The eighth edition of Art Dubai includes more than 80 galleries from 35 countries—from the world’s most influential galleries to dynamic young artspaces. Known as one of the most global and innovative of art fairs, Art Dubai now features three gallery programmes, offering audiences the opportunity to discover the work of more than 500 artists through histories and across geographies.
Taking place at Madinat Jumeirah, March 19-22, 2014, Art Dubai is held in partnership with The Abraaj Group and is sponsored by Cartier.
This year sees the launch of Art Dubai Modern, a series of solo and two-person booth exhibitions, plus research projects, devoted to modern masters from the Middle East and South Asia. This precise programme has been developed with a group of eminent historians and curators, including Savita Apte, Catherine David, Kristine Khouri and Nada Shabout.
Artists exhibiting in the inaugural edition of Art Dubai Modern include Hamad Abdalla (with Karim Francis gallery, Cairo); Rasheed Araeen (Grosvenor Vadehra, London/New Delhi); Michel Basbous (Agial, Beirut); Ardeshir Mohasses (Shirin Gallery, Tehran/New York); and Anwar Jalal Shemza (Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai).
Art Dubai’s contemporary halls have again been heavily oversubscribed, and the independent selection process was lengthy and stringent. Galleries joining the fair for the first time include Baró Galeria (São Paulo), The Breeder (Athens), Gladstone Gallery (New York), Marian Goodman (New York/Paris), Galerie Greta Meert (Brussels), Galleria Franco Noero (Turin), Gallery SKE (Bangalore), Yavuz Fine Art (Singapore), and 313 Art Project (Seoul).
Following the success of Art Dubai 2013, many key galleries are returning in March 2014, among them: Athr Gallery (Jeddah), Galerie Chantal Crousel (Paris), D Gallerie (Jakarta), Experimenter (Kolkata), Galerist (Istanbul), Alexander Gray Associates (New York), Greenaway (Adelaide/Berlin), Grey Noise (Dubai), Galerie Rodolphe Janssen (Brussels), Galerie Krinzinger (Vienna), Victoria Miro (London), Schleicher/Lange (Berlin), The Third Line (Dubai), Galerie Tanja Wagner (Berlin).
Marker—the dynamic programme of invited art spaces—focusses on Central Asia and the Caucasus and is curated by the artists Slavs and Tatars. Participating spaces, plus a programme of projects, research, and educational initiatives, will be announced early December.
Growing its reach through history as well as geography and always foregrounding quality and a curatorial approach, Art Dubai reconfirms its role as a fair of discovery and diversity, promising to bring together the most influential—both regional and global—galleries to engage with the vibrant art scene in the region.
“Over the past eight years, Art Dubai has evolved into an extraordinarily dynamic art fair, with a particular emphasis on diversity and quality,” says Antonia Carver, Fair Director, Art Dubai. “Our roots are in the growing local UAE arts scene, leveraging Dubai’s position as a global hub, linking Africa, the Middle East and Asia. With galleries included in Contemporary, Modern and Marker, visitors will be able to make connections between artists and art movements as never before.”
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About Art Dubai:
Art Dubai is held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai. Art Dubai is held in partnership with The Abraaj Group and is sponsored by Cartier. Madinat Jumeirah is home to the event.
The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority is a strategic partner of Art Dubai, and supports the fair’s year-round education programme.
The eighth edition of Art Dubai takes place March 19-22, 2014. Besides the gallery halls, comprising Contemporary, Modern and Marker, the fair’s extensive not-for-profit programme includes artists’ and curators‘ residencies; site-specific works and commissioned performances (Art Dubai Projects); an exhibition of works by winners of the annual The Abraaj Group Art Prize; and the critically-acclaimed Global Art Forum.
Galleries
The full list of modern and contemporary galleries participating in Art Dubai 2014 is available here:
http://artdubai.ae/art-dubai-modern-2014
http://artdubai.ae/art-dubai-contemporary-2014
In 2014, the design of the gallery halls is advised by ibda design’s Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto. ibdadesign.com/
The John Jones Art on Paper Award, a prize that recognises the potential for innovation for works made on paper, awarded to an artist exhibiting at Art Dubai, returns in 2014. More is information available here:
http://artdubai.ae/john-jones-award
Artists
The eighth edition of Art Dubai reflects the ever-accelerating growth of the local and regional art scene, while sustaining a fresh and global perspective. Over 500 artists of more than 65 different nationalities will participate in Art Dubai, across the selected participating galleries and the fair’s extensive non-commercial programming. Artists set to have a high profile at Art Dubai 2014 include Marina Abramovic, Haig Aivazian, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Alsoudani, Kader Attia, Kamrooz Aram, John Baldessari, Rina Banerjee, Yto Barrada, Huguette Caland, Ay Tjoe Christine, Tiffany Chung, Maitha Demithan, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Lara Favaretto, Meschac Gaba, Abdulnasser Gharem, Subodh Gupta, Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh, Zarina Hashmi, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hefuna, Rebecca Horn, M.F. Husain, Anish Kapoor, Tomoko Kashiki, Mohammed Kazem, Ali Kazim, Bouchra Khalili, Idris Khan, Bharti Kher, Yayoi Kusama, Sol Lewitt, Tala Madani, Taus Makhacheva, Farhad Moshiri, Otobong Nkanga, Gabriel Orozco, Sopheap Pich, Sarah Rahbar, Navin Rawanchaikul, Anahita Razmi, Lucien Samaha, Sarkis, Hrair Sarkissian, Zineb Sedira, Hassan Sharif, Wael Shawky, Meekyoung Shin, Nedko Solakov, Anup Mathew Thomas, Gert & Uwe Tobias, Tunga, Danh Vo, Chen Zhen.
Art Week
Art Dubai is part of Art Week, an umbrella initiative that highlights the plethora of exhibitions, projects and events that now coincide with the fair each March, the most dynamic time in the UAE’s cultural calendar. Special events include Design Days Dubai, the only fair in the Middle East and South Asia dedicated to product design and objects; SIKKA, the fair run by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and dedicated to new work by UAE-based artists; and Galleries Nights, featuring 40 new exhibitions across Al Quoz and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC); plus other projects, museum shows and major events throughout the Emirates, Qatar and the Gulf. Art Week aims to promote the cultural activities of the region to both residents and visitors, and provides educational opportunities for young UAE-based graduates—building expertise for the future.