
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SHARJAH MARCH MEETING 2013
March Meeting is
an annual gathering
of global artists, art
professionals and
institutions involved
in the production and
dissemination of art in
the MENASA region. The
annual event is designed
to provide visionaries
in the art world with
an opportunity to
connect, share ideas and
expertise, and network
and collaborate on
future projects. Previous
editions have dealt with
wide-ranging issues that
have an immediate effect
on artists, institutions
and audiences.
Now in its sixth year, the
2013 edition of the March
Meeting will be held
during the opening week
of the Sharjah Biennial
11 (SB11) and will invite
speakers to participate
in a series of sessions
and moderated panel
discussions to reflect on,
and contextualise the
concepts addressed by
the theme for SB11.
This year’s speakers
at the March Meeting
include: Sarat Maharaj,
Professor of Visual Art
& Knowledge Systems,
Lund University & the
Malmö Art Academies,
Sweden; María del Mar
Villafranca Jiménez,
Director of the Council
of the Alhambra and the
Generalife, Spain; Hu
Fang, Artistic Director,
Vitamin Creative Space,
China; Patrick D.
Flores, Curator, Vargas
Museum, Philippines;
and Samir Amin,
President, World Forum
for Alternatives, Senegal.
Selected applicants from
an Open Call will also
present on March 17.
‘March Meeting 2013’
March 14 - March 17
Register your attendance at
marchmeeting@sharjahart.
org
Sharjah Art Foundation,
Arts Area, Sharjah
Tel: +9716 5444113
sharjahart.org
SHARJAH BIENNIAL 11: RE:EMERGE TOWARDS A
NEW CULTURAL CARTOGRAPHY
Opening Week Programme
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MARCH
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY
10:00
Sharjah Biennial 11 Opening
Location: Al Hamdan bin Mousa
Square, SAF Al Mureijah
10:30
Performance: Dictums 10:120 *
Wael Shawky
Location: SAF Art Spaces GH-F
Performance: Taste of a Stone: Itiat
Esa Ufok
Otobong Nkanga
Location: Bait Khalid bin Ibrahim Al
Yousif, SAF Art Spaces
Within *
SB11 commissioned performance
by 10 drummers composed and
orchestrated by Tarek Atoui
10:30
12:00
Wael Shawky
14:00- Performance: Terra Incognita, et
20:30 cetera *
Tintin Wulia
Location: Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
16:30 Within *
13:00
17:00- Performance: One Hundred
19:00 Thousand Solitudes
Tony Chakar
Location: Sharjah Institute for
Theatrical Arts
19:00
Wael Shawky
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10:30
MARCH
DAY 2: THURSDAY
Within *
11:00- Performance: Terra Incognita, et
21:00 cetera *
Tintin Wulia
Location: Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area
Wael Shawky
14:00- March Meeting
18:30 Location: Sharjah Institute for
Theatrical Arts
11:30
15:00
Within *
15:30
Wael Shawky
March Meeting 2012, Dar Al Nadwa, Sharjah, image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation
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17:00
Curator’s Tour
Location: SAF Arts Spaces
17:30
Esa Ufok *
Otobong Nkanga
19:15
19:20
19:30
Performance: Shazia Sikander and
Du Yun featuring poets Abdullah
Al Hedeyeh, Shaikha Al Mutairi,
and Hamsa Younis with Mohamed
Lashkuri Ibrahim on shehnai
Location: Arts Square
Wael Shawky
Within *
20:30- Film Programme: Panel Discussion
21:30 Apichatpong Weerasethakul leads
a panel discussion featuring
Ole Scheeren and the film
programmers
Location: Mirage City Cinema
21:30- Film Programme: Screening
23:00 programmed by Tilda Swinton
01:00 programmed by Jean- Pierre Rehm
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DAY 3: FRIDAY
Theatrical Arts
11:30
Within *
Theatrical Arts
16:00
16:30
17:30
17:30
Curator’s Tour
Location: SAF Art Spaces
Wael Shawky
Esa Ufok *
Otobong Nkanga
Within *
by 10 drummers composed by
Tarek Atoui
18:00- Performance: Snapshot
18:45 IsiI Egrikavuk
Location: Calligraphers’ Studios,
Calligraphy Square
18:30
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MARCH
Wael Shawky
19:00- Music and Performance: alva noto
20:00 (Carsten Nicolai) with a special
appearance by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Location: Bait Obaid Al Shamsi,
Arts Area
20:30- Film Programme: Panel Discussion
21:30 Khavn de la Cruz leads a panel
discussion on SB11
commissioned films
20:30- Film Programme: panel discussion
21:30 Ali Jaafar leads a discussion on
Sharjah Biennial 11 commissioned
films from the Middle East
21:30- Film Programme: Screenings
23:30 programmed by Khavn De La Cruz
23:30- The Brockas Concert
01:00 Location: Mirage City Cinema
21:00
Within *
by 10 drummers composed by
Tarek Atoui
23:30 programmed by Ali Jaafar
01:00 programmed by Steve Anker
02:15 programmed by Alcino Leite Neto
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MARCH
DAY 4: SATURDAY
Curator’s Tour
Location: SAF Art Spaces
12:00- March Meeting 2012 book launch
13:30 Location: Bait Al Naboodah,
Calligraphy Square
10:00
Theatrical Arts
17
MARCH
DAY 5: SUNDAY
Theatrical Arts
20:30- Live Ammunition: music for
21:20 clapping, string quartet and
electronics. Commissioned
performance by Hassan Khan
Location: SAF Al Mureijah
23:30 programmed by Mehelli Modi
01:15 programmed by Apichatpong
Weerasethakul
* Performance will run for the first
three days of the Biennial three
times daily.
Attending the March Meeting is
free and open to all on a first-come
first-serve basis.
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Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Doha
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INDEX
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1x1 Art Gallery
+9714 3411287
[email protected]
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Abraaj Group Art Prize
abraajgroupartprize.com
[email protected]
81
Abu Dhabi Art Hub
+9712 5515005
[email protected]
79
Abu Dhabi Festival
+9712 6510300
[email protected]
69
Acmeyerhans
+97150 5508670 [email protected]
19
Alif Art Gallery
+97150 7080232
alifartgallery.com
13
Alserkal Avenue
alserkalavenue.com
[email protected]
74
American University Dubai:
Visual Cultures Forum
+9714 3399000
[email protected]
20
The Ara Gallery
+9714 4542784
[email protected]
57
The Archive
+9714 3494033
[email protected]
21
Arsh Art Gallery
+9714 4203471
arshartgallery.com
21
Art Couture
+9714 6010101 ext 2101
[email protected]
102
Art Dubai
+9714 3842000
[email protected]
ArtintheCity
+9714 3417305
[email protected]
22
Art Sawa
+9714 3862366
[email protected]
62
Art Nights @ Gate Village
+9714 3622222
[email protected]
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ArtBus
+9714 3417305
[email protected]
23
ArtSpace
+9714 3230820
[email protected]
24
Ayyam Gallery
+9714 4392395
[email protected]
25
The Barakat Gallery
barakatgallery.com
[email protected]
87
Barjeel Art Foundation
+9716 5566555
[email protected]
58
Beirut Art Beat
+9714 3622222
[email protected]
26
Carbon12
+9714 3406016
[email protected]
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Cartier
cartier.com
[email protected]
27
The Cartoon Art Gallery
+9714 3466467
[email protected]
59
Caspian Arts Foundation
+44207 8321359
[email protected]
59
Comptoir 102
+9714 3854555
[email protected]
27
The Courtyard Gallery
+9714 3475050
[email protected]
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The Crossway Foundation
+44207 9241860
[email protected]
28
+9714 4250400
[email protected]
116
Design Days Dubai
+9714 3842000
[email protected]
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority 121
800 4003
[email protected]
Dubai International Art Centre 29
+9714 3444398
[email protected]
29
DUCTAC
+9714 3414777
[email protected]
60
Edge of Arabia
+4420 73501336
[email protected]
88
Emirates Fine Arts Society
+9716 5684488
[email protected]
61
Empty10
+97150 4216969
[email protected]
30
The Empty Quarter
+9714 3231210
[email protected]
31
Etemad Gallery
+9714 3468649
[email protected]
32
Fann A Porter
+9714 4270219
vindemia-inc.com
14
+9714 3230303
[email protected]
66
FN Designs
+9714 3790490
[email protected]
61
The Fridge
+9714 3477793
[email protected]
109
Global Art Forum_7
+9714 3842000
[email protected]
32
Galatea Art Gallery
+9714 4470667
[email protected]
33
Green Art Gallery
+9714 3469305
[email protected]
34
Grey Noise
+9714 3790764
[email protected]
35
Gulf Photo Plus
+9714 3808545
[email protected]
64
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum International
Photography Award (HIPA)
+9714 3711111
[email protected]
Hunar Gallery
36
+9714 2862224
[email protected]
Institut Francais
81
+9714 3358704
[email protected]
INtheFRAME
66
+44756 8509436
[email protected]
International Emerging Artist
66
Award
emergingartistaward.com
[email protected]
Isabelle Van Den Eynde
37
+9714 3235052
[email protected]
J+A Gallery
38
+9714 3389773
[email protected]
thejamjar
39
+9714 3417303
[email protected]
JAMM Art
40
+97150 2288134
[email protected]
Katara Art Center
95
+9744 4080000
[email protected]
Khak Gallery
40
+9714 3475050 [email protected]
La Galerie Nationale
41
+9714 3804652
[email protected]
Lawrie Shabibi
42
+9714 3469906
[email protected]
The Majlis Gallery
43
+9714 3536233
[email protected]
Manarat Al Saadiyat (TDIC)
80
+9712 6575800
[email protected]
Maraya Art Centre
89
+9716 5566555
[email protected]
March Meeting
128
+9716 5685050
[email protected]
Marsam Mattar
44
+9714 3988331
[email protected]
Mathaf: Arab Museum
96
of Modern Art
+974 44028855
[email protected]
Mawaheb from Beautiful People 44
+9714 3532100
[email protected]
Meem Gallery
+9714 3477883
[email protected]
Mobile Art Gallery
+9714 3183232
[email protected]
The Mojo Gallery
+9714 3477388
[email protected]
Mottahedan Projects
+9714 3805525
[email protected]
The Moving Museum
themovingmuseum.com
[email protected]
Muse Artz
+9714 3881516
[email protected]
Museum of Islamic Art
+974 44224444
mia.org.qa/en
Mussawir Art Gallery
+9714 3881663
[email protected]
National Pavilion of the UAE Venice Biennale
+9714 44019348/19349
[email protected]
Opera Gallery
+9714 3230909
[email protected]
Orient Guest House
+9714 3519111
[email protected]
Origami Space, Radisson Royal
Hotel
+9714 3080000
Onetouch.RoyalDubai@
RadissonBlu.com
Patrons of the Arts Award
+9714 5155000
[email protected]
The Pavilion Downtown Dubai
+9714 4477025
[email protected]
Pro Art Gallery
+9714 3450900
[email protected]
QMA Gallery
+9744 4525555
qma.org.qa
RIRA Gallery
+9714 3699339
[email protected]
Salsali Private Museum
+9714 3809600
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47
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69
70
15
48
98
49
16
[email protected]
Sauce Gifts
+9714 3463393
[email protected]
Sharjah Art Foundation
+9716 5685050
[email protected]
Sharjah Biennial 11
+9716 5685050
[email protected]
Sharjah Museums
+9716 5566002
[email protected]
Sheikha Manal Young Artist
Award
+9714 3499933 ext 300
[email protected]
Shelter
+9714 3809040
[email protected]
Showcase Gallery
+9714 3790940
[email protected]
SIKKA
sikka.ae
[email protected]
Swiss Art Gate UAE
+971 4 395 8782
[email protected]
Tashkeel
+9714 3363313
[email protected]
The Third Line
+9714 3411367
[email protected]
Total Arts
+9714 3475050
[email protected]
Traffic & Satellite
+9714 3470209
[email protected]
Urban Knitting Project
+9714 3542444
[email protected]
Van Cleef & Arpels
vancleefarpels.com
[email protected]
Visual Arabia
+97155 5426032
[email protected]
XVA Gallery
+9714 3585117
[email protected]
Zayed University: International
Symposium on Electronic Art
+9714 4021111
[email protected]
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