Art Dubai 2016: VIP Programme by Art Dubai

ART DUBAI MARCH 16-19, 2016 VIP PROGRAMME

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CONTENTS

Participating Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Doha, Qatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Global Art Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Sheikha Manal Little Artist Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Onsite Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Design Days Dubai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Practical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 VIP Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

OPENING TIMES WEDNESDAY MARCH 16 Art Dubai Ladies’ Preview** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 4 pm Global Art Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – 7 pm Art Dubai VIP Opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 – 9.30 pm THURSDAY MARCH 17 Global Art Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – 7 pm Art Dubai Programme and Gallery Halls . . . . . 4 – 9.30 pm FRIDAY MARCH 18 Art Dubai Programme and Gallery Halls . . . . . 2 – 9.30 pm Global Art Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 – 7 pm SATURDAY MARCH 19 Art Dubai Programme and Gallery Halls . . . . 12 - 6.30 pm

* By invitation only: please login at artdubai.ae/login or email vip@artdubai.ae for further information ** Art Dubai Ladies’ Preview is held under the patronage and guidance of HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women’s Establishment, wife of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE. In addition to joining the VIP programme in the UAE, you have the option of arriving in Doha on Saturday March 12, which allows two days to explore the city. Visiting Doha is possible as a day trip from Dubai. For more information on hotels and travel, email travel@artdubai.ae Please RSVP for your chosen events by visiting artdubai.ae/login or emailing vip@artdubai.ae by Monday, March 11, 2016.

PARTICIPATING GALLERIES CONTEMPORARY

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·· 1x1 Gallery, Dubai ·· Ag Gallery, Tehran ·· Agial Art Gallery, Beirut ·· Aicon Gallery, New York ·· Albareh Art Gallery, Manama ·· Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid ·· Artwin Gallery, Moscow / Baku ·· Athr, Jeddah ·· Ayyam Gallery, Dubai / Beirut ·· Blain|Southern, London / Berlin ·· Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York ·· Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, Paris ·· Carbon 12, Dubai ·· Carlier Gebauer, Berlin ·· Carroll / Fletcher, London ·· Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid ·· Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai ·· Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai ·· Galleria Continua, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Havana ·· Dastan’s Basement, Tehran ·· East Wing, Dubai ·· Elmarsa, Tunis / Dubai ·· Espacio Valverde, Madrid ·· Experimenter, Kolkata ·· Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai ·· Galerie Imane Fares, Paris ·· Selma Feriani Gallery, Tunis / London ·· Saskia Fernando Gallery, Colombo ·· Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch, Rome ·· GAGProjects, Adelaide

·· Gala Gallery, Tbilisi ·· Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York ·· Green Art Gallery, Dubai ·· Grey Noise, Dubai ·· GVCC, Casablanca ·· Gypsum Gallery, Cairo ·· Leila Heller Gallery, New York / Dubai ·· Galerie Iragui, Moscow ·· Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai ·· Kalfayan Galleries, Athens / Thessaloniki ·· Krampf Gallery, Istanbul ·· Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna ·· Lakeeren, Mumbai ·· Galerie Lelong, Paris / New York ·· Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne ·· Meem Gallery, Dubai ·· Victoria Miro, London ·· NK Gallery, Antwerp ·· Galleria Franco Noero, Turin ·· Nubuke Foundation, Accra ·· Gallery One, Ramallah ·· Mind Set Art Center, Taipei ·· Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / Singapore ·· Pechersky Gallery, Moscow ·· Project 88, Mumbai ·· Rampa, Istanbul ·· The Rooster Gallery, Vilnius ·· Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai ·· Sanatorium, Istanbul ·· Gallery Sarah, Muscat ·· Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne ·· Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg / Beirut ·· Gallery SKE, Bangalore / New Delhi ·· Silverlens, Makati City ·· Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris / Brussels ·· The Third Line, Dubai ·· Travesia Cuatro, Madrid / Guadaljara ·· Upstream, Amsterdam ·· Vigo Gallery, London

Participating Galleries

·· X-ist, Istanbul ·· Yay Gallery, Baku ·· Zawyeh Gallery, Ramallah ·· Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg ·· Galeri Zilberman, Istanbul ·· Project Space: Atassi Foundation for Art & Culture, Dubai

MODERN

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·· Chaouki Chamoun / Alfred Basbous Artspace, Dubai / London ·· Samia Halaby / Moustafa Fathi Ayyam Gallery, Dubai / Beirut ·· Geoffrey Mukasa Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi ·· Yahia Turki Elmarsa, Tunis / Dubai ·· Adam Henein Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo ·· Abdur Rahman Chughtai / Syed Sadequain Grosvenor Gallery, London ·· Mounirah Mosly / Ahmed Nawar Hafez Gallery, Jeddah ·· Maliheh Afnan Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai ·· Hédi Turki / Rafik El Kamel Le Violon Bleu, Tunis ·· Shakir Hassan al Said / Faiq Hassan Meem Gallery, Dubai ·· Huguette Caland / Laure Ghorayeb Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut ·· Ali Akbar Sadeghi Shirin Gallery, Tehran / New York ·· Muhanna Durra / Samia Taktak Zaru Wadi Finan Art Gallery, Amman

MARKER

Marker is Art Dubai’s curated programme of galleries and artspaces, which focuses each year on a particular theme or geography. Led by curator-artist Ringo Bunoan, Marker 2016 highlights independent and artist-run spaces in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Artist-run spaces have long been vital spaces for the development of Manila's contemporary art scene, allowing artists to create and present works outside the conventional frameworks of museums and commercial galleries. The exhibition features 98B, Post Gallery, Project 20, Thousandfold, among others, and includes photographs, videos, paintings, soft sculptures, works on paper, and textiles by artists including Mark Barretto, Tammy David, Jed Escueta, Miguel Lope Inumerable, Gino Javier, Czar Kristoff, Wawi Navarozza, Katherine Nuñez, Jayson Oliveria, J Pacena, Julius Redillas, Issay Rodriguez, IC Jaucian, Gail Vicente, and Tanya Villanueva.

Participating Galleries

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DUBAI, SHARJAH, ABU DHABI

SATURDAY MARCH 12 QATAR PROGRAMME (MARCH 12–14) Art Dubai’s VIP programme offers the option to begin your trip in Doha, which is a 45-minute flight from Dubai, UAE. For more information on hotels, travel and visas, please email Leo Barrameda travel@artdubai.ae (To access events please RSVP online) To view the full programme please see page 50

SHARJAH, UAE

Neighbouring emirate Sharjah is a 45-minute drive from Madinat Jumeirah

9:00AM – 5:30PM MARCH MEETING 2016 (MARCH 12-13) Now in its ninth edition, March Meeting 2016: Education, Engagement and Participation takes place March 12–13, during a programme of events and exhibition openings, March 11-15. Over the past two decades, institutions, initiatives, curators and artists have increasingly prioritised their relationship with audiences and communities. The two-day March Meeting brings together local, regional and international practitioners to explore issues, concerns and initiatives surrounding this work in a series of programmed keynote talks, case studies, panel discussions and informal conversations. Access: RSVP online Location: Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces

SHARJAH, UAE

9:00AM – 5:30PM MARCH MEETING 2016 Access: RSVP online Location: Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

SUNDAY MARCH 13

DUBAI, UAE

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7:00 – 9:30PM OPENING RECEPTION: DESIGN DAYS DUBAI Design Days Dubai is the first and only fair in the Middle East and South Asia dedicated to collectible and limited edition furniture and design objects. Access: RSVP online Location: The Venue, Downtown Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard

MONDAY MARCH 14 DUBAI, UAE

1:00 – 4:00PM LADIES DAY: DESIGN DAYS DUBAI Private view of Design Days Dubai under the patronage and in the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-Chairman of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority. Access: Ladies only, no photography allowed Location: The Venue, Downtown Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard 19

20 Monday - March 14

ALSERKAL AVENUE Since it was established in 2007, Alserkal Avenue has grown to become an essential platform for the development of homegrown artistic and cultural initiatives, supporting a vibrant community of contemporary art galleries and alternative art spaces, together with design, media and industrial studios. This March, Alserkal Avenue launches its project space as well as art, design and creative concepts. Location: Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1 6:00 – 10:00PM EXHIBITION OPENINGS: ALSERKAL AVENUE AND AL QUOZ GALLERIES NIGHT Please see Art Week Guide artweek.ae for further information. 7:00 – 10:00PM ART NIGHTS AT GATE VILLAGE, DIFC Opening receptions at the Dubai International Financial Centre’s Gate Village. Galleries participating in Art Dubai 2016 include Ayyam and Artspace. Please see Art Week Guide artweek.ae for more information Access: RSVP online Location: Gate Village, Dubai International Financial Centre

DUBAI, UAE

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12:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00PM PRIVATE VIEW: DESIGN DAYS DUBAI Private tours of the fifth edition of Design Days Dubai with a welcome by Fair Director Cyril Zammit. Design Days Dubai is the first and only fair in the Middle East and South Asia dedicated to collectible and limited edition furniture and design objects. Access: RSVP online Location: The Venue, Downtown Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard Transport: Buses leave the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 11:30am and 12:30pm. Buses leave the entrance of Design Days Dubai returning back to the fair at 1:30pm and 3:00pm

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TUESDAY MARCH 15

WEDNESDAY MARCH 16 DUBAI, UAE

9:00AM – 9:45AM GUIDED WALKING TOUR: AL FAHIDI HISTORICAL DISTRICT A visit to the atmospheric Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood—home to the SIKKA Art Fair and formerly known as the Bastakiya Area—led by local architect Ahmed Bukhash. Followed by light refreshments hosted by XVA Art Hotel. Access: Limited spaces; online RSVP essential. Repeated at 10:00am–10:45am Location: Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Transport: Bus leaves the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 8:15am. Second bus leaves Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance at 9:15am. 10:00 – 11:00AM BREAKFAST HOSTED BY TASHKEEL An opportunity to meet artists and designers based at Tashkeel, including AiR Dubai's Areej Kaoud, Lydia Ourahame, Jumairy and Moza Almatrooshi, curator Yasmina Reggad, and assistant curator Mariam Obaid AlMheiri. Access: RSVP online Location: Nad Al Sheba 1, Dubai Transport: Bus leaves the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 9:30am and returns back to the fair at 11:00am

12:30 – 2:30PM LADIES LUNCH HOSTED BY JULIUS BAER In the presence of Mrs. Nada Al Yazdi, Executive Director, Head GCC, Julius Baer, (Middle East) Ltd. Followed by private tours of the fair. Access: By invitation only Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

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1:00 – 4:00PM ART DUBAI LADIES' PREVIEW A special women-only preview of Art Dubai, featuring curator-led tours of the gallery halls, the Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition, Art Dubai Projects and other highlights. Held under the Patronage of HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women’s Establishment, wife of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE. Access: Women only; open to all; no photography Location: Madinat Jumeirah

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11:00AM – 1:00PM LADIES BRUNCH: HOSTED BY PIAGET Followed by private tours of the fair Access: By invitation only Location: Piaget Exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

24 Wednesday - March 16

1:30 – 2:00PM LADIES TOUR: ART DUBAI MODERN Led by the Art Dubai Modern curatorial committee (Savita Apte, Catherine David, Kristine Khouri, Nada Shabout and Bisi Silva). Mashreq Private Banking is the exclusive partner of Art Dubai Modern. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah 2:30 – 3:00PM TOUR: 'PIAGET, AUDACITY AND CREAVITY SINCE 1874' For its first participation at Art Dubai, Piaget is showcasing exclusive and rare masterpieces from its patrimony collection, as well as regionally owned creations that perfectly illustrate the distinctive audacityof Piaget. The radiant creations on display will also include one of its most recent collections ‘Extremely Piaget’. Access: RSVP online Location: Piaget Exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah 3:00 – 7:00PM TALK: GLOBAL ART FORUM 10 The Global Art Forum is presented by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and supported by Dubai Design District (d3). Titled 'The Future Was', the Global Art Forum explores the ways in which artists, writers, technologists, historians, musicians and thinkers have imagined— and are shaping—the future. For the full schedule of talks please see page 56 Access: RSVP online Location: Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

Art Dubai's Opening features curator-andadvisor-led tours, talks, commissioned performances and projects. Access: RSVP online Location: Madinat Jumeirah

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4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30PM THE WEDDING PROJECT Commissioned by Art Dubai Projects, the Delfina Foundation presents a pop-up project, bar and banquet hall that mixes continuous offerings of food and drink with seated, timebased performative meals (on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 at 8pm). This unique project includes commissions, interventions and novel dishes and drinks created by artists Sunoj D, Larissa Sansour, Candice Lin, Nile Sunset Annex, the Centre for Genomic Gastronomy, Manal Al Dowayan, Taus Makhacheva, among others. Supported by Absolut Elyx. Access: see artdubai.ae/projects for details and tickets for the gala dinners Location: Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30PM VIP OPENING

26 Wednesday - March 16

4:30 – 5:30PM BOOK LAUNCH: DIANA ALHADID: PHANTOM LIMB Artist Diana Al-Hadid discusses her work with Maya Allison, Chief Curator at NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery followed by a booksigning and reception celebrating the major new Skira Publishing NYUAD monograph. Diana Al-Hadid has had 22 solo shows in the last 10 years; this is her first solo show in the Arab world. Essays by Sara Raza, Reindert Falkenburg, and Alistair Rider. Book launch followed by a signing and reception. Access: RSVP online Location: Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah 5:00 – 5:30PM TOUR: ART DUBAI PROJECTS Led by curator Yasmina Reggad with artists and collectives commissioned to create site-specific projects for the Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai and Art Dubai Commissions programmes. Artists include: Areej Kaoud, Lydia Ourahmane, Jumairy, Moza Almatrooshi, Doa Aly, the collective trio Nile Sunset Annex, Sreshta Rit Premnath and Massinissa Selmani. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Art Dubai Projects desk, Madinat Jumeirah 5:00 – 6:00PM ART DUBAI WELCOME RECEPTION By Antonia Carver, Fair Director of Art Duba. Followed by drinks. Access: RSVP online Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Madinat Jumeirah

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6:00 – 6:30PM TOUR: THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE 2016 Led by Guest Curator Nav Haq, winning artist duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne AbouRahme and shortlisted artists Dina Danish, Mahmoud Khaled and Basir Mahmood. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet outside entrance of the Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

5:30 – 6:00PM TOUR: 'PIAGET, AUDACITY AND CREATIVITY SINCE 1874' For its first participation at Art Dubai, Piaget is showcasing exclusive and rare masterpieces from its patrimony collection, as well as regionally owned creations that perfectly illustrate the distinctive audacityof Piaget. The radiant creations on display will also include one of its most recent collections ‘Extremely Piaget’. Access: RSVP online Location: Piaget Exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

28 Wednesday - March 16

6:00 – 7:00PM ARTIST PANEL TALK: 'AL HARAKA BARAKA: IN MOVEMENT THERE IS BLESSING' A discussion moderated by Kevin Jones with the curator of 'Al Haraka Baraka' Dr. Alexandra MacGilp and artists Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Ammar Al Attar, Khalid Mezaina and Zeinab Al Hashemi. This project is a collaboration by Unlimted Arab Exploration, the platform of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan with Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah. Discussion followed by a reception. Access: RSVP online Location: Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah 7:00 – 7:30PM TOUR: MARKER Led by curator Ringo Bunoan, with the artists, galleries and institutions participating in Marker, focusing in 2016 on the Philippines. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet in Gallery Hall 1 (Booth B14), Madinat Jumeirah 7:00 – 9:30PM CONVERSATION: SHIRANA SHAHBAZI AND TIRDAD ZOLGHADR Shirana Shahbazi is a renowned Zurichbased artist and photographer; this year’s Julius Baer Lounge at Art Dubai features a presentation of Shahbazi's works from the Julius Baer Art Collection. Shahbazi’s work is in the Kunsthalle Bern; MoMA New York; Fotomuseum Winterthur; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Barbican Art Centre, London; among many other institutions. Writer/curator

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7:30 – 8:30PM A PEOPLE'S BIENNALE: A CONVERSATION WITH KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE CO-FOUNDERS BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI & RIYAS KOMU Artists and co-founders of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu, discuss the Kochi Biennale Foundation, the past two editions of Kochi-Muziris Biennale and the upcoming third edition curated by renowned artist Sudarshan Shetty, plus the Foundation's outreach programmes, Students' Biennale, Artists' Cinema, residency programmes, Let's Talk series, and its future projects. This talk is followed by a reception. Access: RSVP online Location: Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

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Tirdad Zolghadr’s writing includes novels, essays and criticism, while his curatorial experience includes two biennials, the UAE national pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2009. Zolghadr leads Art Dubai’s Forum Fellows programme, which is supported by Julius Baer. The talk is followed by a private cocktail reception hosted by Julius Baer. Access: RSVP online Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

30 Wednesday - March 16

8:00PM ART DUBAI CINEMA: I SAVED MY BELLY DANCER, YOUSSEF NABIL 2015, 12min, courtesy of the Artist and The Third Line. Art Dubai Film 2016 features new artists' films, presented by the artist and other collaborators. Access: RSVP online Location: Global Art Forum tent, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah 9:30PM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00AM ELYX BAR Access: RSVP online Location: Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

SHARJAH, UAE

10:00AM – 12:00PM TOUR: SHARJAH EXHIBITIONS An opportunity to have a tour of the exhibitions at the Sharjah Art Foundation Access: RSVP online Location: Sharjah Art Foundation Art Spaces Transport: Buses leave the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 9:00am

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EXHIBITION TOURS: SHARJAH Collectors Circle guests are invited to private tours of the exhibitions taking place in the Sharjah Art Foundation spaces. Welcome by Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation. Transport: Buses leave the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 9:00am and 9:30am and depart back to the fair at 2:00pm. Buses then leave Sharjah Art Museum at 2:00pm for the Barjeel Art Foundation and Maraya Art Centre and depart back to the fair at 3:30pm from the Barjeel Foundation

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THURSDAY MARCH 17

EXHIBITION: DO IT ‫بالعربي‬ Co-curated by Sharjah Art Foundation Director Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi and Serpentine Gallery co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, Do It ‫[ بالعربي‬in Arabic] is a new iteration of the ongoing do it publication and exhibition project originally founded and curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist in 1993. On view is a selection of artist instructions, some of which will have been previously realised, others which visitors can use to create art works of their own. Location: Bait al Shamsi, Arts Area, Sharjah 31

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EXHIBITION: 1980–TODAY: EXHIBITIONS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Commissioned by Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation for The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates at the 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, and conceived by curator Hoor Al Qasimi as a retrospective of contemporary art exhibitions in the country over the last 40 years. Through an unprecedented grouping of over 100 works by 15 artists structured to create dialogues between artists and across practices, the exhibition reflects the diversity and the history of the art scene in the UAE. Location: The Flying Saucer, Dasman Sharjah (15 minutes’ drive from SAF) A shuttle bus will be provided taking guests between The Flying Saucer and Sharjah Art Foundation EXHIBITION: THE TIME IS OUT OF JOINT Curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh, ‘The Time is Out of Joint’ was developed as a continuation of an exhibition for Home Works 6, Beirut, in 2013. Building on Ibn Arabi’s concept of time as a fluid place and place as a frozen time, the project examines our current and future locations and conditions. It confuses different times, places, cities and artistic events that took place in the past or will take time in the future. Location: Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces

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EXHIBITION: 'TWO SUNS IN A SUNSET' This major exhibition of work by Lebanese artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige offers an insight into the ensemble of their artistic and cinematic projects from the late 1990s to the present day and includes new commissions. This exhibition is a co-production with Jeu de Paume, Paris; Haus der Kunst, Munich; and IVAM, Valencia. Location: Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces

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EXHIBITION: SIMONE FATTAL Simone Fattalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solo exhibition highlights works created between 2006 and 2013, including sculptures, non-figurative, simple formations made of clay, as well as works centred around textual compositions. Also included are some of the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Warrior sculptures, large standing figures that are representative of those continuously withstanding war and struggle. Location: Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces

EXHIBITION: FARIDEH LASHAI This retrospective exhibition includes painting and moving image works by the late Iranian artist Farideh Lashai. Lashai was an influential artist whose stop motion animation works often referenced iconic works of art, literature and film while commenting on political and social conditions in Iran. Location: Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area, Sharjah

34 Thursday - March 17

EXHIBITION: CONSIDERING THE FORMS OF CHAOS Curated by Amira Gad and Brigitte Schenk, ‘Considering Dynamics and the Forms of Chaos’ are two parallel solo exhibitions by Angela Bulloch and Maria Zerres framed by the notion of entropy—commonly understood as a measure of disorder. Location: Sharjah Art Museum

DUBAI, UAE

10:00AM – 1:00PM ARTIST STUDIO VISITS Transport: Buses leave the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 9:30am and returns back to the fair at 1:00pm ARTIST STUDIO: EL SEED French/Tunisian artist eL Seed is one of the founding forefathers of modern ‘calligraffiti’, a blend of the historic art of Arabic calligraphy and the modern art of graffiti, mixing street culture from Paris and Arabic history to poetic effect. eL Seed’s art has been shown on the walls of many cities around the world including Paris, New York, Jeddah, Rio and Melbourne, in addition to his home country Tunisia. Access: RSVP online Location: Alserkal Avenue, Warehouse H75, Al Quoz 1 ARTIST STUDIO: MANAL ALDOWAYAN Embracing diverse media, Manal AlDowayan’s work encompasses black and white photography, sculpture, video, sound, neon and large-scale participatory installations. Her artistic practice revolves around themes of active forgetting, archives, and collective

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ARTIST STUDIO: MOHAMED KAZEM AND CRISTIANA DE MARCHI Cristiana de Marchi is an Italian-Lebanese artist, curator and poet. Mohammed Kazem is an Emirati pioneering conceptual artist, known for his incorporation of new media and his sophisticated formalist language. Kazem represented the UAE at the 55th Venice Biennale in a solo presentation curated by Reem Fadda. Cristiana de Marchi exploresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;through performance, video, installation, embroidery and tapestriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;issues related to verbalisation and translation, and the correspondence between physical and nominal dimensions. Access: RSVP online Location: Al Quoz 1

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memory, with a large focus on the state of Saudi women and their representation. Manal has shown her work in collateral shows at the Venice Biennale (2009/11), and at museums around the world: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark; the Victoria and Albert Museum, UK; and Mathaf Museum of Modern Arab Art, Qatar. Access: RSVP online Location: Private residence

36 Thursday - March 17

3:00 – 7:00PM TALK: GLOBAL ART FORUM 10 The Global Art Forum is presented by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and supported by Dubai Design District (d3). Titled 'The Future Was', the Global Art Forum explores the ways in which artists, writers, technologists, historians, musicians and thinkers have imagined— and are shaping—the future. For the full schedule of talks please see page 56 Access: RSVP online Location: Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah 4:00 – 9:30PM ART DUBAI PUBLIC DAY Location: Madinat Jumeirah 4:00 – 5:00PM SHIRANA SHAHBAZI Tour led by Barbara Staubli, Corporate Art Collection Curator at Bank Julius Baer & Co.Ltd. Access: RSVP online Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah 4:00 – 9:30PM THE WEDDING PROJECT Commissioned by Art Dubai Projects, the Delfina Foundation presents a pop-up project, bar and banquet hall that mixes continuous offerings of food and drink with seated, timebased performative meals (on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 at 8pm). This unique project includes commissions, interventions and novel dishes and drinks created by artists Sunoj D, Larissa Sansour, Candice Lin, Nile Sunset Annex, the Centre for Genomic Gastronomy, Manal Al Dowayan, Taus Makhacheva,

4:30 – 5:30PM BOOK LAUNCH: ALI AKBAR SADEGHI, THE COMPLETE WORKS The Complete Works celebrates Ali Akbar Sadeghi's influence as a key figure in Iranian modern and contemporary art. Presented in three books edited by Ali Bakhtiari, The Life Book, The Love Book and The Lost Book, look at the artist's many practices from the 1960's to present day. Book launch followed by a signing by the artist. Access: RSVP online Location: Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

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4:00 – 9:30PM RCA SECRET DUBAI RCA Secret Dubai returns to Art Dubai and is held in partnership with Alserkal Avenue. Over 1,000 Postcard sized artworks from the world’s leading creatives as well as RCA alumni and regional artists and designers, available to buy for 500 AED each. The postcard-sized contributions to RCA Secret are donated by invited leading international artists and designers. Every contribution is an original artwork, produced with the same rigour as any other work in the makers’ repertoire. RCA Secret takes place at Art Dubai March 17-19 and at Alserkal Avenue March 14-19. Register for a Buyers ID in advance at dubai.secret.rca.ac.uk Location: Sunset Lounge, Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam

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among others. Supported by Absolut Elyx. Access: see artdubai.ae/projects for details and tickets for the gala dinners Location: Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

38 Thursday - March 17

5:00 – 5:30PM TOUR: ART DUBAI PROJECTS Led by curator Yasmina Reggad with artists and collectives commissioned to create site-specific projects for the Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai and Art Dubai Commissions programmes. Artists include: Areej Kaoud, Lydia Ourahmane, Jumairy, Moza Almatrooshi, Doa Aly, the collective trio Nile Sunset Annex, Sreshta Rit Premnath and Massinissa Selmani. Access: Please RSVP online Location: Meet at the Art Dubai Projects desk, Madinat Jumeirah 5:30 – 6:00PM TOUR: 'PIAGET, AUDACITY AND CREATIVITYSINCE 1874' For its first participation at Art Dubai, Piaget is showcasing exclusive and rare masterpieces from its patrimony collection, as well as regionally owned creations that perfectly illustrate the distinctive audacity of Piaget. The radiant creations on display will also include one of its most recent collections ‘Extremely Piaget.’by L’Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Access: RSVP online Location: Piaget Exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah 6:00 – 6:30PM TOUR: THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE 2016 Led by Guest Curator Nav Haq, winning artist duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne AbouRahme and shortlisted artists Dina Danish, Mahmoud Khaled and Basir Mahmood. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet outside entrance of the Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

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6:30 – 7:00PM TOUR: ART DUBAI MODERN Led by a member of the Art Dubai Modern curatorial committee (Savita Apte, Catherine David, Kristine Khouri, Nada Shabout and Bisi Silva). Mashreq Private Banking is the exclusive partner of Art Dubai Modern. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A’Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

6:00 – 7:00PM THE PRINCE CLAUS FUND PHOTOBOX: SUPPORT EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE Presenting The Prince Claus Fund PhotoBox, a limited edition collection by renowned photographers who are Prince Claus laureates and partners: Yto Barrada, Akram Zaatari, Rena Effendi, Maya Goded, Van Leo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi and Dayanita Singh. A crucial part of the Fund's remit, proceeds will support young photographers working in difficult circumstances. Presentation followed by a reception hosted by Director Joumana El Zein Khoury. Access: RSVP online Location: Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

40 Thursday - March 17

6:30 – 7:30PM BOOK LAUNCH: HER MAJESTY? Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian in conversation with Daniel Baumann, Director of the Kunsthalle Zürich and Patrick Frey of Edition Patrick Frey about Her Majesty?, a limited edition facsimile about the extraordinary life of Queen Elizabeth II. The trio have completely overhauled the XL coffee table book, which was published by Taschen Verlag in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of the world’s most famous monarch’s reign. Followed by a cocktail reception. Access: RSVP online Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah 7:00 – 7:30PM TOUR MARKER Led by curator Ringo Bunoan, with the artists, galleries and institutions participating in Marker, focusing in 2016 on the Philippines. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at Gallery Hall 1 (Booth B14), Madinat Jumeirah

7:00 – 8:00PM BOOK SIGNING: EMBODYING: A BOOK PROJECT BY CRISTIANA DE MARCHI AND HASSAN SHARIF In this stunning union of visual art and literature, photographic documentation of renowned Emirati artist Hassan Sharif's performances from the years 1982-1984 are accompanied by poems written by ItalianLebanese author Cristiana de Marchi. Published by Sharjah Art Foundation, Embodying reveals these performances to an extended audiences for the first time. Book signing followed by a reception. Access: RSVP online Location: Global Art Forum Café, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

8:00PM ART DUBAI CINEMA: EVENTS IN A CLOUD CHAMBER, ASHIM AHLUWALIA WITH AKBAR PADAMSEE 2016, 23min, courtesy of the Artist and Jhaveri Contemporary. Art Dubai Film 2016 features new artists' films, presented by the artist and other collaborators. Access: RSVP online Location: Global Art Forum tent, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

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9:30PM – 2:00AM ELYX BAR Access: RSVP online Location: Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

FRIDAY MARCH 18 DUBAI, UAE

11:00AM – 12:00PM ARCHITECTURAL TOUR: ISMAILI CENTER DUBAI A presentation by Henry Kim Director of the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, The Aga Khan Museum is the first in North America devoted to Islamic art and culture. Followed by an Architectural Tour of the Ismaili Center Dubai. Designed by Egyptian architects Rami El-Dahan and Soheir Farid, the Ismaili Centre Dubai draws inspiration from the Fatimid period of architecture and the insights of the late Hassan Fathy. Access: RSVP online Location: 2nd Street, Oud Metha Transport: Buses leave the Souk Madinat Jumeirah entrance of Art Dubai at 10:30am 11:30AM – 2:00PM FAMILY BRUNCH HOSTED BY JULIUS BAER FOLLOWED BY SHEIKHA MANAL LITTLE ARTISTS WORKSHOP In the presence of the CEO of Julius Baer, (Middle East) Ltd. Access: By invitation only Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah 2:00 – 9:30PM ART DUBAI PUBLIC DAY Location: Madinat Jumeirah

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2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30PM THE WEDDING PROJECT Commissioned by Art Dubai Projects, the Delfina Foundation presents a pop-up project, bar and banquet hall that mixes continuous offerings of food and drink with seated, time-based performative meals (on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 at 8pm). This unique project includes commissions, interventions and novel dishes and drinks created by artists Sunoj D, Larissa Sansour, Candice Lin, Nile Sunset Annex, the Centre for Genomic Gastronomy, Manal Al Dowayan, Taus Makhacheva, among others. Supported by Absolut Elyx. Access: see artdubai.ae/projects for details and tickets for the gala dinners Location: Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30PM RCA SECRET DUBAI RCA Secret takes place at Art Dubai March 17-19 and at Alserkal Avenue March 14-19. Register for a Buyers ID in advance at dubai.secret.rca.ac.uk Location: Sunset Lounge, Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam

44 Friday - March 18

3:00 – 3:30PM TOUR: ART DUBAI PROJECTS Led by curator Yasmina Reggad with artists and collectives commissioned to create sitespecific projects for the Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai and Art Dubai Commissions programmes. Artists include: Areej Kaoud, Lydia Ourahmane, Jumairy, Moza Almatrooshi, Doa Aly, the collective trio Nile Sunset Annex, Sreshta Rit Premnath and Massinissa Selmani. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Art Dubai Projects Desk, Madinat Jumeirah 4:00 – 4:30PM TOUR: PIAGET, AUDACITY AND CREATIVITY SINCE 1874 For its first participation at Art Dubai, Piaget is showcasing exclusive and rare masterpieces from its patrimony collection, as well as regionally owned creations that perfectly illustrate the distinctive audacity of Piaget. The radiant creations on display will also include one of its most recent collections ‘Extremely Piaget’. Access: RSVP online Location: Piaget Exhibition

VIP Programme

6:00 – 7:00PM TOUR: THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE Led by Guest Curator Nav Haq, winning artist duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne AbouRahme and shortlisted artists Dina Danish, Mahmoud Khaled and Basir Mahmood. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet outside entrance of the Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

4:00 – 7:00PM TALK: GLOBAL ART FORUM 10 The Global Art Forum is presented by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and supported by Dubai Design District (d3). Titled 'The Future Was', the Global Art Forum explores the ways in which artists, writers, technologists, historians, musicians and thinkers have imagined— and are shaping—the future. For the full schedule of talks please see page 56 Access: RSVP online Location: Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

4:30 – 5:00PM TOUR: ART DUBAI MODERN Led by a member of the Art Dubai Modern curatorial committee (Savita Apte, Catherine David, Kristine Khouri, Nada Shabout and Bisi Silva). Mashreq Private Banking is the exclusive partner of Art Dubai Modern. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A’Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

46 Friday - March 18

7:00 – 7:30PM TOUR: MARKER Led by curator Ringo Bunoan, with the artists, galleries and institutions participating in Marker, focusing in 2016 on the Philippines. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at Gallery Hall 1, Booth B14, Madinat Jumeirah 8:00 PM ART DUBAI CINEMA: MICHAEL, ADEL ABIDIN 2015, 16min, courtesy of the Artist and Lawrie Shabibi Art Dubai Film 2016 features new artists' films, presented by the artist and other collaborators. Access: RSVP online Location: Global Art Forum tent, Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah 9:30PM – 2:00AM ELYX BAR Access: RSVP online Location: Fort Island, Madinat Jumeirah

DUBAI, UAE

11:30AM – 1:30PM FAMILY BRUNCH HOSTED BY MASHREQ PRIVATE BANKING Access: By invitation only Location: Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

SATURDAY MARCH 19

12:00 – 6:30PM ART DUBAI PUBLIC DAY Location: Madinat Jumeirah

VIP Programme

12:00 – 6:30PM RCA SECRET DUBAI RCA Secret takes place at Art Dubai March 17-19 and at Alserkal Avenue March 14-19. Register for a Buyers ID in advance at dubai.secret.rca.ac.uk Location: Sunset Lounge, Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam 12:00 – 6:00PM ART DUBAI CINEMA SATURDAY Art Dubai Film 2016 features new artists' films, presented by the artist and other collaborators. Cinema Saturday features a rolling programme, running throughout the day. See artdubai.ae/film for the full listing Access: RSVP online Location: Global Art Forum tent, Fort Island

48 Saturday - March 19

12:00 – 6:30PM THE WEDDING PROJECT Commissioned by Art Dubai Projects, the Delfina Foundation presents a pop-up project, bar and banquet hall that mixes continuous offerings of food and drink with seated, timebased performative meals (on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 at 8pm). This unique project includes commissions, interventions and novel dishes and drinks created by artists Sunoj D, Larissa Sansour, Candice Lin, Nile Sunset Annex, the Centre for Genomic Gastronomy, Manal Al Dowayan, Taus Makhacheva, among others. Supported by Absolut Elyx. Access: see artdubai.ae/projects for details and tickets for the gala dinners Location: Art Dubai Modern, Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah 2:30 – 3:00PM TOUR: PIAGET, AUDACITY AND CREATIVITY SINCE 1874 For its first participation at Art Dubai, Piaget is showcasing exclusive and rare masterpieces from its patrimony collection, as well as regionally owned creations that perfectly illustrate the distinctive audacity of Piaget. The radiant creations on display will also include one of its most recent collections ‘Extremely Piaget’. Access: RSVP online Location: Piaget Exhibition

VIP Programme

Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi

3:30 – 4:00PM TOUR: THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE 2016 Led by Guest Curator Nav Haq, winning artist duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne AbouRahme and shortlisted artists Dina Danish, Mahmoud Khaled and Basir Mahmood. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet outside the entrance of the Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

5:30 – 6:00PM TOUR: MARKER Led by curator Ringo Bunoan, with artists, galleries and institutions participating in Marker, focusing in 2016 on the Philippines. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at Gallery Hall 1, Booth B14, Madinat Jumeirah

DOHA, QATAR

SATURDAY MARCH 12 DOHA, QATAR

12:00PM INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK TIMES CONFERENCE: 'ART FOR TOMORROW' (MARCH 12-15) Spectacular new museums and galleries are springing up around the world. But in an era of digitization can “bricks and mortar” institutions still contain the world of art? What can museums do to reinvent themselves for a new generation? Join New York Times journalists for talks, interviews and panel discussions. To view the schedule please see page 74. Location: W Hotel, West Bay Access: To view the conference programme and book your place visit: artfortomorrow.com AFTERNOON EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS: CURATOR-LED TOURS OF DOHA’S MUSEUMS 7:00PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND ‘ART LAB’ TOUR A pop-up art installation on level 29 of the W Doha Hotel & Residences

Doha, Qatar

SUNDAY MARCH 13 DOHA, QATAR

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9:00AM – 12:00PM ARCHITECTURAL TOUR OF DOHA A city tour guided by Hannes Werner, owner and principal architect of WWFCA and lecturer at the American University of Sharjah. This tour along the shore of New Doha covers the major developments of Msheireb Properties and the outstanding architectural projects by I.M. Pei and Jean Nouvel. It sheds light on the heritage and vision of New Doha’s urbanism from a social and cultural perspective. Access: RSVP online Transport: Bus leaves Sharq Village & Spa Hotel—Ritz Carlton at 8:45am. Please meet in the lobby. Bus continues to Souq Waqif followed by a tour of The Fire Station 12:30 – 1:30PM LUNCH AT SOUQ WAQIF Access: RSVP online 2:00 – 3:00PM TOUR: THE FIRE STATION The Fire Station Artist in Residence provides the perfect springboard for creativity, helping artist’s take their passion to the next level focusing on visual arts, fashion, anime, performance, multimedia, literature and music, and is open to curators in all disciplines. Access: RSVP online Location: Mohammed bin Thani Street, Old Civil Defence Roundabout

54 Sunday - March 13

4:00 – 5:00PM PRIVATE TOUR: MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Welcome by the museum's curatorial team followed by a tour of the Spring Exhibition focusing on the permanent collection of the museum. Access: RSVP online Location: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Education City, Qatar Foundation. Transport: Bus leaves Mathaf at 5pm and returns to the Sharq Village and Spa Hotel— Ritz Carlton 7:00PM PREVIEW EXHIBITION: 'WHAT ABOUT THE ART? CONTEMPORARY ART FROM CHINA' Commissioned by Qatar Museums, contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang has devoted three years to the curatorial research and development of the large-scale exhibition 'What About the Art? Contemporary Art from China'. Featuring works by fifteen artists and collectives born in Mainland China: Jenova Chen, Hu Xiangqian, Hu Zhijun, Huang Yong Ping, Li Liao, Liang Shaoji, Liu Wei, Liu Xiaodong, Jennifer Wen Ma, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Wang Jianwei, Xu Bing, Xu Zhen, Yang Fudong, and Zhou Chunya Access: Online RSVP essential Transport: Bus leaves the Sharq Village and Spa Hotel, Ritz Carlton at 6:45pm Location: Qatar Museums Gallery, Al Riwaq

Doha, Qatar

MONDAY MARCH 14 DOHA, QATAR

11:30AM – 12:30PM EXHIBITION TOUR: 'WHAT ABOUT THE ART? CONTEMPORARY ART FROM CHINA' Part of the Qatar China Year of Culture. Access: RSVP online Location: Al Riwaq

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10:00AM – 11:00AM TOUR: MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART The Museum of Islamic Art is the foremost museum of Islamic art in the world, as well as a centre for education and information. Its collection spans 1,400 years and is housed in an iconic building designed by I. M. Pei. The permanent galleries include masterpieces of Islamic art, including metalwork, ceramics, jewellery, woodwork, textiles and glass. Access: RSVP online Transport: Bus leaves the Sharq Village and Spa Hotel – Ritz Carlton at 9:45am Location: Museum of Islamic Art, Corniche

GLOBAL ART FORUM

WEDNESDAY MARCH 16 Please see artdubai.ae/global-art-forum for the full schedule 3:00PM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Antonia Carver (Director, Art Dubai) with Global Art Forum Commissioner, Shumon Basar and Co-Directors, Amal Khalaf, Global Art Forum 10 Co-Director and Uzma Z. Rizvi. 3:15PM THE FUTURE WAS THE PAST Artist Francesco Vezzoli, curators Germano Celant (Artistic and Scientific Superintendent, Fondazione Prada) and Hans Ulrich Obrist (Co-Director, Exhibitions and Programmes, Serpentine Galleries) with Shumon Basar. 4:00PM POSTCARD FROM THE FUTURE 4:30PM THE FUTURE WAS THE MARKET Economist Elie Ayache (CEO and co-founder of ITO 33). 4:45PM INTERMISSION 5:00PM THE FUTURE WAS THE FUTURE Filmmaker and writer Hito Steyerl with Shumon Basar.

Global Art Forum

5:30PM THE FUTURE WAS OVERCAST Writer Sohrab Mahdavi and writer and curator Tirdad Zolghadr. 6:00PM THE FUTURE WAS COLLECTIVE Adrienne Maree Brown (Writer, social justice facilitator, healer, doula and pleasure activist) with Amal Khalaf. 6:30PM THE FUTURE WAS TWO SEMI-CIRCLES (AWAY FROM YOUR FACE) Sound artist Christine Sun Kim.

THURSDAY MARCH 17

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7:00PM END

3:00PM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Global Art Forum Commissioner Shumon Basar, and Global Art Forum 2016 directors Amal Khalaf and Uzma Z. Rizvi. 3:15PM POSTCARD FROM THE FUTURE 3:30PM THE FUTURE WAS CLOUD Curator Jo達o Ribas (Deputy Director, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art) 59

60 Thursday - March 17

4:00PM POSTCARD FROM THE FUTURE 4:15PM THE FUTURE WAS DESERT Artist and writer Sophia Al-Maria in conversation with novelist, comics and script writer Lauren Beukes and Shumon Basar. 5:15PM INTERMISSION 5:45PM THE FUTURE WAS SCI-FI UAE writers and novelists Mohammad Al Hammadi and Noura Al Noman with Amal Khalaf and Uzma Z. Rizvi. 6:00PM POSTCARD FROM THE FUTURE 6:15PM PERCEPTION Artist eL Seed and Glenn D. Lowry (Director, the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA). 7:00PM END

Global Art Forum

FRIDAY MARCH 18 4:00PM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Global Art Forum Commissioner Shumon Basar, and Global Art Forum 2016 directors Amal Khalaf and Uzma Z. Rizvi . 4:15PM THE FUTURE WAS DUBAI Urbanists Ahmed and Rashid Bin Shabib.

4:45PM THE FUTURE WAS SPACE Alice Gorman (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University) with Uzma Z. Rizvi.

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4:45PM THE FUTURE WAS SMART Liam Young (Architect and Founder, Tomorrows Thoughts Today).

6:00PM THE FUTURE WAS ENCHANTING Curator Nada Raza (Tate Modern; ‘The Missing One’ at Dhaka Art Summit 2016) with Uzma Z. Rizvi. 6:30PM THE FUTURE WAS THE FUTURE DICHROIC Performance by artist Monira Al Qadiri. 7:00PM END 61

SHEIKHA MANAL LITTLE ARTISTS PROGRAM

SHEIKHA MANAL LITTLE ARTISTS PROGRAM Art Dubaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not-for-profit programme includes workshops, publications and discovery tours for children and teenagers, created especially for the fair by international and UAE-based artists. Each March, we partner with The Cultural Office to produce the Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program, designed to provide access to skills and ideas for UAE-based children and teenagers aged 5-17 with the long-term aim of encouraging young people to get involved and excel in the arts. The programme returns in 2016 and is led by London-based artist Polly Brannan featuring activities, workshops and tours. The programme is held under the patronage of HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women Establishment, Wife of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE, and forms part of the activity of The Cultural Office. Registration will be open from March 1. Please visit: artdubai.ae/children-teens-2016

Friday March 18 2:30pm – 4:30pm 3:00pm – 3:45pm 5:00pm – 5:45pm 5:00pm – 7:00pm 6:00pm – 6:45pm 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Workshop (5-12 years) Discovery Tour 1 (5-7 years) Discovery Tour 2 (8-12 years) Workshop (5-12 years) Discovery Tour 3 (13-17 years) Workshop (5-12 years)

Saturday March 19 12:00pm – 2:30pm 1:00pm – 1:45pm 2:00pm – 2:45pm 3:00pm – 5:00pm 4:00pm – 4:45pm

Workshop (5-12 years) Discovery Tour 1 (5-7 years) Discovery Tour 2 (7-12 years) Workshop (5-12 years) Discovery Tour 3 (13-17 years)

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Workshop (5-12 years) Discovery Tour 1 (5-7 years) Discovery Tour 2 (8-12 years) Discovery Tour 3 (13-17 years) Workshop (5-12 years)

Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program

Thursday March 17 4:00pm – 6:30pm 4:30pm – 5:15pm 5:30pm – 6.15pm 6:30pm – 7.15pm 6:30pm – 7.45pm

ONSITE TOURS

TOUR: ART DUBAI PROJECTS Led by curator Yasmina Reggad with artists and collectives commissioned to create sitespecific projects for the Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai and Art Dubai Commissions programmes. Artists include: Areej Kaoud, Lydia Ourahmane, Jumairy, Moza Almatrooshi, Doa Aly, the collective trio Nile Sunset Annex, Sreshta Rit Premnath and Massinissa Selmani. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Art Dubai Projects desk, Madinat Jumeirah TOUR: ART DUBAI MODERN Led by a member of the Art Dubai Modern curatorial committee (Savita Apte, Catherine David, Kristine Khouri, Nada Shabout and Bisi Silva). Mashreq Private Banking is the exclusive partner of Art Dubai Modern. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet at the Mashreq Private Banking Lounge, Mina A’Salam, Madinat Jumeirah TOUR: MARKER In 2016, Marker turns its focus to the Philippines. Marker 2016 is the first such showcase of Filipino artists at any major international art fair and is the first such exhibition in the Middle East to date, aiming —as in previous editions of Marker—to nurture cultural exchange between its focus country and the Gulf. Led by curator-artist Ringo Bunoan, Marker 2016 highlights independent and artistrun spaces in Metro Manila with a group exhibition focusing on a new generation of artists from the Philippines, in all its

TOUR: 'PIAGET, AUDACITY AND CREATIVITY SINCE 1874' For its first participation at Art Dubai, Piaget is showcasing exclusive and rare masterpieces from its patrimony collection, as well as regionally owned creations that perfectly illustrate the distinctive audacity of Piaget. The exhibition also includes one of its most recent collections â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Extremely Piagetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Access: RSVP online Location: Piaget Exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

VIP Programme

TOUR: THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE 2016 Ongoing curator and artist led tours by Guest Curator Nav HAq, winning artist duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne AbouRahme and shortlisted artists Dina Danish, Mahmoud Khaled and Basir Mahmoud. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet outside the entrance of the Abraaj Group Art Prize exhibition, Madinat Jumeirah

Onsite Tours

diversity; Marker 2016 encompasses divergent media, and addresses ideas of community, place, intervention, collaboration, labour and alternative economies. Access: RSVP online Location: Meet in Gallery Hall 1 (Booth B14), Madinat Jumeirah

Wednesday March 16 1:30pm – 2:00pm Ladies Tour: Art Dubai (Access: Women only) 5:00pm – 5:30pm Tour: Art Dubai Projects 5:30pm – 6:00pm Tour: Piaget, Audacity and Creativity since 1874 6:00pm – 6:30pm Tour: The Abraaj Group Art Prize 2016 7:00pm – 7:30pm Tour: Marker Thursday March 17 5:00pm – 5:30pm 5:30pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 7:00pm 7:00pm – 7:30pm

Tour: Art Dubai Projects Tour: Piaget, Audacity and Creativity since 1874 Tour: The Abraaj Group Art Prize 2016 Tour: Art Dubai Modern Tour: Marker

Friday March 18 3:00pm – 3:30pm 4:00pm – 4:30pm 5:30pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 6:30pm 7:00pm – 7:30pm

Tour: Art Dubai Projects Tour: Piaget, Audacity and Creativity since 1874 Tour: The Abraaj Group Art Prize 2016 Tour: Art Dubai Modern Tour: Marker

Saturday March 19 2:30pm – 3:00pm 3:30pm – 4:00pm Group 4:30pm – 5:00pm 5:30pm – 6:00pm

Tour: Piaget, Audacity and Creativity since 1874 Tour: The Abraaj Art Prize 2016 Tour: Art Dubai Modern Tour: Marker

Onsite Tours

VIP Programme

DESIGN DAYS DUBAI

DESIGN DAYS DUBAI Returning for its fifth edition, Design Days Dubai is the Middle East and South Asia’s only annual fair dedicated to collectible modern and contemporary design works. Positioned as a fair of discovery, this edition will feature a mix of the world’s leading design galleries and studios, along with a strong representation from the region: design from over 20 countries. Showcasing limited edition and unique furniture and objects, the fair also presents an insightful and inspiring programme of special projects, talks, workshops and guided tours, taking place from March 14-18, 2016 at ‘The Venue’, Downtown Dubai. Design Days Dubai 2016 will see the return of Carpenters Workshop Gallery (UK, France, USA), Victor Hunt DesignArt Dealers (Belgium), Art Factum (Lebanon) and Gallery S. Bensimon (France) whilst welcoming newcomers J.C.T Haute Couture Interiors (France), Camp Design Gallery (Italy), Barcelona Design Gallery (Spain) and Dutch Creative Industry (The Netherlands). The fair continues to promote the Middle Eastern design industry through exhibiting a record number of design galleries and studios based in the Emirates, GCC and wider MENASA region. These include the first participation of Monogram and M.A.D Gallery (both Dubai), Samovar and Loulwa Al-Radwan (both Kuwait), Vick Vanlian and Georges Amatoury Studio (both Lebanon), Kalo (UAE) and Aisha Al-Sowaidi (Qatar), alongside returning exhibitors 1971 Design Space, Aljoud Lootah, Cities, Fatima bint Mohamed bin Zayed Initiative, Fadi

Design Days Dubai

Sarriedine, Nakkash Gallery, Shamsa Alabbar and Tashkeel, all based in the Emirates, along with Coalesce (Pakistan), Naqsh Collective (Jordan) and Squad Design (Lebanon). 2016 OPENING TIMES Sunday March 13 7:00pm – 9:30pm Opening Reception Monday March 14 1:00pm – 4:00pm 4:00pm – 10:00pm

Ladies’ Preview Public Day

Tuesday March 15 4:00pm – 10:00pm

Public Day

Thursday March 17 4:00pm – 10:00pm Public Day Friday March 18 1:00pm – 7:00pm

VIP Programme

Wednesday March 16 4:00pm – 10:00pm Public Day

Public Day

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VIP Programme

·· Access to all events listed in the VIP programme (online registration required ·· Access to the VIP preview from 4:00pm on Wednesday March 16 ·· Complimentary transport to offsite events ·· Exclusive access to specialised talks by world-renowned collectors and arts professionals ·· The VIP card is valid for yourself plus a guest and is non transferable