87 works by artists of the Emirates and the region within the first phase

"Dubai Collectibles" is a milestone in the city's journey as a creative center for the world

  • The first set of artworks will be included in the initiative designed to build an institutional art collection for the Emirate of Dubai.

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  • Abdel Moneim Al Serkal: “A testament to Dubai’s ambitious future vision to preserve the visual culture of the region.”

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The "Dubai Acquisitions" initiative, the integrated system for collecting and managing art holdings, with the participation of community members and institutions, which was launched under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, revealed the details of the first set of artworks that will be included in the exhibition. The initiative designed to build an institutional art collection for the Emirate of Dubai, through a new and innovative partnership model, and by allowing sponsors to lend their art holdings while retaining their legal ownership, with the assistance of local and international experts, to enrich and develop participating personal and public art collections.

extraordinary moment

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and Chairperson of the Supreme Committee for Dubai Collections, said, "This is an exceptional and extremely important moment in the development of the Dubai Collections initiative, with the selection of the first group of artworks for inclusion in the initiative.

I am firmly convinced that the approach taken in collecting these works reflects the pioneering role of Dubai in laying the nucleus for an artistic renaissance in the region, and we are confident that the initiative will constitute another milestone in our efforts to consolidate Dubai’s position as a cultural and creative center for the world.”

In addition to the collection of personal art holdings presented by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in a generous gesture to contribute to supporting the initiative, and with the completion of its organizing committee of evaluation and selection processes, it was decided to include 87 new artworks. to "Dubai Holdings", which represents an important achievement in the development of the emirate's new innovative institutional art group.

art symbols

The collections announced today include works by a number of the most prominent symbols of modern art in the Arab world, including: the artist Baya “Algeria, 1931-1998”, Fateh Al-Modarres “Syria, 1922-1999”, Shafik Abboud “Lebanon, 1926-2004” and Adam Hanin «Egypt, 1929-2020». Also featured in the collection chosen by the committee are works by well-known contemporary artists from the UAE, including: Abdul Qader Al Rayes and Sheikha Al Mazrou.

The artworks that were selected also include 19 works, which are part of the art collection of «ARM.

Holdings, a new collection of holdings launched by the private investment company, which is a multi-activity economic enabler, to embody its support for the city of Dubai, and to consolidate its position as a thriving global cultural center.

Among the most prominent collections of the group are distinguished works by artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim (UAE), artist Lamia Gargash (UAE), artist Moaz Al-Awfi (Saudi Arabia) and artist Rathen Barman (India).

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The Holding Group has its artistic holdings at its headquarters in Al Safa, Dubai.

publicly available

The artworks included in the “Dubai Collections” will be available to the public throughout the city of Dubai, and for educational purposes as well, through a digital museum dedicated to the initiative, which will be launched later this year. The initiative also plans to hold the first in-person exhibition of selected artworks from the collection of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and other major Dubai art collections later this year at the Etihad Museum in Dubai.

The initiative’s independent organizing committee, headed by Mona Faisal Al Gurg, Director of the Museums Department at Dubai Culture, is supervising the process of evaluating and including artworks in the “Dubai Holdings” group, and the committee includes in its membership a group of art experts and curators known worldwide, including Among them: Munira Al-Sayegh, Dr. Nada Shabout, Antonia Carver, Maryam Al-Dabbagh, Phenicia Porter, and Catherine David.

To ensure the continuous development and development of the initiative, the committee meets every three months to evaluate new works of art, submitted by the most prominent artistic sponsors in the region.

Dubai spirit

The "Dubai Collectibles" initiative will highlight the spirit of Dubai and the UAE with its global character, its openness to different cultures, and its aspiration towards the future.

An elite group of cultural figures and creative experiences with important fingerprints in the flourishing cultural scene in the country were selected for membership in the initiative's higher committee, and they include: Muhammad Al Murr, Abdul Rahman Al Owais, Noura bint Muhammad Al Kaabi, Abdul Moneim bin Issa Al Sarkal, and Mona Issa Al Gurg.

ambitious vision

Member of the initiative’s higher committee, Abdel Moneim bin Issa Al Serkal, said, “The Dubai Collectibles initiative is a testament to Dubai’s ambitious future vision, and it shows our joint commitment to establishing a strong legacy, by preserving the visual culture of the region, and by presenting these art holdings to the local community.”

main axes

Through the creations of a group of art pioneers from the region and abroad, the works selected within “Dubai Collections” shed light on main themes, represented by identity, belonging and place, with a special focus on the dynamics of the urban face of the city.

“The group takes a multi-directional approach, not only appreciating the contemporary nature of works of modern art from the region, but also taking into account the rich contributions of regional and international artists to the local art scene, which has grown and flourished with the evolution of the city,” says Mariam Al-Dabbagh, a member of the organizing committee. Dubai over the past 50 years.

Latifa bint Muhammad:

• "It is an exceptional and extremely important moment in the process of developing the Dubai Acquisitions Initiative."

• "The works reflect the pioneering role of Dubai in laying the nucleus for an artistic renaissance in the region."

• The initiative will work to highlight the spirit of Dubai and the UAE with its global character, its openness to different cultures, and its aspiration towards the future.

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