Tomorrow is the opening of the twelfth edition of Art Dubai

The activities of the twelfth edition of Art Dubai, which is held under the generous patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will be launched tomorrow. A variety of workshops, dialogues and events.

Art Dubai 2018 will witness the participation of 105 galleries from 48 countries divided between Contemporary Art Halls, Modern Art Gallery and the New Residents Hall.

The program for this year's edition of Art Dubai includes unveiling the winning work in the tenth edition of the Abraaj Art Prize, which was won by the artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan, in addition to hosting the J Group. bad. bad. Gulf Art, which transformed the room’s event into a television studio through the “Good Morning J. bad. bad."

In addition, under the new partnership with the Misk Art Institute, Art Dubai presents an exhibition of museum artworks entitled “Discovering a Hard Life,” which displays rare works by pioneers of modern art from the region, in addition to a screening of the documentary “A View toward Saudi Arabia,” which relies on virtual reality technology and tells the story of a rich community. With much diversity and plurality, he redraws his images from the perspective of a new generation of contemporary artists.

On the sidelines of the exhibition this year, the twelfth edition of the World Art Forum will be held under the title “I am not a robot.” The forum sessions focus on automation and artificial intelligence with all the attendant opportunities and concerns, in addition to the second edition of the Art Dubai Modern Symposium for Modern Art, which is a series of dialogues. The shows focus on the life, work and influence of XNUMXth century modern art giants from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

The Sheikha Manal Young Artists Program returns for its sixth edition with Japanese-Australian artist Hiromi Tango, who will present an interactive artwork throughout the week under the title “Giving Nature”

Mirna Ayyad, General Manager of Art Dubai, expressed her happiness with the international stature the exhibition has reached, saying:
“Once again, Art Dubai is back to consolidate its leadership position as a regional art platform for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia from which events are launched, initiatives emerge, experiences flourish, partnerships are held, and cultures explore, to be the forum from which artists from the region go to the world.”

For his part, Pablo del Vall, Artistic Director of the exhibition, added:
“We are keen that each edition elevates its predecessors with new events and expanded artistic scopes, which culminated this year in the cultural diversity offered to us by 48 countries. We were also pleased with our new experience with the Residents Art Residency Program, an experience that is in line with our cultural orientations in exchanging experiences between diverse artistic communities and attracting distinguished young energies to the local arena.”

Art Dubai is held in partnership with the Abraaj Group and under the auspices of Julius Baer and Piaget, while Madinat Jumeirah will host the event. The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority contributes as the strategic partner of Art Dubai and supports the year-round educational program. The Misk Art Center supports it by being the exclusive partner of the Art Dubai Modern program In addition to BMW, the new partner of Art Dubai.

Art Dubai Contemporary Art Contemporary Art
The halls of Art Dubai Contemporary 2018 will receive the participation of 78 exhibitions from 42 countries, including first-time participants from Iceland, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kazakhstan, to enhance the unique global identity of the exhibition as a global art platform and the regional artistic forum for well-known and promising art exhibitions alike. This year with a strong representation of the exhibitions of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia and the return of many previous participating exhibitions from Europe and North America in addition to a distinguished group of participating exhibitions from Africa and Latin America.

Art Dubai Modern for Modern Art
The fifth edition of this distinguished program will witness the largest number of participations with 16 exhibitions from 14 countries. This edition will also provide, for the first time, the opportunity to learn about exhibitions displaying participatory works in addition to individual and bilateral works. Art Dubai Modern is unique in being the only commercial platform in the world that displays museum works by artists from Middle East, North Africa and South Asia regions. Art Dubai Modern is held in exclusive partnership with the Misk Art Institute.

Residents Professional Residency Program
The first version of this program will be launched this year, and it is a unique artistic residency program that includes inviting 11 artists from around the world for an art residency program in the UAE that takes 4-8 weeks, during which they produce artworks that reflect their local experience, to present these works in cooperation with the exhibitions to which they belong. Artists at Art Dubai are featured in this new exhibition. The program included artist residencies at N5 and Tashkeel institutions in Dubai and Warehouse 421 in Abu Dhabi. This program provides participating artists with the opportunity to connect with local art communities and work collaboratively with other artists.

The XNUMXth Edition of the Abraaj Art Prize
This year, Art Dubai celebrates the tenth edition of this distinguished award, which has become the focus of attention for artists and the art scene in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, for its uniqueness in supporting emerging artists and bringing them to the world. The tenth edition of this award is supervised by the curator Mariam Bensalah, who supervises the winning work of the artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan in addition to the works of the nominated artists Basma Al Sharif, Neil Belova and Ali Shari

Room: Good morning J. bad. bad.
The room program offers its visitors a different immersive dining experience every year, and this year's edition comes from the J Group. bad. bad. Gulf art program with a distinguished program titled “Good morning J. bad. bad." In the form of a live television program as one of the daytime cooking talk shows that are shown by various Arab channels within their various programs that cover fashion, health, cooking and others. The star of the program will be the famous singer and TV chef, Suleiman Al-Qassar, one of the stars of the Gulf cooking programs. The interactive experience with the TV will evolve and diversify with the passage of the exhibition days, so that the attendees can interact with the displayed programs, scenes and furniture. The room will open its doors to all, accompanied by daily interactive live performances.

world art forum
The World Art Forum comes within the cultural programs of Art Dubai, to be the largest annual artistic forum of its kind in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, in addition to its uniqueness with its topics that discuss various cultural aspects and the diversity of backgrounds from which the interlocutors and participants come from, who share their diverse ideas and rich opinions. The sessions of the Global Art Forum 2018 focus on the topics of automation and artificial intelligence with all the attendant opportunities and fears under the title “I am not a robot.” The 2018 edition of the forum will be organized by the Managing Director, Shamoon Basar, with the participation in the management of the Chief Operating Officer and the visionary of the Dubai Future Foundation, Mr. Noah Rafford and Curator of Design and Digital Culture Group at the Mac Foundation, Vienna Ms. Marlis Wirth. The forum is presented by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and supported by Dubai Design District.

A view towards Saudi Arabia
In partnership with the Misk Art Foundation, Art Dubai presents the documentary “A View towards Saudi Arabia,” which is based on virtual reality technology, and tells the story of a society rich in diversity and diversity, and redraws its images from the perspective of a new generation of contemporary artists. Visitors to Art Dubai will be able to watch this preview of the film to witness the various social aspects of Saudi Arabia. This film, directed by Matteo Lonardi and produced by Culture Runners, also comes this definition of this work at “Art Dubai” before the film’s international release at the “World Forum for Virtual Reality” in Switzerland in June 2018.
On the sidelines of the show, a panel discussion will be held on virtual reality technologies and their connection to contemporary art. This session will be moderated by Marisa Mazaria Katz, director of the Global Virtual Reality Forum, Salar Sahna, film director Matteo Lonardi, and Saudi artist Ahed Al-Amoudi.

Going through a grueling life
An exhibition will be held on the sidelines of the Art Dubai Modern for Modern Art, with the support of the Misk Art Foundation, to present to its visitors a museum collection of more than 75 unique works by the pioneers of the modernist movement in the region, who belong to five groups and modern art schools over five decades. Five Arab Cities: Cairo Contemporary Art Group (1951s and XNUMXs), Baghdad Modern Art Group (XNUMXs), Casablanca School (XNUMXs and XNUMXs), Khartoum School (XNUMXs and XNUMXs), and Saudi House of Arts in Riyadh (XNUMXs). ). This exhibition is sponsored by Dr. Sam Bardawley and Dr. Till Fellrath and the exhibition borrows its title from the founding statement of the Baghdad Modern Art Group in XNUMX to reflect the passion of these artists and their rich artistic participation in the modern art movement, each in their political and societal contexts.

Modern Seminar
The Modern Art Symposium returns for its second edition as part of Art Dubai 2018, to include a series of discussions and presentations that shed light on the life, work and impact of art giants in the twentieth century in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. The symposium will be attended by a group of curators, researchers and sponsors who will enrich the dialogues with their ideas and opinions on the influences and practices of these great artists on the history of the artistic movement in the region. The events of the Modern Symposium are taking place in the Misk Majlis.

Sheikha Manal Young Artists Program
The sixth edition of the Sheikha Manal Young Artists Program welcomes the Japanese-Australian artist Hiromi Tango, who will present an interactive work entitled “Giving Nature”, where the children participating in the program will work throughout the week under the artist’s supervision to explore and develop a natural environment based on local flowers and plants in a garden In the middle of it is the original Emirati palm in an interactive work that explores ways for humans to communicate with the local nature around them and how it contributes to their well-being and well-being. The interactive workshops will provide a practical educational opportunity for children to explore this environment and the artistic space in which they come to life through the manipulation of lights, colors, materials and shapes. The sixth edition of the program will also witness exploration tours to learn about the contents of the exhibition and learn about a wide range of art forms that have been specifically designed to enable young children and young people to discover the main pieces of art in the exhibition, in addition to an increase in the number of schools participating in the “Art in School” initiative.
This program is held under the patronage of the wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, President of the Dubai Women's Foundation, and in partnership with the Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Art Dubai with the aim of providing a unique educational opportunity for children and youth in the UAE, and motivating them to excel and create, as part of the commitment of the Cultural Office and Art Dubai to support the cultural and artistic scene in the country.