The Dubai Art Fair began on March 1 at the complex of Madinat Jumeirah, located on a residential island, next to the coastal area of this luxurious city, inspired by an Arab citadel of “Arabian Nights”. Two renowned art galleries from the Argentine art scene will participate in the brand new exhibition, Ruth Benzacar and Stones.
It is estimated that more than 120 galleries from 44 countries will participate to show their works of art at the Arab fair. An outstanding quality is that most of the artists present come from the southern hemisphere, that is, an open door to the new emerging visual narratives with a remarkable imprint.
The public that attends the meeting in the United Arab Emirates will find the works of Argentine artists Tomás Saraceno, Pablo Siquier and Marina De Carocurated by the gallery Ruth Benzacarwhile the Piedras space will exhibit productions of Santiago Gasquet, Carla Grunauer and Teresa Giarcovich, the latter tend to explore gender issues in their works.
“What in other fairs in the world is anecdotal or exotic in art dubai it is the norm”, had said the artistic curator paul del valabout the meeting, which is structured into four sections: Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba and Art Dubai Digital. international galleries of Beirut, London, Mumbai, Belgrade, Manila, Nairobi and Tehranamong many others, will be part of the invitation.
The luxurious city will also offer a program of parallel activities, including the Art Week which is already taking place on Avenida Alserkal, an artistic district that includes dozens of galleries, exhibitions, open studios and workshops. The tour, guided in English, includes productions by artists such as Natural Sources at Gray Noise, Notions on Time at Ishara Art Foundation or Gut Feelings at The Third Line, the collective exhibition An Ocean in Every Drop, the Dappled Light exhibition, by Rana Begum, at Concrete.
A colorful fact, in the coastal area where the fair is held, next to the city’s lacults beaches and the white stone mosque of Jumeirah, will also include the premiere of a new work by the prominent Turkish artist Refik Anadol, which he exhibited a few weeks ago at the Colon Theater in Buenos Aires.
With the sixteenth edition of the Art Dubai fair, the proposal establishes itself as the main world platform for art from the Middle East and the southern hemisphere. In this edition there are at least 30 exhibitors who will be presenting for the first time, coming from Paris, Seoul, Lagos, New Delhi, Berlin and several from Asia and Africa as well.
The fair, which is held under the patronage of His Highness the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, seeks to showcase global diversities, inviting the public to look beyond traditional art centers, from March 3-5 at Madinat Jumeirah, with guest days on March 1 and 2 of March.
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