49 lounges from 21 international cities in Abu Dhabi Art

The 11th Abu Dhabi Art Exhibition will be held in Manarat Al Saadiyat on November 21st with the participation of 49 leading galleries from 21 cities from around the world.

The course, which will run until November 24, will see the launch of new sections alongside the existing spaces, including New Dimensions: China Today, which highlights contemporary Chinese arts, and New Dimensions: India, which focuses on modern India. Non-participating showrooms will have the opportunity to apply for the Special Projects section, which is open to all showrooms.

Abu Dhabi Art Director Diala Nusseibeh said that the 11th Abu Dhabi Art Exhibition, sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, said: The event ensures an exceptional experience for all visitors, making it one of the most innovative art galleries in the region. ”

“This year we aim to provide more interesting voices and perspectives from different parts of the art world, carefully selected to audiences and art collectors, by adding new sections of galleries with specialized content, and by collaborating with these leading figures in the art world. Year after year, we aim to enhance the visitors' experience by providing standard presentations to participating showrooms, as well as enabling art collectors to continue exploring emerging and renowned international artists at the exhibition. ”

New scene

The New Dimensions: China Today section, supervised by international art curator Jerome Sans, highlights nine galleries that showcase works by the most important contemporary Chinese artists.

The artists chosen by Sans will present a new scene of contemporary Chinese art, representing the vocabulary of richness and diversity in their expressive works that translate their view of today's world. Most of these artists have gained international attention in recent years. Jerome Sans said: “The New Dimensions Section: China Today highlights the work of 10 Chinese artists (Li Cheng, Li Shurui, Liu Wei, Lu Zhao, Qiu Zigi, Sun Yuan, Peng Yu, Xu Zhu, Xu Zen and Zhao Zao. "They were born in the seventies and eighties of the last century, and succeeded in creating contemporary artistic vocabulary to address the global artistic audience." "As these artists have lived through the same period in China's history, their work raises questions about future development and the extent to which the ongoing transformations in all areas of Chinese society can reach," he said, noting that the artists in this section are not a homogeneous group and do not represent But they embody the dynamics of the diversity of approaches and methods that are the largest ever in China. Through this state of diversity itself, artists embody the state of Chinese society today. ”

Promising creators

Art Abu Dhabi 2019 also houses the 'New Dimensions: India' section, curated by Ashwin Thadani, which highlights Indian galleries, most of which come to Abu Dhabi for the first time. The six invited galleries, featuring works by emerging artists from India, include Aiken Contemporary, Essa Gallery, Espace Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery, Nature Morty and Vadhera Art Gallery. `` From my position as curator of new dimensions: India in Abu Dhabi Art 2019, my message is to bring together some of the region's leading art galleries and showcase the work of a group of great and unknown artists, '' said Thadani, who helped to present Indian exhibitions in Abu Dhabi. In Abu Dhabi, he added, the collaborating galleries of this iconic project have played leading roles in the art scene of South Asia and beyond.

Khalif: The UAE plays a leading role

Dr. Omar Khlaif is the director of Spaces, which includes eight showrooms this year: Athar, Gallery, Isabel Van den Indy Gallery, Green Art Gallery, Gavieri Contemporary, Laila Heller Gallery, Salon 94, and Third Line.

“The UAE has played a leading role throughout the Middle East and South Asia. “Neutrally, with the cultural specificities of the artists more clearly reflected in the rich context provided by the state.”

“I am delighted to be collaborating with Abu Dhabi Art over the past two years to introduce artists from the region to new avenues offered by Spaces,” he said.