Louvre Abu Dhabi: 10 artists nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize
The international jury for the award received 246 offers from artists residing in the UAE and the GCC.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi and Swiss watch brand Richard Mille today announced the names of 10 artists nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize: Afra Al Dhaheri, Ayman Zedani, Dana Awartani, Elizabeth Dorazio, Manal Al Dowayan, Rand Abdul Jabbar, Simrin and Mehra Agarwal, Sheikha Al Mazrou and Vikram. Devsha, and Zainab Al-Hashemi.
The artists are scheduled to display their works in the museum gallery during the activities of the second edition of the exhibition “The Art of Now” held at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which will run from November 18 to February 19, 2023. The name of the winner of the Richard Mille Art Prize for 2022 will be announced during the award ceremony, which will be held at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It will take place in early 2023 where the winner will receive a cash prize of $60,000.
The artists were selected by a distinguished jury consisting of five members, most notably His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, a major art collector and patron of the Pompidou Center, the British Museum and Sharjah Art Foundation, and Murad Montazami, art historian and curator of research at Tate Modern in London. Hala Warda, Architect at HW Architects and partner of Jean Nouvel who led the Louvre Abu Dhabi project, Dr. Soraya Njeim, Director of Art Collections, Museum Curators and Scientific Research at Louvre Abu Dhabi, and Reem Fadda, Director of the Cultural Complex and Coordinator of the Art of Now 2022 exhibition » In the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi, through the exhibition “Art Now 2022”, invites artists to present their presentations of new or innovative works of art, so that they interact with the concepts of icon and iconography, and the artworks presented will focus on exploring the dimensions of the interaction of the concept of icon with various contemporary art practices. It opens wide horizons for new artistic perspectives.
Reem Fadda, Director of the Cultural Complex and coordinator of the “Art Now 2022” exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi, said: “I was very happy when I saw the level of works submitted by the nominated artists, and I believe that the exhibition will enjoy a distinguished position in terms of the quality of production and artistic dialogue, and I am confident that visitors to the exhibition and the community The cultural as a whole would agree with me in this view, as the strength of the regional art scene is evident in the creativity of the performances presented.”
It is noteworthy that the international jury received 246 offers from artists residing in the UAE and the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, and the members of the jury were nominated for only 10 works.
The performances presented in the framework of the second edition of the exhibition “The Art of Now 2022” received exceptional attention at the national level, as the artworks submitted by artists residing in the UAE alone constituted 79% of the total of these shows, while the rest of those shows - which represent 18% of the total. The total number of performances - from all the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, which reflects the volume of continuous growth and development witnessed by this prestigious exhibition and art award.
79%
Of the total performances by artists based in the UAE.
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