Art Dubai 2014 Review by Art Dubai

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19-22.3.2014

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ART DUBAI MARCH 19-22, 2014 DUBAI

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Art Dubai is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresident and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Dubai

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)2014 ‫مارس‬/‫ آذار‬22-18( »‫دبي‬ ‫«تشكل فعاليات «آرت‬ ّ ‫ملتقى كبيرا لجدل الثقافات واألفكار والفنون بصورة ال‬ ‫تشبه تظاهرة فنية أخرى في العالم فقد جمعت هذه النسخة‬ ‫دبي» مئات الصحافيين والفنانين وأصحاب‬ ‫الثامنة من «آرت‬ ّ ‫الصاالت الفنية وجامعي التحف ورجال األعمال والشركات‬ ‫الكبرى والناشطين والمعترضين والمتفرجين والباعة‬ ‫والمشترين (والعابرين بداعي الفضول) في بوتقة واحدة‬ ً ً ‫ثقافيا‬ ‫جسورا بين عوالم مختلفة‬ ‫ومدت‬ ‫غنية تنبض بالحياة‬ ّ ً ‫في خلطة مذهلة ال يمكن للصحافي أو الكاتب العابر ّأي‬ ‫اما‬ ».‫قليلة استيعابها بسهولة‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬31 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«القدس العربي‬

“Art Dubai (March 18-22) formulates a significant meeting point for the debate of cultures, ideas and arts in a way that is distinctly different from any other artsgathering in the world; Art Dubai’s eighth edition brought together hundreds of journalists, artists, gallerists, collectors, businessmen, huge corporations, activists, objectors, viewers, sellers, buyers and passersby out of curiosity in one single rich and vivid melting pot that drew connections between entirely different cultural realms in a stunning blend which a journalist or a few-days-passingwriter could not easily absorb.” Al Quds Al Arabi, United Kingdom, March 31, 2014

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“While many art fairs offer experiences so similar that they all seem to blend into one, Art Dubai has developed a strong identity: it’s anchored in the UAE and the region at large and embraces the international. No small feat.” Artnet, United States, March 19, 2014 “As art fairs go, it is the most intellectually stimulating because the combination of art and thinkers is different from any you find in the West. You see and hear something new.” The Art Newspaper, United Kingdom, March 20, 2014

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“Seit ihrer Erstausgabe 2007 ist sie immer reifer und kraftvoller und origineller geworden, hat kontinuierlich an Qualität zugelegt. Die Art Dubai war schon immer mehr als eine reine Kunstmesse: ein Spiegel der Verhältnisse.” “Since its inception in 2007, Art Dubai has consistently gained power, maturity and originality. It has continually gained quality. Art Dubai has always been more than an art fair, it’s a reflection of current affairs.” Die Welt, Germany, March 22, 2014 “As Dubai has grown – its airlines now fly to 239 destinations and its ports handled 13.6 million standard shipping containers last year – people in the business of culture also see it increasingly as a go-to meeting point between Africa, Asia and other parts of the Middle East.” The Wall Street Journal, United States March 19, 2014

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“Tight, fine-tuned curatorial and educational scope is at the core of Art Dubai’s mantra. In many respects, labeling it as an art fair may be limiting as the array of new and returning activities lend the fair the positioning as a festival for visual arts.” Canvas, UAE, March/April 2014 “À quoi reconnaît-on la maturité d’Art Dubai ? À sa capacité à se dérober aux clichés.” “How do we recognise the maturity of Art Dubai? Through its ability to avoid clichés.” Le Quotidien de l'Art, France, March 2014

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CONTENTS

18 Introduction ..Art Dubai 2014 ..Art Week 26 Galleries ..Contemporary ..Modern ..Marker 47 Committees ..Honorary Board of Patrons ..Board of Patrons ..Curatorial Advisory Board 57 Visitors ..Visitor Profile ..Attendance by Region 62 VIP Programme ..Museum Groups 74 Marketing and Outreach ..Design ..Press ..Press Attendance ..Broadcast and Newswire Media ..Press Coverage ..Marketing ..Social Media ..Outreach 102 Art Dubai Programme ..Art Dubai Projects ..A.i.R Dubai ..Art Dubai Cinema ..Art Dubai Radio

124 The Abraaj Group Art Prize 132 Art Dubai Education ..Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Programmes ..Campus Art Dubai ..Internship Programme ..Forum Fellows 154 Global Art Forum ..Sessions ..Contributors 170 Terrace Talks 178 Partners 206 Participating Artists and Speakers 214 Art Dubai Team

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‫«ولكن يجب القول إن «آرت دبي» تحول من فعالية فنية مختصة‬ ‫ حيث تتحول المدينة كلها وتدب فيها‬،‫إلى حالة ثقافية خاصة‬ ‫ ولن يحتاج المرء إلى الذهاب إلى أبعد من قاعات‬،‫حيوية خاصة‬ ‫ فالقاعات المشاركة‬.‫العرض في جميرا للوقوف على تلك الحالة‬ ‫والشرفات والممرات وكل األركان حول المعرض تشهد مناقشات‬ ‫وأحاديث تشمل كل مناحي الحياة مما يحول المعرض إلى مناسبة‬ ‫اجتماعية من الدرجة األولى للكثيرين الذين يحرصون على الحضور‬ ‫ وأيضا لرؤية بعض األسماء الالمعة‬،‫للقاء المعارف واألصدقاء‬ ».‫في عالم الفنون‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬19 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«الشرق األوسط‬

“It must be said that Art Dubai has shifted from being an arts-oriented event into a unique cultural phenomenon, where an entire city is transformed and revived with unique dynamism; one will never need anything beyond visiting the gallery halls at Madinat Jumeirah to comprehend that situation. Participating galleries, terraces, corridors, balconies and each and every corner at the show are extremely alive with discussions and interviews covering all walks of life, turning the fair into a first-class social event for many who are keen to come and meet acquaintances and friends, and also to see some celebrities in the world of the arts.” Asharq Al Awsat, United Kingdom, March 19, 2014 “En plein essor, la plus grande foire d'art contemporain du monde arabe mise à la fois sur les valeurs sûres et les découvertes.” Le Figaro, France, March 20, 2014 “In full bloom, the largest contemporary art fair in the Arab world features blue chip as well as new discoveries.” Le Figaro, France, March 20, 2014

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ART DUBAI 2014 Art Dubai would not be possible without the support of its partners; in particular, we would like to thank The Abraaj Group, the Jumeirah Group, Cartier and Emaar. Our extensive yearround educational programming is run in partnership with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority; and we welcomed Mashreq Private Banking as sponsor of Art Dubai Modern. Art Dubai 2014 was the largest and most global edition of the fair to date: we welcomed 85 galleries and artspaces from 34 countries to the fair, presenting booth exhibitions across three distinct gallery programmes. Together, the galleries featured the work of more than 500 artists from every corner of the world.

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the Contemporary and Marker gallery programmes and provided a unique, curated, and enthusiastically-received outing for masters from the Middle East and South Asia. 70 museum groups and more than 400 curators and museum representatives attended the fair, confirming Art Dubai’s role as the meeting point in the Middle East and South Asia, and the global fair of choice for the art world.

The Jumeirah Patrons Preview on March 18 and the fair’s Opening on March 19 attracted capacity crowds—and the buzz continued all-week-long, with over 25,000 visitors taking in the gallery halls, talks programmes, artists’ projects and a packed schedule of family events, educational initiatives, tours, presentations and launches.

Art Dubai now has the most extensive notfor-profit programme of any fair, worldwide. Our role as a ‘fair of discovery’ is exemplified by Marker, the curated, themed section of artspaces, which, in 2014, focused on the Caucasus and Central Asia. The Global Art Forum, the most innovative and significant of talks programmes, runs over five days in two cities, with more than 40 contributors. The dynamic programming and distinct curatorial stance of Art Dubai Projects, Film and Radio highlight the work of upcoming artists from the region and beyond.

The fair also saw its highest-ever levels of attendance from universities and colleges, welcoming more than 500 UAE and GCC-based students on specially organised tours. Art Dubai 2014 included the launch of a third gallery hall (Art Dubai Modern), to complement

Art Dubai both illustrates and acts as a catalyst in the ever-growing and deepening international interest in the arts scenes of the Middle East; the fair is now recognised as the crucial cultural hub linking Africa, the Arab world and Asia.

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85 galleries from 34 countries, showing over 500 artists 70 international museum groups, participating in bespoke, Gulf-wide programmes 25,000 visitors, including 400 museum directors and institutional representatives Global Art Forum: 5 days of talks, presentations and exhibitions in Doha and Dubai, featuring 40 contributors

Art Dubai Projects: 12 new site-specific projects and commissioned performances Education: 1,000 children taking part in workshops at the fair, while 500 students participated through organised tours Campus Art Dubai: a year-round art school for 200 graduates and enthusiasts 450 press attend Art Dubai, including 70 hosted journalists from 27 countries

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It is in the UAE, home to over 200 nationalities, that the art world as a globalised phenomenon is most valid. Dubai has been a trading post and meeting point for South Asia, Iran, the Arab world and Africa for hundreds of years. Sharjah, with its major biennial, is established as a place of heritage and art production, and Doha and Abu Dhabi host major museums. Over the past decade, Dubai has become the region’s commercial art centre—home to over 40 galleries—and a city for the exchange and production of ideas, of entrepreneurship, of debate. In 2007, when Art Dubai was founded, the prevailing rhetoric was one of exchange between East and West. Now, more than a decade after 9/11, the zeitgeist has taken a palpable shift towards more nuanced relationships built along trade routes and webs of communication; Dubai has emerged as a global hub and a gateway to both east and west Asia, not only for business and travel, but also in terms of contemporary art and culture. At Art Dubai we find ourselves increasingly invested in the complex weave that connects the East with the East and the South with the South—providing a point of connection for all those institutions and individuals in Europe and America who are seeking to engage with an art world that is resolutely global. We pride ourselves on placing outreach and collaboration at the heart of the fair, working in partnership with institutions across the UAE year-round.

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“[Art Dubai’s] multiple faces are what make it interesting. The fact that it is spawning an arts scene throughout the city shows it is growing roots. And it already has the ingredients to ensure people keep coming…The spirit of the fair is taking over the city. Performers entertain at Galleries Night in Al Quoz, the industrial zone behind Dubai’s main thoroughfare, and around the financial centre; Christie’s auctions artworks at the Emirates Towers hotel; I learn Arabic Kufic stencilling in the artisanal Bastakiya neighbourhood; Najla Said performs at a Palestinian culture week near Meydan racetrack; Van Cleef & Arpels holds jewellery workshops at the Design Days fair; crowds flock to attend Art Dubai’s Global Art Forum discussions.” The Financial Times, United Kingdom, March 20, 2014 “The fair has in many ways acted as a catalyst in boosting activity and interest in the local art scene overall, with parts of the city now given over to regular art walks and other art-centric events." South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, March 16, 2014

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ART week With the aim of promoting the cultural activities of the region to both residents and visitors, Art Week is an umbrella initiative bringing together the UAE’s arts and culturecentred happenings in the month of March. From fairs Art Dubai, Design Days Dubai and SIKKA to exhibitions at Alserkal Avenue and pop-up projects around the country, Art Week involves cultural programmes from across the UAE, highlighting galleries, institutions and artists. As a focal point of the region’s cultural calendar, Art Week helps sustain and develop the region’s arts industry by actively building audiences and patrons. With a print run of 25,000 copies, the Art Week Guide promotes the arts and culture scenes of the UAE and, in 2014, contained information on more than one hundred cultural events. Art Dubai and other events during Art Week sit within the wider Art Season, an initiative by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority to highlight the city’s growing creative landscape.

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‫«حققت الدورة الثامنة من معرض «آرت دبي» التي أقيمت خالل‬ ‫ والتي‬،‫ مارس في مدينة الجميرا وميناء السالم‬22 – 19 ‫الفترة من‬ ً ً ً ‫قياسيا‬ ‫نجاحا‬ ،‫بلدا‬ 34 ‫ فنان من‬500‫ صالة عرض و‬85 ‫شارك فيها‬ ً ‫واسعا على صعيد الزوار المحليين‬ ‫وإقباال‬ ،‫على صعيد المبيعات‬ ً ‫ومن الخارج الذين كانوا يلتقطون صور األعمال التي تروق لهم‬ ».‫ليرسلوها عبر وسائل االتصال المجتمعية إلى األصدقاء‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬23 ،‫ اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬،»‫«البيان‬

“The eighth edition of Art Dubai (March 19-22), which was held in Madinat Jumeirah and Mina Al Salam, witnessed the participation of 85 galleries and 500 artists from 34 countries achieved phenomenal success in terms of sales. The fair was oversubscribed by local and international audiences who never stopped taking photos of their favourite works and sharing it with friends on social media.” Al Bayan, UAE, March 23, 2014 ‫ ساهم بشكل كبير في‬،2007 ‫«منذ انطالقة «آرت دبي» في العام‬ ً ‫جاذبا إليها أبرز غاليريات‬ ،‫إعطاء هوية ثقافية جديدة لإلمارة الخليجية‬ ً ً ‫مساهما في إنعاش‬ ،‫قيمة وثمينة‬ ‫مستضيفا‬ ،‫العالم‬ ً ّ ‫أعماال فنية‬ ».‫سوق اللوحة‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬23 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«الحياة‬

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INTRODUCTION Art Dubai is an international fair with its roots in the Middle East and South Asia. Known as a particularly global and innovative event, 2014 saw the fair expand to include three distinct gallery programmes: Contemporary, at its most diverse yet, and featuring both established galleries and upcoming artspaces; Marker, which this year focused on the Caucasus and Central Asia; and the inaugural Art Dubai Modern, dedicated to masters from the Middle East and South Asia who proved influential through the twentieth century. Over half the visitors who attended this year’s fair feel that the selection of galleries presented is what differentiates Art Dubai from other fairs, with over 90% reporting high satisfaction with the quality, as well as the geographic diversity, of the galleries showcased in 2014.*

“Since its inception in 2007, Art Dubai has contributed significantly to formulating a new cultural identity for this Gulf emirate, attracting the world’s leading galleries, hosting valuable works of art and becoming a major factor in reviving the art market.” Al Hayat, United Kingdom, March 23, 2014

artdubai.ae/galleries *According to a survey of 845 visitors that attended the fair in 2014

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‫ محاكاة الفن العالمي بآليات اإلبداع في فضاءات‬... »‫««آرت دبي‬ »‫أعماال فنية لمشاهير الفنانين والصاالت الفنية‬ ‫عميقة تضم‬ ً 2014 ‫ مارس‬30 ،‫ ُعمان‬،»‫«الوطن‬

“Art Dubai … a simulation of international art through mechanisms of creativity at thoughtful spaces that included works of renowned artists and galleries.” Al Watan, Oman, March 30, 2014 “Art fairs are always about selling art, but a fair such as Art Dubai also reflects the more unstable and evolving nature of an emerging art scene: the fair’s role in drawing attention to the Emirate’s small but growing circuit of commercial galleries and nonprofits can’t be underestimated, and the presence of the fair as focal point for the scene is significant.” ArtReview, United Kingdom, March 2014 “Signe que la Foire plaît: 90% des exposants, présents l’an dernier, ont postulé de nouveau cette année. C’est le cas de nombreuses galeries françaises.” Les Echos, France, March 21, 2014 “As proof of Art Dubai’s success: 90% of the exhibiting galleries from last year have reapplied again. This is the case of many returning galleries from France.” Les Echos, France, March 21, 2014

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Contemporary ȄȄ313 Art Project Seoul ȄȄAgial Art Gallery Beirut ȄȄSabrina Amrani Gallery Madrid ȄȄArt Factum Gallery Beirut ȄȄL’Atelier 21 Casablanca ȄȄAthr Gallery Jeddah ȄȄAyyam Gallery Dubai/London/Beirut/Jeddah/Damascus ȄȄBaró Galeria São Paulo ȄȄBolsa de Arte Porto Alegre/São Paulo ȄȄThe Breeder Athens/Monte Carlo ȄȄLaura Bulian Gallery Milan ȄȄCarbon 12 Dubai ȄȄCarroll / Fletcher London ȄȄChatterjee & Lal Mumbai ȄȄChemould Prescott Road Mumbai ȄȄGalleria Continua San Gimignano/Beijing/Le Moulin ȄȄPilar Corrias London ȄȄCRG Gallery New York ȄȄGalerie Chantal Crousel Paris ȄȄD Gallerie Jakarta ȄȄElmarsa Tunis/Dubai ȄȄGallery Etemad Dubai/Tehran ȄȄExperimenter Kolkata ȄȄGallery Isabelle van den Eynde Dubai ȄȄGalerie Imane Farès Paris ȄȄSelma Feriani London/Tunis ȄȄGalleria Marie-Laure Fleisch Rome ȄȄGAGPROJECTS Adelaide/Berlin ȄȄGalerist Istanbul ȄȄGiacomo Guidi Arte Contemporanea Rome ȄȄGladstone Gallery New York/Brussels ȄȄMarian Goodman Gallery New York/Paris/London ȄȄAlexander Gray Associates New York ȄȄGreen Art Gallery Dubai ȄȄGrey Noise Dubai ȄȄHales Gallery London ȄȄLeila Heller Gallery New York ȄȄKashya Hildebrand Gallery London/Zurich ȄȄGalerie Hussenot Paris ȄȄIn Situ / Fabienne Leclerc Paris ȄȄRose Issa Projects London ȄȄGalerie Jaeger Bucher Paris ȄȄGalerie Rodolphe Janssen Brussels ȄȄKalfayan Galleries Athens/Thessaloniki ȄȄGalerie Krinzinger Vienna

ȄȄLombard Freid Gallery New York ȄȄLumen Travo Amsterdam ȄȄGalerie Greta Meert Brussels ȄȄVictoria Miro London ȄȄMarisa Newman Projects New York ȄȄGalleria Franco Noero Turin ȄȄGallery Wendi Norris San Francisco ȄȄGalerie Nathalie Obadia Paris/Brussels ȄȄOmenka Gallery Lagos ȄȄOta Fine Arts Tokyo/Singapore ȄȄParadise Row London ȄȄPechersky Gallery Moscow ȄȄPi Artworks Istanbul/London ȄȄGalerie Polaris Paris ȄȄTyler Rollins Fine Art New York ȄȄSchleicher/Lange Berlin ȄȄSfeir-Semler Gallery Hamburg/Beirut ȄȄGallery SKE Bangalore/New Delhi ȄȄTashkeel Dubai ȄȄTasveer New Delhi/Bangalore ȄȄGalerie Daniel Templon Paris/Brussels ȄȄThe Third Line Dubai ȄȄGalerie Tanja Wagner Berlin ȄȄYavuz Fine Art Singapore MODERN ȄȄAgial Art Gallery Beirut ȄȄAicon Gallery New York/London ȄȄAlbareh Art Gal Manama ȄȄArtChowk, Karachi ȄȄElmarsa Tunis/Dubai ȄȄKarim Francis Cairo ȄȄGrosvenor Gallery London ȄȄJhaveri Contemporary Mumbai ȄȄLawrie Shabibi Dubai ȄȄGalerie Janine Rubeiz Beirut ȄȄShirin Gallery Tehran/New York MARKER ȄȄArt East Bishkek ȄȄAsia Art+ Almaty ȄȄNorth Caucasus Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) Vladikavkaz ȄȄPopiashvili Gvaberidze Window Project Tbilisi ȄȄYARAT Contemporary Art Space Baku

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“Art Dubai‫يمكن‬ is definitely a mostly ‫التغاضي عنها‬ ‫دبي» بات فرصة ال‬ ‫أن «آرت‬regional ‫«ال شك في‬ ‫لرؤية‬ ،‫والمقتنين‬ ‫من متابعي‬and ‫لدى عدد كبير‬ art‫ومناسبة‬ fair that caters‫والفنانين‬ both ‫الفن‬ to regional ً ً ‫جديدة‬ ‫مساحات‬ ‫على‬ ‫منفتحا‬ ‫فنا‬ ‫بات‬ ‫الذي‬ ،‫المعاصر‬ ‫الفن‬ international collectors—and, in fact, ‫تجليات‬ strong ‫االستعانة‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫من‬ ‫والعادي‬ ‫المهمل‬ ‫من‬ ‫تمتد‬ ،‫اإلبداع‬ regional, idiosyncratic fairs might be a ‫من‬ ‫ ومن اللوحة الصامتة إلى اللوحة التي تتحول‬،‫بالنظريات الفلسفية‬ viable alternative to the dilutions of seeing ».‫إلى مسرح بصري يضج بالحركة‬ the same thing everywhere… The fair is 2014 ‫ مارس‬20 ،‫ لبنان‬،»‫«السفير‬ not only an information platform but also a seismograph art, politics, “There is no doubtfor thatthe Artstate Dubaiof has become an opportunity not toinbe overlooked by a large and discourse the region alike. ” number ofArt those who follow art, artists and collectors; Agenda, United States, March 2013 it is an occasion to see the manifestations of contemporary art, which has become open to new “In six years Art Dubai has established itself areas of creativity, stretching from the idler and as the leading Menasa ordinary materialsart to event the useof ofthe philosophical (Middleand East, north andtoSouth theories, from silentAfrica painting painting, which to be a visual the bustling theatre.” Asia)turn areaout and provided magnet for a Assafir, Lebanon, Friezestyle ArtMarch Week20,in2014 the Emirate. This

year’s edition, which runs March 2013, is surrounded by a plethora of events, projects “The contemporary section lived up to its and exhibitions—plus a new design fair, reputation as the leading fair in the region, the Design Daysis, Dubai. Aheadofofnew thegalleries pack is still proof of which the number participating than the Middle Art Dubai’sfrom ownelsewhere six-day Global Art Forum, East. On a more historical approach, the quality a programme of debates, discussions and oftalks regional (mainly the Gulf thatgalleries will host somefrom 40 contributors. and Lebanon) has significantly improved and The fair itself this year will field some 72 strong programs are reflected in booths meeting galleries from across rather the world, whileplaced in international standards, than being on the Beach, 11 large-scale works inSculpture local and regional clusters.” range alongStates, the seashore.” Artsy, United March 2014 The Financial Times, United Kingdom, March 2013

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CONTEMPORARY In 2014, Art Dubai Contemporary was extraordinarily diverse; the halls featured 70 galleries from 28 countries, from the world’s most influential galleries to dynamic young artspaces. Likewise the artists ranged from emerging and upcoming practitioners from lesser-known art capitals to household names. The works they presented covered all artistic media–including painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, video, photography and performance. Always aiming to foreground quality and a curatorial approach, Art Dubai has a close relationship with its galleries: the artists they represent, and the works they select, reconfirm year-on-year the fair’s role as a site of discovery.

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‫«وبدا العرض كأنه تحية خاصة لهؤالء الرواد وفرصة جميلة‬ ‫للجمهور لمطالعة أعمال اختفت عن األنظار لفترة في قاعات‬ ‫ من العروض المنفردة مثل‬..‫المتاحف أو المجموعات الخاصة‬ ‫ إلى‬،»‫العرض البديع للفنانة باية من خالل غاليري «المرسى‬ ‫ وآدم‬،‫عروض لفنانين عمالقة مثل مقبول فدا حسين من الهند‬ ‫ وصوال إلى ناصر اليوسف وراشد آل خليفة من‬،‫حنين من مصر‬ ».‫البحرين‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬23 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«الشرق األوسط‬

“Art Dubai Modern looked like a tribute to modern masters and offered audience a great opportunity to see works that disappeared from museums or private collections for a while. There were some solo exhibitions such as Baya’s wonderful show by Galerie El Marsa (Tunisia); India’s great master MF Husain was present as well as Egypt’s Adam Henein; Nasser Al Yousif and Rashid Al Khalifa from Bahrain.” Asharq Al Awsat, United Kingdom, March 24, 2014

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Modern In 2014, Art Dubai launched a new gallery programme devoted to modern art from the Middle East and South Asia. The inaugural Art Dubai Modern included 11 galleries, each of which presented a solo or two-person show, featuring work by modern masters. Galleries were asked to submit proposals for booth exhibitions by artists whose work has proven highly influential during the twentieth century and on later generations of artists. These proposals were reviewed by an advisory board, made up of curators and historians with a particular interest in modernist practices of the Middle East and Asia. Art Dubai Modern 2014 was advised by Savita Apte, an art historian specialising in modern and contemporary South Asian art and chair of The Abraaj Group Art Prize; Catherine David, a renowned curator with an extensive experience in the Middle East, whose exhibitions include dOCUMENTA X; Kristine Khouri, a researcher and a writer based in Beirut and co-founder of the History of Arab Modernities in the Visual Arts Study Group; and Nada Shabout, an art historian specialising in modern Arab and Iraqi art, and curator, among other exhibitions, of ‘Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art’, at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Qatar (2010). Art Dubai Modern also featured a special presentation of early works by Emirati artist Abdulkader Al Rais in collaboration with Hunar Gallery, Dubai.

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“Art Dubai‫نسخته‬ is definitely a mostly regional ‫ وهي‬،‫الثامنة‬ ‫خطوة مهمة في‬ »‫دبي‬ ‫«آرت‬ ‫«يشهد‬ ّ art fair‫القرن‬ that both to regional and ‫العشرين‬ ‫من‬caters ‫للفن الحديث‬ ‫مخصص‬ ‫قسم جديد‬ ‫استحداث‬ ‫التي‬ ‫الحداثة‬ ‫لربط‬ ‫أساسية‬ ‫الخطوة‬ ‫هذه‬ .»‫«مودرن‬ ‫اسم‬ ‫تحت‬ international collectors—and, in fact, strong ‫المعاصرة‬ ‫بالفنون‬ ،‫األوسط وجنوب آسيا‬ ‫في الشرق‬ regional, idiosyncratic fairs might be‫شهدناها‬ a .‫فن حديث‬ ‫من‬ ‫سبقه‬ ‫بما‬ ‫المعاصر‬ ‫تأثر‬ ‫الربط‬ ‫هذا‬ ‫ن‬ ‫يبي‬ .‫اليوم‬ ّ ّ viable alternative to the dilutions of seeing ‫ جرى تأليف لجنة تقييم فني لإلشراف على برنامج‬،‫ومن أجل ذلك‬ the same thing everywhere… The fair is ».‫هذه السنة‬ not‫مارس‬ only19 an،‫لبنان‬ information 2014 ،»‫ «األخبار‬platform but also a seismograph for the state of art, politics, “For eighth edition, Dubai’s significant step anditsdiscourse in theArtregion alike. ” was inaugurating a new programme entitled Art Art Agenda, United States, March 2013 Dubai Modern and dedicated to modern art from the twentieth century. It is undoubtedly an elemental “In six years Art Dubai has established itself step to connect modernity in the Middle East and as the leading artcurrent eventcontemporary of the Menasa South Asia with the scene; a (Middle East, north Africa and South connection that reflects on influences of the past Asia) area and provided magnet for a on the contemporary art. Andthe for that, a curatorial committee supervised Modern content this year.” Friezestyle Art Week in the Emirate. This Alyear’s Akhbar, Lebanon, March 19, 2014 edition, which runs March 2013, is

surrounded by a plethora of events, projects and new design “As theexhibitions—plus fair travels throughaDubai, it’s alsofair, travelling Design Days Dubai. Ahead the is still back in time. This year, as a signof that thepack Middle Artmarket Dubai’s own six-day Global Forum,14 East is maturing, Art Dubai is Art showcasing modern painters alongside its usual contemporary a programme of debates, discussions and section. The galleries by MF Husain, talks that will hostinclude someworks 40 contributors. known as India’s Picasso, and Nabil Nahas from The fair itself this year will field some 72 Lebanon.” galleries from across the world, while in The Financial Times, United Kingdom, March 20, 2014 Sculpture on the Beach, 11 large-scale works range along the seashore.” The Financial Times, United Kingdom, March 2013

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“Ja, seit der Premiere fahre ich immer dorthin. Für mich ist diese Messe unglaublich wichtig, weil ich hier Künstler aus Indien, Pakistan, dem Mittleren Osten, Ägypten treffe. Jedem Kunstinteressierten empfehle ich einen Besuch. Diesmal hat mich besonders Rasheed Araeen begeistert, dessen Werk gerade wiederentdeckt wird.” “Yes, I visit [Art Dubai] all the time, since its inception. For me, this fair is unbelievably important because there I get to meet artists from India, Pakistan, the Middle East and Egypt. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in art. This edition I was particularly impressed by Rasheed Araeen whose works are being rediscovered.” Die Zeit (Q&A with Hans Ulrich Obrist), Germany, May 2014

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“Throughout the fair, the two regions and their art scenes proved so varied as to qualify for separate iterations of Marker. But as curatorial debuts go, Slavs and Tatars’ Marker was undoubtedly impressive, and what’s more, a highlight of Art Dubai 2014. The artworks on view introduced aesthetically innovative and critically insightful art scenes, which will continue to rise in prominence as institutions mature and artists expand their engagement with the commercial art world.” Blouin Art Info, United States, March 31, 2014 “From thorny politics to the many strands of coexisting ethnicities and languages, the art aims to present Central Asia and the Caucasus as more than just remote lands on a spinning globe.” Al Arabiya, Pan Arab, March 17, 2014 "If we are talking about discovery, then what can be a better example than the Marker section where the famous art collective in their first curatorial outing focused on Caucasus and Central Asia, a region remaining obscure despite its pluralism and complexity. Visitors were surprised to find art galleries from places like Tblisi and Baku in the section designed like a tea salon or a traditional chaikhaneh." The Hindu, India, April 5, 2014

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Marker Marker is Art Dubai’s curated programme of galleries and artspaces, which focuses each year on a particular theme or geography. This section aims to exemplify the fair's role as a site of discovery and cross-cultural exchange, and is a feature of Art Dubai’s extensive notfor-profit programming. In 2014, Marker turned its focus to Central Asia and the Caucasus. Curated by the artists Slavs and Tatars, this themed series of exhibitions and educational initiatives included gallery booth exhibitions, talks, research projects and commissioned artists’ projects. Slavs and Tatars worked with each space and their artists to present existing and new work that together forms a collective exhibition through a ‘regime of portraiture’, including faces, places and traces from mid-twentiethcentury painting to contemporary drawings and sculptures. At the fair, Marker took the form of a chaikhaneh or Eurasian (tea) salon, to activate each work as a point of departure, to tell larger stories touching upon questions of faith, language, landscape; and importantly, how these notions are ritualised, interiorised, and hybridised beyond the often brittle politics of identity.

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‫«ترافقت تظاهرة «مؤشر» هذا العام مع أحداث اوكرانيا مما‬ ً ً ‫ديناميكيا كونها مخصصة لفنون اواسط آسيا‬ ‫طابعا‬ ‫أعطاها‬ ‫ بحيث أعطت حيوية كبيرة لقضايا تداخل‬،‫ومنطقة القوقاز‬ ‫السياسي والجغرافي والتاريخي بالفني في منطقة كانت‬ ‫خاضعة لإلطار السياسي والفني السوفييتي قبل ان تهب عليها‬ ‫ استثارتني أفكار المجموعة التي مثلها شريفي‬... ‫رياح التغيير‬ ‫مثل اعتبارها ان اإلسالم ازدهر في الحواشي واألطراف أكثر من‬ ‫ وأن هبوب الحداثة المتأخر عليه بعد اختالطاته بالشامانية‬،‫المراكز‬ ‫والهندوسية وغيرها من األديان فتح المجال للتعبير اإلشكالي‬ ».‫الفني عن الهوية وقضايا إشكالية عديدة أخرى‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬31 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«القدس العربي‬

“Marker this year coincided with the Ukraine crisis—something that charged the Central Asia/ Caucasus-oriented programme with a dynamic trait which, in turn, revived issues of intersection between politics, geography, history and arts in a region that was under the Soviet reign politically and artistically before the wind of change blew up … I was excited by Slavs and Tatars ideas about Islam and how it did flourish at the borders more than the centres and the way recent modern commingling with Hinduism, Shamanism and other religions opened the doors for a more problematic artistic expression of identity and many other critical issues.” Al Quds Al Arabi, United Kingdom, March 31, 2014

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MARKER EDUCATION PROGRAMME Marker also featured an extended education programme, which included a research booth, daily talks and tours, and opportunities for upcoming curators to research and gain experience in this field. Marker’s education partner was Caspian Arts Foundation. The programme included the opportunity for an upcoming curator to further their research and network within Central Asia and the Caucasus. Almaty-based curator Yekaterina Serebryanaya was selected after an open call for the position of Assistant Curator, and worked closely with Slavs and Tatars, the participating artspaces and the Art Dubai team to produce Marker 2014. MARKER PUBLISHING PROGRAMME 2014 also marked a new collaboration between Marker and onestar press, the renowned Paris-based artist book publisher. onestar published books by emerging and established artists from Central Asia and the Caucasus invited by Slavs and Tatars including Reza Hazare, Taus Makhacheva, Sophia Tabatadze, Armen Eloyan and Astral Nomads. Curator of Marker 2014, Slavs and Tatars, is a collective with solo exhibitions at major museums—MoMA, Secession (2012), REDCAT (2013), Kunsthalle Zurich, Dallas Museum of Art (2014)—as well as group exhibitions across the Middle East, North America and Europe. They have published six books, including a translation of the legendary Azeri political satire Molla Nasreddin (2011, JRP-Ringier). Slavs and Tatars are represented by The Third Line, Dubai; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin; and Raster, Warsaw.

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COMMITTEES

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‫ أثبت «آرت دبي» خالل سنوات قليلة أنّ ه المعرض‬،‫ي منازع‬ ّ ‫«بال أ‬ ،‫ ذلك يعود إلى عناصر عدة‬.‫الفنّ ي األبرز في المنطقة العربية‬ ‫ وتزايد عدد صاالت‬،‫منها إقامة المعرض برعاية ودعم رسميين‬ ‫العرض المشاركة كل سنة من مختلف أنحاء العالم العربي‬ ‫ ال بل انتظار موعده‬،‫ وتوافد عدد كبير من جامعي التحف‬،‫والعالم‬ ً ».‫بدءا من اليوم‬ .‫كل سنة القتناء األعمال الجديدة‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬19 ،‫ لبنان‬،»‫«األخبار‬

“Indisputably, Art Dubai, just in few years, proved to be the leading art fair in the region. Many factors formulated that reality: it is held under official patronage and support; the increase of participating galleries from the Arab world and internationally every year; and the increasing number of collectors who always save the date for collecting new works.” Al-Akhbar, Lebanon, March 19, 2014

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Art Dubai is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Dubai. Art Dubai Ladies Preview is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women Establishment, Wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE. Art Dubai is hosted by a country with an unrivalled reputation for hospitality, and is privileged to have the support of a passionate, collegiate Board of Patrons, which in 2014 was chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development. Our Board of Patrons–based across the globe, but with a particular interest in supporting the arts in the Middle East and Asia–take on a crucial ambassadorial and advisory role for Art Dubai.

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2014 CHAIRMAN, ART DUBAI BOARD OF PATRONS HE Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development HONORARY BOARD OF PATRONS Saeb Eigner patron, author (Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran (Merrell, 2010)); Founder/ Chairman, Lonworld; Governor, London Business School; Chairman, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA); London Arif Naqvi patron, collector; Founder/CEO, Abraaj Capital; Board of Directors, Endeavor; Board of Trustees, Aman Foundation; Member, Young Presidents' Organization / WEF Arab Business Council / EMPEA Advisory Council / IMD Foundation Board; Board Member, Pakistan Human Development Fund (PHDF) / King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement / Dubai Government Education Endowment Fund / United Nations Global Compact; Dubai

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HE Zaki Nusseibeh Cultural Advisor, UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs; Deputy Chairman, Abu Dhabi Culture and Heritage Authority (ADACH); Advisory Board, Middle East Centre London School of Economics / SOAS; Board Member, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi / National Center for Documentation & Research / Emirates National School; President, Alliance Française Abu Dhabi / Abu Dhabi Classical Concert Committee / UAE chapter of the International 'Friends of Richard Wagner' society; CoFounder, Abu Dhabi Classics Programme / Al Ain Music Festival; Abu Dhabi HE Abdul Rahman Mohammed bin Nasser Al Owais UAE Minister of Health; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority HE Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Thani patron, collector; ViceChairman, Qatar Museums Authority; Founder, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art; Doha

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Board of Patrons Mohammed Afkhami collector; Director, UBS Warburg; Managing Partner, MA Partners DMCC; Founding Member, British Museum’s Middle East and North Africa Art Acquisition Committee; Dubai Yasmin Teymour Alireza patron, collector; London Faiza Meyassar Alireza patron, collector; Chairman, Al Madad Foundation; London Paula Al Askari patron, collector; Abu Dhabi Maria Baibakova curator; Founder/Director/Chief Curator, Baibakov Art Projects (BAP); Moscow/Boston Kito De Boer collector; Director – Middle East, McKinsey & Company; Dubai Dr Farhad Farjam patron; Founder, The Farjam Collection; Chairman/CEO, Farbro Group; founder/Chairman, Hafiz Foundation; Dubai Dr Shayma Nawaf Fawwaz collector; Vice President – Healthcare, Mubadala Development Company; Abu Dhabi Fatima Al-Mazrui Ghobash patron, collector; Co-founder of S*uce; Dubai

HE Omar Ghobash patron; CoFounder, The Third Line Gallery; ex-Deputy CEO, Emirates Foundation; Founding Donor/ Board Member, Arab Fund for Arts & Culture (AFAC); Board Member, Khatt Foundation; Sponsor, Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize; UAE Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine; Moscow Muna Al Gurg patron, columnist; Director – Retail, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG); Chairwoman, Young Arab Leaders; Board of Directors, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation; Dubai Dr Lamees Hamdan collector; Commissioner, UAE Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 2009-13; Board Member, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA) / Dubai Women Establishment (DWE); Fund Curator, Daman Middle East Art Fund; Founder, Shiffa; Dubai Princess Wijdan Al Hashemi patron; Founder/Director, Royal Society of Fine Arts of Jordan / Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts; former Jordan Ambassador to Italy; Amman Tariq Al Jaidah patron, collector; Managing Director, Al Jaidah Brothers; Member, Middle East Committee, Guggenheim Museum; Founder/Managing Director, Katara Art Center; Doha

Dr Serra Kirdar patron, collector; Director, Muthabara Foundation; Founding Member, New Leaders Group, Institute for International Education (IIE); Founder/ Director, Initiative for Innovative Teaching (INTEACH); Founder, Oxford's Middle East Centre; Chair/Founder, Copia Luxury Management; Life Fellow, St. Antonys College, University of Oxford; Dubai Georges Makhoul patron, collector; former President – MENA, Morgan Stanley; Dubai Fatima Maleki patron, collector; Donor/Committee Member, American Patrons of Tate; London Lisa Mamounas collector; Founder, Culinary Insiders; Member, The Junior Associates – MoMA; New York Patricia Millns artist; Advisory Board Member, American University of Dubai (AUD) / Sovereign Art Foundation / Contemporary Practices Journal; Member, Emirates Fine Art Society; Honorary Member, Oman Fine Art Society; Dubai Yola Noujaim patron, collector; Senior Architect, ynzdesign; Board of Advisors, Design Days Dubai; Beirut/Paris Lekha Poddar patron, collector; President/Co-Founder, Devi Art Foundation; Founder, Carma; Patron/Founder, Textile Arts of India; New Delhi

Lulu Al Sabah writer, collector, curator; Co-Founder/Partner, JAMM; Kuwait Sheikha Paula Al Sabah patron; Board Member, Serpentine Gallery; Kuwait Ramin Salsali collector; Founder, Salsali Private Museum (SPM); Awardee, Patron of the Arts, UAE, 2010-12; Dubai Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal patron, collector; Developer, Alserkal Avenue Arts District; Dubai Ahmed bin Shabib entrepreneur; Co-Founder/CoDirector, Brownbook Magazine / The Archive / Shelter; Dubai Rashid bin Shabib entrepreneur; Co-Founder/CoDirector, Brownbook Magazine / The Archive / Shelter; Dubai Bashar Al Shroogi patron, collector, curator; Founder/ CEO, Cuadro Fine Art Gallery; Dubai Abir Dajani Tuqan author, collector; London Sharaf Ahmed Zaki Yamani collector; Director, Windlesham Advisors LTD; Member, Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation / The Yamani Cultural and Charitable Foundation; London

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PATRONS ADVISORY BOARD 2014

CURATORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Dana Farouki patron, collector; Committee Member, Abraaj Capital Art Prize; Trustee, MoMA PS1 / Creative Time; Dubai/New York

Maya Rasamny collector; patron, Tate Gallery; Co-Chair, Tate's Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee (MENAAC); London

Negar Azimi curator, writer; Senior Editor, Bidoun Magazine; Member, Arab Image Foundation (FAI); Board of Directors, Artists’ Space; New York

Ali Yussef Khadra collector, publisher; Founder, Mixed Media Publishing / Canvas / Canvas TV; Regional Consultant, Christie’s; Member, Tate’s Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee (MENAAC); Committee Member, Prix Pictet / V&A’s Jameel Prize / Parasol Future Unit / Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize; Dubai

Alia Al-Senussi patron; VIP Relations Manager – Middle East, Art Basel Miami Beach; Director, Albion Gallery, 200509; Ambassador, Tate Young Patrons, 2008; Member, Tate’s Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee (MENAAC); Committee Member – Future Contemporaries Group, Serpentine Gallery; Chair, Tate Young Patrons / Aiglon College Charitable Trust, 2009-10; Co-Chair, Parasol Future Unit; London

Aaron Cezar curator; Founding Director, Delfina Foundation; London

Fayeeza Naqvi collector; Founding Trustee, Aman Foundation / Aangan Trust; Founding Director, Saharay Welfare Organisation; Dubai Dina Nasser-Khadivi patron, curator; Founder, DNK Art Consulting; International Consultant, Christie’s; Member, Tate - Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee (MENAAC) / Caspian Arts Foundation Committee / Yarat Contemporary Art Organisation Advisory Board; Geneva/London Smita Prabhakar collector; Dubai Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi patron, collector, columnist and commentator; Founder/ Chairman, Meem Gallery; Founder/Director, Barjeel Art Foundation; Sharjah

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Abdullah AlTurki collector, curator; Co-Chair, Parasol Future Unit; Member, Saudi Art Council / Tate - Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee (MENAAC) / Serpentine Gallery Future Contemporary Group; London/Riyadh

Rami Farook curator, publisher; Founder/Director, Traffic, Satellite / The State; Dubai Vasif Kortun curator, writer; Director - Research and Programmes, SALT; Board Member, International Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), 2010-13; Curator, UAE Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 2011; Founding Director, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center / Project 4L, Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art / Museum of the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College; Istanbul Lateefa bint Maktoum artist, curator; Founder/Director, Tashkeel; Dubai Salwa Mikdadi curator, art historian; Co-Founder/ExDirector, Cultural and Visual Arts Resource/ICWA; Co-Founder, Association of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab world, Iran and Turkey (AMCA); Abu Dhabi

Jessica Morgan curator, writer; The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art, Tate; Curator Contemporary Art, Tate Modern; Committee, Abraaj Capital Art Prize; London Elaine W Ng editor, publisher, curator; Editor/Publisher, ArtAsiaPacific (AAP) magazine; Programme Advisor - Exhibition Studies and Art Curatorship MA, Hong Kong Art School; Hong Kong/New York Hans Ulrich Obrist curator, critic, art historian; Co-Director - Exhibitions and Programmes, Director - International Projects, Serpentine Gallery; Curator, Museum in Progress, Vienna, 1993-2000 / Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2000-06 ; Contributing Editor, Abitare Magazine, Artforum, Paradis Magazine and 032c Magazine; London Jack Persekian curator; Founder/Director, Anadiel Gallery / Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art / XEIN Productions; Founder/Head Curator, The Jerusalem Show; Head Curator, The Palestinian Museum; Artistic Director/ Head Curator, Sharjah Biennial 2004-09; Director, Sharjah Art Foundation 2009-11; Jerusalem

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VISITORS

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‫تحول «آرت دبي» إلى نهر ال يمكن السباحة‬ ّ ،‫«مع سنته الثامنة‬ ‫مثب ًتا معادلة جديدة توازي بين الثقافة‬ ّ ‫في مياهه نفسها مرتين‬ ‫ صورة المدينة‬،‫ بطريقة استثنائية‬،‫ومحو ًال‬ ‫النخبوية والجماهيرية‬ ّ ‫التي تستضيفه الى مركز فنّ ي كبير وجسر بين ثقافات العالم ال‬ ».‫يمكن مضاهاته‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬31 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«القدس العربي‬

“Metaphorically, Art Dubai has the permanent flow and livelihood of a river. A perfect balance between the mainstream and heterodox, Art Dubai turns the city of Dubai into an unparalleled epicentre of art, and bridge between the world’s cultures.” Al Quds Al Arabi, United Kingdom, March 31, 2014 “Art Dubaï, [..] est un moment unique où les collectionneurs internationaux, curieux de découvrir de jeunes artistes de la région, croisent des expatriés en mal de culture, et des responsables de musées en quête de nouveaux amis et visiteurs.” Le Figaro, France, March 20, 2014 “Art Dubai is a unique moment where international collectors, eager to discover the region’s new talents, come across culture-thirsty expats, as well as arts professionals and museum directors coming to investigate new territories and networks.” Le Figaro, France, March 20, 2014

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VISITOR PROFILE

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ATTENDANCE BY REGION TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 25,500

15%

16% 14%

2% 14% 5% 26%

56% 7%

19%

4% 18%

Private Collector Arts Enthusiast Curator / Professional associated with a museum or art institution

UAE

Buys occasionally but wouldnt describe

MIDDLE EAST

themselves as regular collectors

EUROPE

ART DEALER / GALLERIST / ART ADVISOR

REST OF ASIA

ARTIST

AMERICAS

Writer / Member of Media

AFRICA

According to a survey of 845 visitors that attended the fair in 2014, 95% felt the fair was either good or excellent, with 86% saying they would be very or extremely likely to attend the next edition. artdubai.ae/visitors

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VIP programme

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‫«ولقد أصبح معرض فنون دبي من العالمات البارزة على الخارطة‬ ‫الدولية لمعارض الفنون التشكيلية بالرغم من مرور سبعة أعوام‬ ‫ ولدول مجلس التعاون الخليجي وعشاق‬.‫فقط على افتتاحه‬ ‫الفن واالبداع التشكيلي في العالم العربي االعتزاز بهذا الحدث‬ ‫الثقافي الذي أصبح احتفالية فنية بارزة تنافس العروض الكبرى‬ ‫في كل من ميالنو وباريس وطوكيو كما يشهد بذلك نقاد الفنون‬ ».‫وخبراء التحف والمقتنيات الدولية‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬11 ،‫ البحرين‬،»‫«أخبار الخليج‬

“Says Venetia Porter, curator of Middle Eastern art at the British Museum…‘There’s such an energy here. It’s an art fair, but so much more. It’s where people meet, learn: it’s a concentrated moment’. Porter’s enthusiasm is echoed by Guggenheim director Richard Armstrong when we meet at a hall dedicated to Central Asian art, curated by art collective Slavs and Tatars, which Armstrong describes as ‘fantastic’. ‘The fair is sufficiently complex,’ Armstrong says. ‘For western visitors in particular, there’s a tremendous amount of new information. The fair gives me access to high-quality dealers and art that I wouldn’t have time to see otherwise.’” The Financial Times, United Kingdom, March 20, 2014

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Since 2007, Art Dubai has built up an unparalleled reputation for hosting and developing tours that facilitate networking and shed light on the arts scenes of the regions, with over half of the guests who attended this year, and completed a survey conducted after the fair, stating that the VIP Programme is what sets Art Dubai apart from other fairs. Guests are invited to join two tiers of VIP Programming–from three to ten days, and spanning the Gulf region–while Art Dubai’s specialist International Relations team also develops bespoke programmes for particular groups and associations. We also welcome guests to a series of year-round talks and events, held in the UAE and in different cities across the world. The Collectors Circle is an invitation-only association, developed specifically for collectors and arts professionals. This exclusive programme provides high-level, personalised access to the arts scenes of the Gulf and facilitates connections with collectors, artists and curators of the Middle East and Asia. The VIP Programme also welcomes arts enthusiasts and younger collectors; events each March include the Jumeirah Patrons Preview, the night that celebrates the opening of Art Dubai in style, at the fair’s home at Madinat Jumeirah.

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Our Collectors Circle and VIP programmes include: .. invitations to private views and opening nights of major gallery and museum exhibitions across the Gulf .. exclusive access to specialised talks by world-renowned collectors and arts professionals .. visits to Gulf-based collectors’ homes and tours of private collections .. invitations to lunches, dinners and other social occasions, bringing together unique groups of artists, collectors and arts professionals with sponsors, financiers, ministers and other decision-makers Selected Collectors’ Circle and VIP Programme events in 2014: .. two days in Doha, with tours led by leading curators and museum directors of the Museum of Islamic Art and collateral exhibitions, plus a dinner hosted by the Qatar Museums Authority .. first access to Art Dubai and an exclusive preview of the gallery halls and artists’ projects, plus an invitation to The Abraaj Group Lounge and preview of the 2014 Abraaj Group Art Prize hosted by CEO Arif Naqvi .. lunch at the Sharjah Art Foundation hosted by HE Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, president and director of the Sharjah Art Foundation and newly appointed curator of the UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2015

.. private tour of the Barjeel Foundation, led by collector and columnist Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, and curator-led tours of Maraya Art Centre .. tour of Al Ain, hosted by renowned culturalist and presidential advisor HE Zaki Nusseibeh .. tour of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology—the world’s first graduate level research-orientated university dedicated to issues of sustainability—by Foster + Partners .. specialised preview of Design Days Dubai— Asia’s first design fair—led by fair director Cyril Zammit .. invitations to private dinners and parties, including special evenings hosted by the Alserkal family, Farhad Bakhtiar (in honour of Reza Aramesh), Aida Mahmudova (founder of YARAT Contemporary Art Space) and the Samawi family .. architectural tour of Dubai by locally-based architect Richard Wagner .. exclusive visits to collectors’ homes including the private collections of Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Jane and Kito de Boer and Walid Kamhawi .. artists’ studio visits including renowned Emirati artists Abdelkader Al Rais, Hassan Sharif and Mohammed Kazem, as well as guided tours of Dubai’s gallery districts .. the exclusive Art Dubai Ladies Lunch hosted by Cartier

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MUSEUM GROUPS Art Dubai specialises in collaborating with the world’s major museums, arts institutions and associations to organise bespoke tours for curators and patrons. Taking in key exhibitions and events, and incorporating visits to artists’ studios, plus special talks and presentations, the Gulfwide tours typically include Doha, Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, and feature the unrivalled, personal hospitality of Gulfbased patrons, artists and cultural leaders. In 2014, Art Dubai hosted over 400 leading museum directors and institutional curators, plus over 70 museum groups– more than any other art fair, worldwide.

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KEY INSTITUTIONAL GUESTS ..Aga Khan Museum Canada ..Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français France ..Agence France-Muséums - Louvre Abu Dhabi France ..Andy Warhol Society Slovakia ..Arab World Institute France ..Architectural Association School of Architecture United Kingdom ..Arts Council England United Kingdom ..Asia Art Archive Hong Kong ..Asia Society India Centre in Mumbai India ..Association of Yale Alumni United States ..Carnegie Museum of Art United States ..Caspian Arts Foundation United Kingdom ..Centre Pompidou France ..Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia Australia ..Davis Museum at Wellesley College United States ..Delfina Foundation United Kingdom ..Emdash Foundation United Kingdom ..Fondation Cartier France ..Fundación Arte y Mecenazgo Spain ..Guerlain Foundation France ..Guggenheim Museum United States ..Hammer Museum United States ..Harvard Alumni Association United States ..Haus der Kunst Germany ..Henry Gallery Association United States ..Hinterland Austria ..Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Turkey ..Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts Jordan ..Kandinsky Foundation Russia ..Kunsthalle Basel Switzerland ..La Fugue France .L'association . des Amis du CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux France ..Leal Rios Foundation Portugal ..Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) United States ..Ludwig Museum Hungary ..M+ Museum Hong Kong ..Mansouria Foundation Saudi Arabia ..Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art Qatar ..Multimedia Art Museum Moscow Russia ..Musée National d'Art Moderne France

..Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma (MACRO) Italy ..Museum Dhondt-Dhaenes Belgium ..Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA) United States ..Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai China ..Museum of Fine Arts Houston United States ..Museum of Islamic Art Qatar ..Museum of Modern Art Antwerp Belgium ..Museum of Old and New Art Australia ..Museum of the Americas United States ..Museum Villa Stuck Germany ..National Museum of Decorative Arts France ..Orientalist Museum Qatar ..Palais de Tokyo France ..Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art United Kingdom ..Qatar Foundation Qatar ..Qatar Museums Authority Qatar ..Royal Academy United Kingdom ..SAHA Association Turkey ..Sala 1 centro internazionale d'arte contemporanea Italy ..Samdani Foundation Bangladesh ..Schwartz Foundation Australia ..Sharjah Art Foundation United Arab Emirates ..Société des Amis du Musée national d'art modern France ..Sotheby's Institute of Art United States ..Tate Modern United Kingdom ..Tate Young Patrons United Kingdom ..The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture Lebanon ..The Art Institute of Chicago United States ..The British Museum United Kingdom ..The Manchester Museums United Kingdom ..The Metropolitan Museum of Art United States ..The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) United States ..The New Museum United States ..The Olbricht Collection Germany ..The Serpentine Gallery United Kingdom ..The University of Hong Kong Museum Society Hong Kong ..Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom ..Whitechapel United Kingdom ..Whitney Museum United States ..YinChuan Museum of Contemporary Art China ..Zurich Art Museum Switzerland

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DESIGN Art Dubai takes a particularly innovative approach to its branding. Each year, we work with guest artists to build a photographic and design campaign around our bilingual logo and identity, developed by Kemistry Design. The 2014 campaign is based on a collection of various images from previous editions of Art Dubai. Through a unique play of silhouettes, shadows, angles and colours, this series of imagery formed a web of interlacing stories that reflected a visual narrative of the fair’s journey and experience. The 2014 visual identity appears throughout Art Dubai’s advertising campaign and marketing collateral, revealing an imaginative interplay of perception and relationships between visitors, artworks, galleries and so on. Art Dubai’s gallery halls design was advised by Ibda Design, an international architecture, urban and interior design practice based in Dubai with collaboration offices in Beirut and Tokyo. The Absolut Art Bar at this year’s fair was conceptualised and devised by Dubai-based art and designer collective Caravan. Titled ‘A Grain of Sand’, Caravan reflected on the surrounding environment, creating a desert landscape from recycled corrugated cardboard and other paper materials, which flowed into one another, making organic, nature inspired shapes.

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Press Art Dubai 2014 featured a particularly strong turnout by and support from the media, with the highest-ever recorded attendance at the fair press conference. Over 400 journalists, writers and art critics, from the UAE and around the world, attended the eighth edition of the fair. Art Dubai also hosted an in-depth press trip that included 65 key international media representatives; their bespoke programme covered the UAE, taking in Design Days Dubai, Galleries Nights in the industrial quarter of Al Quoz and at Gate Village in the Dubai International Financial Centre, Sikka and exhibitions in Sharjah, including at the Sharjah Art Foundation, Maraya Art Centre and Barjeel Art Foundation. Art Dubai and its various programmes, across its three gallery halls–Contemporary, Modern and Marker–as well as the fair’s not-for-profit programming including Art Dubai Projects, the Global Art Forum, Art Dubai Film and The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program were all previewed, covered and reviewed in over 900 articles between April 2013 and April 2014. Art Dubai's in-house PR team collaborated with three PR agencies to maximise its global outreach to media:

.. ASDAA’ Burson-Marsteller UAE, GCC and Lebanon .. John Varoli PR Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus .. Victoria Cheung Communications China, Taiwan and Hong Kong artdubai.ae/media

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KEY PRESS ATTENDANCE .Agence . France Presse TV France .Ahram . Online Egypt .Ahram . Gate Egypt .Ajam . Media Collective Online .Akhbar . Al Khaleej Bahrain .Al . Akhbar Lebanon .AFP . France .Annahar . Lebanon .Arab . News Saudi Arabia .Al . Arabiya Saudi Arabia .Art . & Collection Taiwan .Art . Agenda United States .Art . Bank China .Art . Chronika Russia .Artnet . USA .The . Art Newspaper United Kingdom .Art . Papers United States .Art . Review United Kingdom .Art . Unlimited Magazine Turkey .Art+Auction . United States .ArtAsiaPacific . Hong Kong .ArtEconomy24 . Italy .ARTFORUM . United States .ARTINFO . United States .ARTINFO . India .Asharq . Al Awsat Pan Arab .ATV . Azerbaijian .Australian . Art Collector Australia .Al . Bayan UAE .BBC . United Kingdom .Bloomberg . News United States .Brownbook . UAE .The . Calvert Journal United Kingdom .CANS . Magazine Taiwan .Canvas . UAE .CNN . United States .Contemporary . & Germany .The . Daily Star Lebanon .DAMn . Belgium .Deutschlandradio . Germany .Die . Presse Austria

.Die . Welt Germany .Die . Zeit Germany .Dubai . One UAE .Dubai . TV UAE .Emarat . Al Youm UAE .Emirates . 24/7 UAE .Euronews . Pan Europe .Les . Echos France .The . Economic Observer China .Le . Figaro France .The . Financial Times United Kingdom .France . 24 France .Frankfurter . Allgemeine Zeitung Germany .The . Guardian United Kingdom .The . Guardian Nigeria .Gulf . News UAE .Handelsblatt . Germany .Harper’s . Bazaar Art China .Harper’s . Bazaar Art UAE .hART . Belgium .Al . Hayat Pan Arab .The . Hindu India .Hindustan . Times India .Hong . Kong Economic Times Hong Kong .The . Huffington Post United States .Hyperallergic . United States .IBRAAZ . United Kingdom .Al . Ittihad UAE .The . Jakarta Globe Indonesia .Al . Jazirah Saudi Arabia .Le . Journal des Arts France .Al . Khaleej UAE .Khaleej . Times UAE .Kommersant . Russia .Kommersant . FM Russia .Kunstforum . Germany .Leap . China .Al . Madina Saudi Arabia .Mashallah . News Lebanon .MBC . Pan Arab .Le . Monde France

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.Monocle . United States .Mousse . Italy .Al . Mustaqbal Lebanon .The . National UAE .The . New York Times United States .Novosti . Kazakhstan .Nukta . Art Pakistan .Ocula . United Kingdom .L’Officiel . Art France .El . Paris Spain .Al . Quds Al Arabi Pan Arab .Le . Quotidien de l’Art France .Al . Rai Jordan .Al . Rai Kuwait .Al . Roeya UAE .Roads . and Kingdoms Spain / United States .Assafir . Lebanon .Sama . Dubai UAE .South . China Morning Post Hong Kong .Voice . of Russia Russia .Ria . Novosti Ukraine .Al . Watan Kuwait .Al . Watan UAE .The . Washington Post United States .Al . Yaum Saudi Arabia

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En huit ans, la Foire Art Dubaï a conquis ses lettres de noblesse sur le marché, Actualités

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PRINT AND WEB READERSHIP The combined reader circulation and online unique visits for media that covered Art Dubai 2014 is 15.6 million.*

PRESS COVERAGE A total of 917 feature articles and broadcasts from around the world covered Art Dubai 2014, with a breakdown of 506 international and 411 from the Arab world.

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En huit ans, la Foire Art Dubaï a conquis ses lettres de noblesse sur le marché

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Art Dubaï, qui ferme ses portes dimanche, a réuni 85 galeries de 34 pays représentés. La Foire présente des œuvres plus ambitieuses et pèse une quarantaine de millions de dollars.

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L'univers impitoyab contemporain

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La foire d'Art Dubai d'union vers l'Asie

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ARAB WORLD EUROPE

Comment expliquer d'art

REST OF ASIA Rest of the world

Par Martine Robert | 20/0

RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS

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Art Basel Miami : un bien rôdé...

Par Martine Robert | 30/11

Arts

Une nouvelle maiso veut casser les code

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Green art

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BROADCAST REACH Art Dubai 2014 was featured on several television broadcast and radio channels including Euronews–the most watched channel in Europe–Bloomberg, and France 24. The combined global reach of broadcast and radio channels that covered Art Dubai reaches over 1.007 billion households around the world.

ART DUBAI WEBSITE Art Dubai’s website features comprehensive information about the fair’s programmes, individual pages for participating galleries, as well as an extensive photo gallery. It is updated regularly, and constitutes an easily accessible source of information for the fair.

Voice of Russia Available in 160 countries 38 languages 109 million listeners

ART DUBAI NEWSLETTER An e-newsletter is sent out every month, announcing news and upcoming events, to Art Dubai’s database of over 35,000 contacts–from collectors, patrons and museum directors to artists, journalists and art enthusiasts.

CNN Available in 212 countries Reaches 200+ million households Hotel rooms in over 200 countries EURONEWS Available in 155 countries Reaches 400 million households 13 different languages Most watched channel in Europe FRANCE 24 Available in 180 countries 3 different languages Reaches 245 million households CCTV Available in 156 countries Reaches 210 million households

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E-FLUX AND ART AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS E-flux and Art Agenda announcements are news digests, part of an international network, which reaches more than 90,000 visual art professionals. Between April 2013 and 2014, Art Dubai made 6 announcements promoting the various programmes of its eighth edition using this service. RADIO Along with regular slots on Dubai Eye 103.8FM and an appearance on the ‘Business Breakfast Show’, Art Dubai is also featured through a weekly programme titled ‘Book of Lee’ hosted by Art Dubai’s Lee Xie highlighting art-related events, initiatives and news from the region and beyond. Dubai Eye serves an audience of more than 91,000 listeners across the UAE.

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MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS Art Dubai partnered with 78 different media— print, online and broadcast—to promote the eighth edition of the fair through an extensive international advertising campaign. The campaign ran from June 2013 to March 2014, and featured over 120 advertisement placements. ADVERTISING Art Dubai’s outreach spans advertising in online and print publications of specialised art press including Artforum and The Art Newspaper, through to public outreach campaigns. The latter included a partnership with Emirates Neon Group featuring outdoor billboards around the city as well as advertising on 300 Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Public Dubai Taxis.

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KEY MEDIA PARTNERS .Agenda . Culturel Lebanon .Ahram . Online Egypt .The . Art Newspaper United Kingdom .ArtAsiaPacific . Hong Kong .Artnet . United States .Artpress . France .Art . South Africa South Africa .Bidoun . United States .Broadsheet . Australia .Brownbook . UAE .Canvas . UAE .The . Carton Lebanon .Depart . Bangladesh .Elephant . Holland .Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s . Bazaar Art UAE .The . International New York Times United States* .Kalamon . Lebanon .Kaleidoscope . Italy .Motherland . India .Mousse . Italy .Portal . 9 Lebanon .Sleek . Germany .T . Qatar Qatar .THAT . Turkey

The aggregate reader circulation of Media Partners is 4.2 million *The International New York Times (INYT) was the 2014 International Media Partner of Global Art Forum. Printed worldwide in 38 sites, INYT has a circulation of 242,073 and is sold in more than 160 countries. The partnership with the Forum consisted of a range of advertising pages in both regional and international editions of the newspaper and its magazines.

The total social media following of Media Partners is 24.4 million The total number of website visits of Media Partners is more than 12.9 million

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SOCIAL MEDIA ART DUBAI BLOG The Art Dubai Blog is a platform that shares and promotes exhibitions, projects, new work and ideas from the Middle East, South Asia and beyond. It is updated on a regular basis and features reviews, interviews, photo essays, artists’ projects, studio visits, diaries and more. Special series include a focus on Ramadan each year, in which we invite members of the global Art Dubai network to contribute images and texts, reflecting on the holy month in their corner of the world. Taking a playful and behind the-scenes approach, each week the blog also invites a guest to create a Mixtape of favourite tunes that inspire or contribute to their working life. Contributors to the blog have included: writers Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Marisa Mazria Katz; photographers Amanda Vincelli and Hind Mezaina; designer and photographer Katrin Greiling; cultural historian Shiva Balaghi; Caspian Arts Foundation founder Nina Mahdavi; author Guy Mannes-Abbott; artists Huma Mulji, Rayyane Tabet, Hind Bin Demaithan, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, Emeka Ogboh, Hrair Sarkissian, Vartan Avakian, Raja’a Khalid, Marlon de Azambuja; presenter/producer Fari Bradley; curators Bisi Silva, Nav Haq, Nat Muller, and Alia Swastika; designers Dina Khalifé, Mobius Design, Zena Adhami and many more.

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Twitter Followers FOLLOWERS: 45,898 TWEETS: 6,523

Facebook Fans FANS: 57,514 FROM 45 COUNTRIES

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INTERNATIONAL Art Basel (BASEL, HONG KONG, MIAMI) FIAC The Armory Show Frieze London Frieze New York

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OUTREACH Year-round, our Board of Patrons and other friends and colleagues host private dinners and events, bringing together like-minded patrons, sponsors, gallerists and artists, both in the Gulf and across the world. Art Dubai organises events to promote the fair and its collateral events to various audiences, from media to galleries, art collectors and patrons. In 2013-14, these events included: .. Art Dubai Patrons’ and Friends’ Breakfast Reception at The Villandry, London, Oct 2013 .. Young Collectors’ and Art Patrons’ Reception at The Arts Club, London, Jan 2014 .. Art Dubai UAE Press Briefing (for over 40 key print, online, TV and radio journalists), Dubai, Jan 2014 .. Collectors Circle Sundowners at Comptoir 102, Dubai, Feb 2013 .. Art Dubai 2013 Preview Presentation for the American Women’s Association at the Westin Hotel, Dubai, Feb 2013 .. Art Dubai 2014 Preview Presentation during Jeddah Art Week, Jeddah, Feb 2014 .. Art Dubai 2014 Global Art Forum Press Briefing in Doha (for 30 journalists and art professionals), Doha, Feb 2014

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Art Brussels Brussels, Apr 2013 Homeworks Beirut, Apr 2013 Art Basel Hong Kong Hong Kong, May 2013 Art Athina Athens, May 2013 Venice Biennale Venice, Jun 2013 Art Miami Basel Basel, Jun 2013 Auckland Art Fair Auckland, Aug 2013 Art International Istanbul Sep 2013 Istanbul Biennial Istanbul, 2013 Art Moscow Moscow, Sep 2013 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art Moscow, Sep 2013 Frieze London, Oct 2013 FIAC Paris, Oct 2013 KIAF Seoul, Oct 2013 1:54 London, Oct 2013 Art Basel, Miami Beach Miami, Dec 2013 Biennale Jogja Jogja, Dec 2013 Art Stage Singapore Singapore, Jan 2014 Dhaka Art Summit Dhaka Feb 2014 Jeddah Art Week Jeddah, Feb 2014 March Meeting Sharjah, Mar 2014

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‫العالمي‬ ‫ ما كان لهذه التظاهرة أن تتوفر على هذا الطابع‬،‫«بداية‬ ّ ّ ‫محلية قابلة‬ ‫الفريد لوال تموضعها مثل جزيرة عالمية ضمن بيئة‬ ‫ وفي اآلن نفسه توظيف كل ذلك الستيعاب‬،‫الستيعاب اآلخر‬ ً ً ».‫وإبداعا‬ ‫تأثيرا‬ ‫فنون الخليج العربي وامكانياتها المتزايدة‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬31 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«القدس العربي‬

“First of all, such a phenomenal event wouldn’t have had a unique international identity unless it is situated, as a global island, in a local environment which is capable of accepting the other and, at the same time, willing to invest in and accept arts from the Arab Gulf with their growing capacities in creativity and influence.” Al Quds Al Arabi, United Kingdom, March 31, 2014 ‫أعماال‬ ‫«وتعتبر هذه الدورة األكثر عالمية حتى اآلن الستضافتها‬ ً ‫ ما سمح للمتلقي التعرف‬،‫ فنان من حول العالم‬500 ‫ألكثر من‬ ‫ وساعد في تقارب‬،‫ ومناهج فنية متعددة‬،‫على تجارب جديدة‬ ».‫الثقافات والحضارات‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬23 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«الحياة‬

“This year’s edition of Art Dubai is the most global to date; it hosted works of more than 500 artists from all around the world giving audience the opportunity to get to know new experiences and several art disciplines, plus bridging cultures and civilisations.” Al Hayat, United Kingdom, March 23, 2014

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“The Art Dubai team seems to make the most of every opportunity that a commercial fair in a burgeoning art scene can provide, building a non-profit programme that stretches from newly commissioned works in incubus stages to a series of public talks, radio station, book launches and performances.” Fat Nancy’s New Diet (Blog), March 25, 2014 ‫«ولقد أصبح معرض فنون دبي من العالمات البارزة على الخارطة‬ ‫الدولية لمعارض الفنون التشكيلية بالرغم من مرور سبعة أعوام‬ ‫ ولدول مجلس التعاون الخليجي وعشاق‬.‫فقط على افتتاحه‬ ‫الفن واالبداع التشكيلي في العالم العربي االعتزاز بهذا الحدث‬ ‫الثقافي الذي أصبح احتفالية فنية بارزة تنافس العروض الكبرى‬ ‫في كل من ميالنو وباريس وطوكيو كما يشهد بذلك نقاد‬ ».‫الفنون وخبراء التحف والمقتنيات الدولية‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬11 ،‫ البحرين‬، »‫«أخبار الخليج‬

“Although Art Dubai has just turned 8, it has become a milestone on the international art fairs map. GCC and Arab world visual arts enthusiasts have the right to pride themselves with this exceptional festivity of arts that competes other big shows in Milan, Tokyo and Paris as admitted by critics and international experts in art collection.” Akhbar Al Kaleej, Bahrain, March 11, 2014

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Art Dubai has the strongest not-for-profit programme of any art fair, worldwide. Our educational initiatives, artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; projects and talks programmes aim to: ..Nurture and develop the local arts scene, providing UAE-based galleries and artists with an international platform ..Give opportunities to young people in the Gulf to get involved and build their careers in the arts ..Enable upcoming artists from across the Middle East and Asia to produce original projects, supporting their careers and enhancing their practice ..Develop a culture of debate and the sharing of knowledge, skills and expertise through educational initiatives and innovative talks programmes ..Reflect on the global economic and cultural shift taking place towards the East, drawing on Dubaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique position at the centre of East-East, South-South dialogue

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“As always, diversity is the mark of this slate of projects.” The Daily Star, Lebanon, March 21, 2014 “It’s only fitting that artworks play to the stereotype of the city. Yet the fair itself is telling another, lesser-known story. Dubai is becoming a place that welcomes artists like Sunoj, funded by the fair, to create.” The Financial Times, United Kingdom, March 20, 2014

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ART DUBAI PROJECTS Art Dubai Projects invites upcoming and established artists, predominantly from Asia and the Middle East, to create new works at the fair. Artists are encouraged to engage audiences and interact with the fair, its economy and format, embracing the theatrical nature of the event. The programme illustrates the role that an art fair can play in the local community: this year’s programme was extraordinarily collaborative, featuring partnerships with foundations and institutions including Al Barari, Alserkal Avenue Arts District, Art Salon, the British Council, Delfina Foundation, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and Tashkeel, while the A.i.R Dubai residency programme brought in new voices to the arts scene and facilitated the exchange of ideas, technique and experience.

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.. Allows leading curators and gallerists to discover new work by upcoming artists from the region .. Provides international and Emirati artists with opportunities for exchange–of skills, expertise and ideas–in the context of the UAE .. Supports and nurtures artists from the Middle East and Asia through residencies and commissions, and in the production of new work–essential for their career development .. Presents new, dynamic and themed artists’ projects and performances to a global audience of arts professionals, critics and enthusiasts through the platform of Art Dubai .. Encourages the participation and development of local audiences through interactive, participatory projects .. Pushes the boundaries of what an art fair can be, positioning Art Dubai as the most innovative of arts events – grounded in the Gulf, yet of global significance Artists commissioned to create new works for Art Dubai Projects 2014 ranged from: UAE pioneer Najat Makki to upcoming Emirati artists Maitha Demithan, Sara Al Haddad and Maryam Al Qassimi; India-based artist Sunoj D and collective Clark House Initiative; as well as artists from the region and beyond including Nadia Ayari, Youmna Chlala, Shuruq Harb, Amina Menia, Mounira Al Solh and Hajra Waheed. The artists worked with UAE/New York-based curator Fawz Kabra to develop their projects.

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ً ً ‫ديناميكيا هو اجتماع عوامل‬ ‫حدثا‬ ‫«وما جعل من هذه الظاهرة‬ ‫تتلخص فيها‬ ّ ‫عديدة أهمها انه نشأ وتواصل مع بيئة ثقافية‬ ً ‫عموما بحيث استطاع خلق‬ ‫خصائص المدينة والخليج العربي‬ ‫بيئة تحتية واسعة من مراكز فنية وثقافية وصاالت عرض‬ ‫تشكيل وسينما ومسرح ومتاحف ترفدها طبقة وسطى متعلمة‬ ‫ واستطاعت ادارة التظاهرة تلمس اشكاليات ثقافية‬،‫وغنية‬ ‫سرة جغرافية‬ ّ ‫حول المكان الى‬ ّ ‫وفنية وتفاعلت معها بذكاء مما‬ ‫ الهند وايران والعراق‬:‫تتوازن وتتنافس فيها حواضر آسيا الكبرى‬ ‫وسوريا مع بلدان المعسكر السوفييتي السابق وحواضر الغرب‬ ‫حرك المركزية الغربية عن مكانها وحفز‬ ّ ‫ مما‬،‫وافريقيا وامريكا‬ ‫ في عمل‬،‫حراكات مماثلة في الدوحة وابو ظبي والرياض وجدة‬ ‫ي يغير بهدوء وحكمة القوالب الثقافية الراسخة بقوة الجذب‬ ّ ‫ثور‬ ‫ وهي مقاربة عربية جديدة‬،‫ي ال بالمدافع والطائرات‬ ‫الحضار‬ ّ ».‫لتطوير الثقافة بمعناها العميق‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬30 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«القدس العربي‬

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“And what makes this event dynamic is a mixture of factors; predominantly, the fact that it arose from and communicated with a cultural environment that generally sums up the city’s and the Arabian Gulf’s characteristics. Art Dubai was able to create around itself a large infrastructure of art and cultural centres, galleries, cinemas, theatres and museums always attended by rich educated middle class audience. Astutely, organisers succeeded in grasping and interacting with cultural and artistic issues which have turned the space into a geographic hub for larger Asia centres (India, Iran, Iraq and Syria) to balance and compete with post-Soviet states and centres of the West and Africa. As a result, the western centralism was shifted from its place and similar activities are now starting to take place in Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Jeddah implying a revolutionary action that will wisely and gently change the rigid cultural models using the power of civilizational attraction rather than canons and jet fighters; the new Arabic approach to develop culture in deepest sense.” Al Quds Al Arabi, United Kingdom, March 30, 2014

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The critically-acclaimed, interactive programme featured: .. Selfie Booth, WC - an asymmetrical sculpture set in the public bathrooms at the fair that doubled as an armature for New York-based Tunisian artist Nadia Ayari’s fresco paintings. The piece interfered with the fait-accomplis of contemporary modes of art consumption while celebrating their focus on ‘thing-ness’, prompting audiences to take ‘selfies’ in front of her installation. .. The Desire Path - New York-based Lebanese artist Youmna Chlala’s garden that welcomed visitors on their arrival to the fair, was an intervention into the movement and flow of bodies at Art Dubai. The installation reactivated the site by inserting an untamed path to be negotiated both at the threshold and throughout the fair; the basic act of walking reimagined through intuition, impulse and calculation. .. The Kinematic Modern - located at Art Dubai Modern, a fictional narration via installation of Mumbai-based collective Clark House Initiative's study of modernism through Indian Modernist and Contemporary art and Cinema, working with artist Justin Ponmany to make visual links between various Indian Modernists. .. Zero to the right - a sound project which commented on the various paradigms of money, trade and commerce that permeate Dubai’s social structure, in the context of artist Sunoj D’s region, Kerala, where the economy and social status is driven by its many migrants to the Middle East and the money they make there. The artist converted his production budget into Dirhams and Indian Rupees vocalising numbers individually and creating a meditative quality to the acts of both reciting and listening to these numbers. .. Live Portraiture - a live scanning booth by Emirati artist Maitha Demithan who invited visitors and participants of Art Dubai to enter the space and volunteer parts of their body (face, hand, foot) to be scanned. Collected images were stitched together to form a singular portrait of the fair audience, absorbing the individual’s distinctive character as the consumer is consumed.

.. therefore; thereafter - a site-specific installation by Emirati artist Sara Al Haddad that intervened with the architecture of a stairwell and was motivated by notions of material value, time and memory. The work was created using balls of plastic yarn to transform the space, leaving behind the aftermath of the repetitive and durational act of crochet. .. Postulant Angels: The Unofficial Catalogue of Paul Klee - an intervention within the Art Dubai Catalogue and the Art Dubai Modern foyer by Palestinian artist Shuruq Harb, which unveiled a series of paintings and drawings, along with correspondences, documents and requests for the authentication of potential works by Paul Klee, one of the early masters of Modern Art. This year marked an important shift at Art Dubai with the inclusion of Art Dubai Modern and comes at a time where the influence of Modern Art and its history in the region is something that is still being investigated, historicised, contested and re-written. .. A Story of Currency - an installation by Emirati artist Dr Najat Makki that drew on the histories of antique coins found in the Gulf region; at once, a currency, a form of cultural identity and a means of communications, reaffirming power through symbol and portraiture. Makki further expanded on these histories through her paintings, influenced by the narratives behind these various antique currencies. .. The Crying Stone - a tribute by Algerian artist Amina Menia to a traveling stone, extracted in Marseilles, crossing by boat to Algiers to be used for construction of social housing, and continuing through to Dubai. A pretext for rethinking the global contemporary world and the speed at which we live, this self-reflecting stone was a symbol for the building common destinies as it breathed in and reflected various realities, continuously shaped by time as it provoked questions of economy, communication, migration and work.

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.. Re:purpose - the grandiose bakhour sculptures at Madinat Jumeirah which were ‘activated’ by Emirati artist Maryam Al Qassimi as a performative gesture intended to recognise the absurdity and artifice in the branding of culture and return function back to arbitrary objects, turned decorative sculpture, deemed as cultural icons. .. Clogged - an installation, interaction and performance by Syrian artist Mounira Al Solh that prompted Art Dubai visitors to borrow the typical Syrian bath clog in exchange for their art fair shoes. Through a reversal of the gaze, the work, the clog, functioned as a mediator, as a detail in a political Syrian crisis, a low witness, stuck to the ground, and as an audible performance, the wearer click-clacking against the ground as they roam the fair. .. CHARACTER 1: IN THE ROUGH - a performance that took place each night of the fair on an abra in the middle of the Madinat Jumeirah lake. Using light, shadow and found objects, Montreal-based Hajra Waheed’s floating lantern narrated another chapter in the artist’s ongoing body of work Sea Change that stitches back a story on the missing and the missed, glimpsing into the fragments of ourselves we leave behind, and the offerings we make to all those along the way. An MA graduate of Bard College, Art Dubai Projects 2014 curator Fawz Kabra is a writer and curator currently living in New York. Fawz previously curated public programmes at the Cultural District, Abu Dhabi (2011), and co-curated the ongoing project Brief Histories, Sharjah (2011), and worked for WS: Paul McCarthy at the Park Avenue Armory, New York (2013). She is an editorial correspondent for Ibraaz. Art Dubai Projects 2014 was supported by Alserkal Avenue Arts District and Art Salon. Art Dubai 2014 Projects artist Youmna Chlala’s installation was supported by Al Barari.

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A.I.R DUBAI For the last three years, Art Dubai has partnered with Delfina Foundation, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and Tashkeel on Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai, an annual residency programme which gives Emirati and international artists and curators the opportunity to be based in Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood (formerly known as Al Bastakiya), in Dubai. Through an open call for Emirati artists and a nomination process for international artists, the three-month residency, designed for artists and a guest curator, culminates in an Open Studios exhibition, held parallel to SIKKA Art Fair, an artist-led fair run by Dubai Culture, as well as projects at Art Dubai each March. A.i.R Dubai supports artists by providing a platform to develop their practice and create new work, while facilitating exchange between the artists, the local communities, and the broader cultural landscape. Furthermore, the curator-in-residence position gives an upcoming practitioner the opportunity to write, research and cultivate ideas for future projects that engage with the regional artistic sphere. The programme also aims to nurture and encourage intercultural dialogue through contemporary art.

A.i.R Dubai 2014 featured five artists from across the Middle East and Asia: Nadia Ayari, Sunoj D, Maitha Demithan, Sara Al Haddad and Maryam Al Qassimi, who worked alongside curator-in-residence Ä°pek Ulusoy AkgĂźl.

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FILM Art Dubai Film is a programme of video and film by and about artists. Besides video artworks shown in the gallery booths, the fair’s long-term commitment to showing artists' video and film has included the ‘Art Park’, curated by Bidoun Projects, and ‘The Hatch’, a stairwell screen showing artists’ film and video in curated, thematic programmes. In 2014, the fair programme included a cinema space at the fair featuring films, plus a screening in Sharjah Mirage City Cinema. The film programme included: .. Middle East premiere of Towards the Possible Film (2014) - set on the beaches of Sidi Ifni in Morocco, London-based artist Shezad Dawood’s film saw a tribal group savagely attack blue-skinned astronauts who arrive on earth from space; formally enacting and contextually engaging with anthropological concepts of indigenousness and the politics of language and translation through the prismatic genre of science fiction. .. A Space of Celebration (2009) – against the backdrop of a Summer ‘wedding season’, Russian artist Taus Makhacheva’s film highlighted a new culture of celebration, through which, the architecture, execution and organisation of a wedding event itself, embodies a “secular” interpretation of traditions today. .. The Stuart Hall Project (2013) - a lyrical archive-based documentary, by John Akomfrah, as seen through the life of one of Europe’s foremost radical intellectuals, Professor Stuart Hall. Narrated by Hall from public interviews and

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broadcasts he made over sixty years on TV and radio, Akomfrah opened up multiple doors and chapters of international history for closer inspection, creating an impressionistic journey through time and space refracted through Hall’s life and ideas. Film screenings were accompanied by an evening of conversation between Dawood and writer and critic Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, as well as a conversation between Makhacheva and Ibraaz managing editor Stephanie Bailey. MOVING IMAGES ‘Moving Images’, a new partnership between Dubai International Film Festival, Sharjah Art Foundation and Art Dubai, dedicated to artists’ films and filmmakers’ art, was launched in 2013. Exploring the intersection between art and film, ‘Moving Images’ aims to increase access to, and the understanding of, artists’ films; support artists and filmmakers from the Arab world through new opportunities; and debate existing and future models for funding and distribution through the UAE and beyond. The programme marks the first such initiative in the Arab world and began with a discussion in December, part of Dubai Film Market’s talks programme, involving speakers from across the worlds of art and film. The partnership continued throughout the year, with screenings in Dubai and Sharjah, including at the Art Dubai Cinema during the fair in March.

Shezad Dawood's and John Akomfrah's presence at Art Dubai was kindly supported by the British Council.

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RADIO Falgoosh Radio returned to Art Dubai in 2014. Curated and programmed by UK-based sound artists Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver, this dynamic project invited fair visitors to observe the (normally hidden) process of radio production, and listen-in live at the fair. Elsewhere and anywhere, listeners could tune in to a continual schedule of interviews and discussions with fair participants, plus sound works and fringe DJ sets commissioned by Six Pillars especially for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair. Building on the experience of the 2013 project, Falgoosh Radio 2014 moved towards a self-generative model, with peer-to-peer interviews and discussions. Fair participants invited to take part included: artists James Clar, Shezad Dawood, Abdulnasser Gharem, Samia Halaby, Waqas Khan, Lucien Samaha and Slavs and Tatars; gallerists Robert Goff, Rose Issa, Asmaa Al Shabibi; LACMA curator Linda Komaroff and Maraya Arts Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dana Al Sadek; as well as Art Dubai interns and Global Art Forum speakers through highlights from the 2014 sessions. Fari Bradley's and Chris Weaver's presence at Art Dubai was kindly supported by the British Council.

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THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE

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،‫«وتم اختيار الفائزين من قبل لجنة من الخبراء والفنيين‬ ‫ إذ تحول الفنانون‬،‫بناء على مقترحات العمل المكتوبة‬ ‫الى كتّ اب يفتحون أفق المخيلة من خالل الكالم وليس‬ ‫ فيالمسون‬،‫ ويعبرون عن أعمالهم من دون وسائط‬،‫التنفيذ‬ ‫] ويبدو المعرض‬...[ ‫المستقبل من خالل هذا العمل‬ ‫ فيتغلغل في‬،‫كأنه يدخل في حالة من العبث مع الذاكرة‬ ‫الماضي وكل ما يحمله االنسان من آثار قد تتركها األشياء‬ ».‫حمال على حياته وممارسته اآلنية‬ ً 2014 ‫ مارس‬20 ،‫ اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬,»‫«اإلمارات اليوم‬

“Winners were selected by a committee of art experts on the basis of submitted written proposals; a mechanism that has turned artists into writers conquering horizons of imagination […] which in turn were manifested in an exhibition that seems to reflect on the dialectic relation with memory and dig into the past which carries all traces of what things left in man’s life and temporary practices.” Emarat El Youm, UAE, March 20, 2014 “A mutable thing since its inception six years ago, the prize has always been lucrative. With each artist receiving $100,000 to realize a piece, [The Abraaj Group Art Prize] has afforded emerging artists an chance to create more ambitious work than usually possible in a region where both state support and private patronage of the arts are rare as hens’ teeth.” Daily Star, Lebanon, March 2014

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The Abraaj Group Art Prize is the leading award for artists based in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) region. Now in its sixth year, the prize awards artists annually on the basis of proposals rather than completed works or previous exhibitions. The number of works that have been created and go on to form The Abraaj Group Art Collection has now grown to 26. Since its inception, the prize has evolved considerably and the works are increasingly exhibited in major international biennials— including the Sharjah Biennial 11 and the Biennale of Sydney—and world-class museums—such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art, Washington D.C. The prize reflects The Abraaj Group’s wider investment philosophy, which is to take viable businesses with great potential, and create regional and global champions.

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The 2014 Abraaj Group Art Prize winners were: Abbas Akhavan, Kamrooz Aram, Bouchra Khalili, Basim Magdy and Anup Mathew Thomas. Their works were exhibited at Art Dubai in an exhibition entitled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Garden and Springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, conceived by guest curator Nada Raza who worked closely with the artists as their projects evolved. The exhibition was accompanied by an innovative digital publication (gardenandspring.com), designed by Michael Salu and featuring original texts by authors Nadeem Aslam, Githa Hariharan, Pankaj Mishra, Ruth Padel and Wiam El-Tamami, who were commissioned to respond to the artists' project proposals, their ideas and work. The Selection Committee for The Abraaj Group Art Prize comprises Antonia Carver, Director, Art Dubai; Dana Farouki, Patron; Glenn Lowry, Director, the Museum of Modern Art; Salwa Mikdadi, art historian and curator; Jessica Morgan, Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art, Tate; Julia Peyton-Jones, Co-Director, The Serpentine Gallery; and Fayeeza Naqvi, Patron.

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.. Study for a Hanging Garden - an installation of flowers, stems, leaves and roots, sculpted and cast in bronze, and displayed in groupings, which rested on the ground. Taking Abbas Akhavan’s ongoing interest in plant and animal species, the work referenced ancient mythological gardens, recent political climates, plant taxonomy and fragile contemporary ecologies; exploring the paradox inherent in attempts to permanently fix and control forms of life despite the inevitable shifts in power and transience of time and memory. .. Ancient Though Modern: A Collection of Uncertain Objects, Part 1 - a wall installation that consisted of various elements of paintings, ceramics and collage by Kamrooz Aram. The objects were exhibited in a manner that evoked the displays in popular museums such as the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, taking what the artist referred to as “cultural nostalgia” as a subject, and investigating how museums, and the objects displayed within them, serve a longing for our mythical pasts and claims of origin. .. Garden Conversation – a film by Berlin-based Moroccan artist Bouchra Khalili that restaged a mythical encounter between two renegade heroes, seeking wisdom for our time. Looking back to January 1959, when Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara met the exiled hero of the Rif War (1921-26), Abdelkarim Al Khattabi in Cairo, Khalili’s film blurred historic fact and poetic fiction to hypothesize what the ghosts of Guevara and Khattabi would speak of were they to meet today. .. The Dent – starting with shiny rooftops and ending with the seemingly insignificant demise of the last circus elephant, a film by Basim Magdy that loosely weaved linked events and irrational occurrences to reflect upon collective failure and hopefulness. Shot between Paris, Brussels, Quebec, Basel, Madeira, Prague and Venice, among other locations, Magdy constructed a narrative

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through gestures and indirect affiliations between layers of sound, image and text to respond to the absurdity of the little details that manifest into our reality. .. Nurses – a group of portraits capturing women of Keralan origin employed in hospitals and care facilities around the world by Indian artist Anup Mathew Thomas. Through carefully staged portraiture, the work formed part of a larger body of work referencing Thomas’ native Kerala, where nurses are the single largest group of professional female migrants and where the economy is largely dependent on foreign remittances. Displayed in a grid, the images merged to form a patchwork background from which the individuals emerge, a visual record of the possible variations within contemporary migratory patterns. The Abraaj Group Art Prize 2014 curator, Nada Raza, is from Karachi, and currently works in London where she is assistant curator at Tate Modern focusing on South Asia. Raza holds an MA in Critical Writing and Curatorial Practice from the Chelsea College of Art and has previously worked with Iniva and Green Cardamom in London, where she contributed to curatorial projects including 'Lines of Control' (Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University 2012) and 'Social Fabric' (Iniva, 2012). Raza writes regularly for regional and international publications.

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“All the major fairs, not surprisingly, say that they cater for this [student] demographic. … Art Dubai, for instance, has implemented ambitious schemes for students. ‘A career in the arts is a relatively new concept here, and we find that many of our interns or students bring their families to the fair in order to demonstrate to them the viability of the arts industry and the fact that it is strongly supported by the ruling families of the UAE,’ says Antonia Carver, director of Art Dubai. Students have gained free entry to the Gulf event since it began in 2007. At this year’s edition, in March, education packs provided details of key artists and movements for students and lecturers.” The Financial Times, United Kingdom, May 2014 “From competitions like the Abraaj Group Art Prize, to workshops like the Sheikha Manal little artist programme, there truly is something for everyone to see! [...] Hopefully with more initiatives like Art Dubai, an abundance of geniuses will continue to be discovered. They too will get their chance to tell their stories to the world.” Sara Japanwalla Blog, March 23, 2014

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Education has been at the heart of Art Dubai since its launch in 2007; the fair now has the largest education programming of any such event worldwide, providing opportunities for children through to students, graduates, collectors and enthusiasts. Art Dubai Education includes Campus Art Dubai, Forum Fellows, artist-led children’s programmes, artists’ talks and the critically acclaimed Global Art Forum. Our educational programming is run in partnership with Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The 2014 fair attracted a high level of attendance from universities and colleges, welcoming more than 500 UAE and GCCbased students on specially organized tours.

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‫ ويعمل على جذب‬،‫«يستهدف المعرض كل من له عالقة بالفن‬ ‫عدة من خالل استضافته فنانين إماراتيين‬ ّ ‫الحضور المحلي بطرق‬ ،‫] ومن المبادرات الالفتة في هذا اإلطار‬...[ ،‫ومواهب شابة‬ ‫«برنامج الشيخة منال للرسامين الصغار» في رعاية الشيخة‬ ‫ والذي يتضمن جوالت‬،‫منال بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬ ‫ ويخاطب الشريحة العمرية‬،‫استكشافية في قاعات المعرض‬ ‫ تحت إشراف فنانين من‬،‫ اضافة إلى ورش عمل‬،‫ سنة‬14-3 ‫بين‬ ».‫مختلف أنحاء العالم واإلمارات‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬23 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«الحياة‬

“Art Dubai targets everything that is related to art and works on engaging local audience in many ways through hosting emerging Emirati talents […] one of the remarkable initiatives in this context is Sheikha Manal Little Artist Program which was held under the patronage of HRH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum and comprised a set of artist-conceived projects for children aged 3-14, workshops by Emirati and international artists, Discovery Tours of the gallery halls.” Al Hayat, United Kingdom, March 23, 2014

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THE SHEIKHA MANAL LITTLE ARTISTS PROGRAM The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program was launched at Art Dubai 2013. Featuring artist-led workshops, tours and other projects, the programme provides access to skills and ideas for UAE-based children and teenagers aged 5-16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;with the long-term aim to encourage young people to get involved and excel in the arts.

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This year also featured the return of Discovery Tours (for ages 8-16) led by artists, including Athier Moussawi, Rania Jishi and Sara Naim. These tours enabled young people to discover all aspects of the fair, with the works brought alive via a series of maps and the story-telling of the guides.

In 2014 the programme expanded, and featured Australia-based artist Dylan Martorell, who works in drawing, installation and sound, and who, for Art Dubai, devised and led a set of dynamic and innovative workshops (for ages 5-12) that involved young artists creating sounds from drawings and instruments from upcycled materials. Emirati artists Reem Falaknaz and Khawla Darwish assisted the workshops and took part in a special workshop with Martorell for UAEbased artists interested in developing their skills in both sound art and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art education. Born in Scotland in 1971, Dylan Martorell lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. Transience, improvisation and collaboration form the basis of his music-based art practice. Housed within the conceptual framework of a musical diaspora, his work is drawn to ways in which music travels through space and is affected by changes in geography, climate, culture and materials, and can become an agent for crosscultural reciprocation.

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The children's programme catered to 1,000 young artists and was held under the patronage and guidance of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women Establishment, Wife of His Highness 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. In April 2014, Art Dubai and The Cultural Office signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with a view to strengthen the cooperation and to establish upcoming special programmes and initiatives between the two organisations, with the aim of supporting the development of young emerging artists in the UAE.

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“'It’s amazing to have a space to be creative in, especially to be surrounded by other artists – that helps us develop,' says Rania Jishi, a painter and conceptual artist.” The National, UAE, October 28, 2013 “Art Dubai opened its popular Campus Art Dubai doors to a wider membership in October, and is providing an ongoing flow of programs such as talks, screenings and debates throughout the year.” ArtAsiaPacific, Hong Kong, March 2014

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CAMPUS ART DUBAI Campus Art Dubai is a school for artists, curators, writers, cultural producers and art workers based in the UAE. The course is taught and led by a local and international cast of academics, critics, curators and artists. Meetings occur over weekends and feature seminars, workshops, critiques and one-onone mentorship. The course provides a space for critical thinking and the exchange of ideas and skills, with participants encouraged to collaborate, debate and challenge. The programme consists of a six-month Core class for a small group of participants as well as a much larger Membership programme, in addition to year-round seminars and talks open to the public. Campus Art Dubai 2.0 began in October 2013 and ended in March 2014, culminating at Art Dubai with the launch of a limited edition book of “recipes” contributed by the 16 participants of the Core class. The school’s second iteration looked at ‘Mediation’ and was led by Tirdad Zolghadr; other tutors included Umer Butt, Aaron Cezar, Scott Fitzgerald, Salwa Mikdadi, Uzma Rizvi, Oraib Toukan and Murtaza Vali.

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The participants of Campus Art Dubai 2.0’s Core programme were: İpek Ulusoy Akgül, Vikram Divecha, Ignacio Gomez, Sara Al Haddad, Wael Hattar, Alicia Hughes, Ferwa Ibrahim, Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum, Hasnat Mehmood, Raja’a Khalid, Maryam Al Qassimi, Zarmina Raf, Faysal Tabbara, Sarah Turner, Suheyla Takesh and UBIK. This year’s Membership programme saw over 200 participants engaging in a series of talks, seminars and workshops on various topics including an emphasis on regional Art History, the intersection between art and film–through a partnership with Dubai International Film Festival–as well as sessions focused on the development of artist portfolios and writing skills, with access to key figures in the local, regional and international art scenes. Additionally, Core participants Raja'a Khalid and Suheyla Takesh were both awarded special fellowships and stipends as part of a collaborative effort between Campus Art Dubai and the New York University Abu Dhabi FIND programme. Campus Art Dubai is part of Art Dubai’s educational programming and is held in partnership with Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and is supported by d3 Dubai Design District. In 2013-14, the school was generously hosted by a number of UAE-based spaces and art institutions including A4 Space in Alserkal Avenue Arts District, Satellite, thejamjar, Tashkeel, Sharjah Art Foundation, and Dubai International Film Festival.

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In a survey of participants, 100% of responders agreed that programmes like Campus Art Dubai are needed in the UAE, and felt that they had met fellow participants or visiting tutors who they expect to work or collaborate with in the future. 80% felt that Campus Art Dubai was most useful in developing their ideas and practices, and 90% of responders said they would apply again to be considered for participation in later iterations of Campus Art Dubai.

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PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK* “CAD did in fact, for the first time in my 22 years here in Dubai, make me feel that a sense of community was actually possible in this city and maybe even sustainable.” “The program definitely is crucial in its attempt to create a discourse in the region.” “I think that CAD is a great concept for the region. It enlightened me to other artists and workers in Dubai and allowed me to enter in to dialogue with other artists/makers.” “Campus Art Dubai is good at connecting the art community, it's a great place to meet likeminded people, share ideas, and create lasting friendships/collaborations. Visiting tutors have a lot to offer.” “I thought it was a great opportunity to do some intensive thinking and sharing of work and ideas on the weekend, in a place such as Dubai where there isn't otherwise much of an opportunity to do so.”

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME Since Art Dubaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Internship Programme was initiated in September 2007, over 400 students and recent graduates from 40 nationalities and 18 educational institutions have participated in the scheme and gone on to find further work experience opportunities and permanent placements within Art Dubai and its partner organisations. One third of the interns have been Emirati and the remaining came from countries from across the Arab world and beyond. Internships are typically intensive three-month placements during which participants engage in a particular area of the organisation. In addition, Art Dubai works with around 60 temporary interns and volunteers each year at the fair itself.

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“What makes Art Dubai more engaging than your average art fair is the evident pressure to create situations that might shape the emerging art world around it, both critically and institutionally. So a major component of the fair is its hosting of the Global Art Forum, which this year presented a three-day public talks programme (having started with two days in Doha the weekend before), and which co-ordinates a networking vehicle for artists and curators, the ‘forum fellows’ meetings.” ArtReview, United Kingdom, March 2014

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FORUM FELLOWS The Forum Fellows programme brings together a select group of exceptional young curators, writers and translators every year at Art Dubai. In the long-term, this intense programme aims to develop an alumni group of dynamic practitioners who exchange ideas and experience, and promote best practice. In 2014, the fellowship programme focused on curating and was led by writer and curator Tirdad Zolghadr. Fellows were funded and supported throughout the week of the fair and took part in daily 3 hour workshops, attended Global Art Forum sessions, as well as other events on the VIP Programme, and took the opportunity to network during the fair and via its various programmes.

Fellows selected for the 2014 programme were: Amanda Abi Khalil; Azar Mahmoudian; Yasmina Reggad; Yara Saqfalhait and Ania Szremski.

Forum Fellows 2014 was supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC).

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This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Forum Fellows endeavoured to formulate criteria, definitions and discourses pertaining to contemporary art curating. Curators take pride in the idea that their profession defies clear categorisation. And yet a certain number of historical developments, professional narratives and institutional prerogatives do point toward a surprisingly clear set of curatorial specificities. Our group discerned these traits and also aimed to understand why they are so arduously dissimulated. At the same time, the session attempted to account for conditions the fellows face as curators within their own respective contexts. .. Amanda Abi Khalil is a curator based in Beirut where she teaches and works as a public art consultant. She studied sociology and anthropology of art, graduating with an MA in Curating Art for Public Spaces. She has worked with several art institutions and was the curator of The HANGAR in Beirut. .. Azar Mahmoudian is an independent curator and critic based in Tehran. She received her MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths where she was awarded the Chevening Scholarship in 2008. Mahmoudian has worked with Iranian Art publications and co-runs a Tehran-based project space that prefers to remain under the radar. .. Yasmina Reggad holds an MA in History from the Sorbonne University. She is an independent curator and writer based in London, and works between London, Paris and Algeria. Reggad is the Programme Curator at aria (artist residency in algiers) and is the Curatorial and Artists Liaison at Delfina Foundation, UK. .. Yara Saqfalhait is an architect and researcher based in Ramallah. Her practice explores using space and spatial practices as research tools. Her essay Open Space in a City Terrified of the Void was nominated during the Berkeley architectural essay competition in 2011. She currently works at The Palestinian Museum. .. Ania Szremski is Chief Curator at Townhouse in Cairo, Egypt, and an editor and culture writer for Mada Masr. Szremski was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2011 for research on Sadat-era Egyptian cultural policy and has a dual MA in art history, theory and criticism and arts policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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“[Global Art Forum] is a more substantial undertaking than the usual talks-programme window-dressing that has become routine at art fairs. The GAF’s programme this year, under the title ‘Meanwhile...History’ was an eclectic and often illuminating assembly of presentations and panel discussions on various aspects of the history of the Arab peninsula, from the nineteenth-century pearl farming trade to the history of modernist architecture in Kuwait.” ArtReview, United Kingdom, March 2014 “The fair's emphasis and investment in the Global Art Forum is a perfect example: the people we've met in Dubai during the fair the past couple years, from UN policy thinkers to writers, dentists to artists, are a testament to the discursive energy that can result directly or indirectly from a fair." The Huffington Post (Q&A with Slavs and Tatars), United States, March 2014 “I've said this before and will say it again, the Global Art Forum is my favourite part of Art […] At the press conference, Shumon Basar, Global Art Forum commissioner, said this which made me laugh and explains why I love the Global Art Forum, “It’s not a conference, it’s not TED 'x,' ‘y’ or ‘z’. It’s not a wedding speech, you won’t see any wedding furniture, although people have been known to fall in love during the Global Art Forum.” The Culturist, UAE, March 18, 2014

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‫«أما الجانب األكثر لفتا لالنتباه في دورة المنتدى هذا‬ ‫العام فهي المعلومات النادرة التي يتلقاها الجمهور ألول‬ ‫ والتي تجعل من المنتدى ندوة ثرية ال تسعى فقط‬،‫مرة‬ ‫ بل إلنتاج تلك‬،‫الستكشاف الجوانب المعرفية المختلفة‬ ».‫المعرفة بطريقة أو بأخرى‬ 2014 ‫ أبريل‬8 ،‫ المملكة المتحدة‬،»‫«الشرق األوسط‬

“Remarkably at this year’s edition of Global Art Forum was the uncommon information shared with audience for the first time; something that transformed the forum into a rich symposium that doesn’t only aim to explore different cognitive realms but also regenerates that cognition in a way or another.” Asharq Al Awsat, United Kingdom, April 8, 2014

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Featuring commissioned projects and research, as well as live talks guided by a curated theme, the Global Art Forum brings together a diverse line-up of more than 40 participants, including artists, curators, musicians, strategists, thinkers and writers; an array of regional and international voices from the worlds of literature, politics, publishing and art. Having become a major, collaborative event in the art world calendar, the Forum is illustrative of Art Dubai’s propensity for encouraging debate.

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In 2014, the eighth edition of the Global Art Forum was codirected by curator-translator Omar Berrada and artist Ala Younis, and commissioned by writer Shumon Basar. The title ‘Meanwhile...History’ was conceived by Qatari artist Sophia Al-Maria. Following on from 2013’s ‘It Means This’, which assembled a lexicon of words, acronyms and phrases to navigate reality, the Forum was an imagined timeline of turning points in the past; significant decades, years or days that shifted an understanding of the world—but that remained forgotten, erased or lost in history’s blind spots. Every presentation was a point on this timeline, a journey through known and unknown histories, reflecting on the philosophy and fiction of making history matter. How it’s framed or claimed, constructed or destroyed. What is the “...” in time and narrative? The Forum also included a range of commissioned projects: ‘video postcards’; the Forum Forum, a space for screenings and informal social sculpture; and the Forum Fellows, a fellowship programme for young curators, writers and translators. In 2014, the Forum began at Katara Art Center in Doha (March 15-16), before continuing at Art Dubai (March 19-21). The Forum was presented by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and was held in partnership with the Office of Strategic Cultural Relations at Qatar Museums Authority through their Years of Culture annual initiative.

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KEY GLOBAL ART FORUM SESSIONS .. 1971-79: The Short Seventies (UAE) - professors Todd Reisz and Adina Hempel interviewed urban planner and architect Anastase Emmanuel, and President of Al Moosa Enterprises and CEO of megaproject Falconcity of Wonders, Salem Al Moosa on the relationship between nation building and the architecture in the United Arab Emirates from 1971-1979.

.. Meanwhile…Meanwhile: Lapses in Time and Narrative John Akomfrah, artist, filmmaker and writer, translator, writer and co-director of Dar al-Ma’mun Omar Berrada and writer Marina Warner discussed how a writer or a filmmaker skip forward or flash back, and how do they account for history's gaps, elisions, and return.

.. 778AH: Ibn Khaldun’s ‘The Muqadimmah’ - hosted by Shuddhabrata Sengupta, artist and writer of Raqs Media Collective, professors Jocelyne Dakhlia and Justin Stearns delved into the history of Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah, touching upon its intellectual legacies, its lessons on historiography and its influence on subsequent historians around the world.

.. Crisis: The End of Pearling in the Gulf - looking at the Gulf economic strife which ensued after the development of the first artificially cultured pearl, Hubert Bari, Director of the Pearl and Jewellery Museum (Doha), Sheyma Buali, journalist and researcher, and Rolf Killius, Curator, Oral and Musical Cultures at the British Library (Qatar Foundation Partnership), discussed the implications framed within a Qatari context, while Fulbright scholar Butheina Kazim and Abu Dhabi-based historian Frauke Heard-Bey looked to the impact felt in the UAE during this period.

.. 1955-2055: A dOCUMENTA Century - a discussion passing through a 100 years of dOCUMENTA between ex- and future Directors, Okwui Enwezor, Catherine David and Adam Szymzyck, chaired by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Over its subsequent six decades, dOCUMENTA shifted focus to contemporary Western art and then expanded its geographic horizons, some might say, mirroring the globalization of the world, to become the era-defining event it is today. .. 1971-79: The Short Seventies (World) - host Oscar GuardiolaRivera took Marina Fokidis, independent curator-writer, and Tirdad Zolghadr, writer and curator, on a tour of the “short seventies” in the world. Stopping through Greece, Chile and Iran, the short seventies panel dealt with moments “Wikipedia” failed to remember. .. 1942-1982: Kuwait’s Experiments and the Confidence Interval - assistant professor Farah Al-Nakib, researcher and writer Kristine Khouri, artist and curator Ala Younis and writer and director Sulayman Al Bassam discussed the peak of the “Confidence Interval” in Kuwait in the 1970s. Circulism, Andy Warhol, Kenzo Tange, Hassan Fathy and the Dramatic Arts are a few of its most notable contours.

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GLOBAL ART FORUM PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONED ARTISTS Sarah Abu Abdallah studies Digital and Media in Rhode Island. Her recent participations include Migrating Forms in NYC, the Serpentine Galleries 89plus Marathon in London, the 11th Sharjah Biennial 2013 and Rhizoma in the 55th Venice biennale 2013. Annabel Daou was born in Beirut and lives in New York. Her upcoming solo-exhibition opens at Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin (May, 2014). Recent projects include: Marking Language, The Drawing Room, London (2013) and Fortune, MoMA PS1 (2013). Daou co-founded dBfoundation (dbfoundation.org) and S2A (s2anyc.com), a subterranean platform for the arts. Rajaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a Khalid received her MFA in Fine Art from Cornell University in 2013, where she also received the Cornell Council for the Arts grant in 2012. She has participated in group and solo shows in New York and Dubai. Her work can be seen on minorshistories.org. Hind Mezaina is a photographer and culture writer from Dubai. Her blog theculturist.com covers cultural news, events, reviews and information in the UAE and beyond with an emphasis on film, music, photography and travel. Her writing has been featured in The National, Harper's Bazaar Art Arabia, Vision and Oasis.

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GLOBAL ART FORUM SPEAKERS .. Rahel Aima is a writer currently based in Dubai and editor of THE STATE. .. John Akomfrah is an artist, filmmaker, writer and co-founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective (1982). His internationally acclaimed work explores cultural identity, art and post colonialism. Akomfrah’s recent film, The Unfinished Conversation references the research of theorist and sociologist Stuart Hall and is currently on show at the Tate. .. Shiva Balaghi is a cultural historian, who teaches History and Art History at Brown University. She has published widely on Iranian visual culture from the late Qajar era through the contemporary period. Her books include Picturing Iran: Art, Society and Revolution (co-edited), Saddam Hussein, and Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East (co-edited). .. Hubert Bari has been in Doha for 10 years involved in various museum projects. He was a lecturer for 25 years at the Natural History Museum, Paris, and specialized in mineralogy and exhibitions. His field of expertise is the history of jewellery, and he has written a book entitled "PEARLS" for the pearl exhibition he curated at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha in 2010. .. Sulayman Al Bassam is a writer, director and founder of Zaoum Theatre in London in 1996 and SABAB Theatre, the company’s Arabic arm in 2002 with dramaturge and partner Georgina Van Welie. His work, both politically charged and experimental in form, explores contemporary themes of conflict, identity and culture between the Arab world and the West. .. Sheyma Buali is a London-based independent culture journalist, essayist and researcher. She is a regular contributor to Asharq AlAwsat, Ibraaz and Little White Lies, among others. Previously, she worked for 10 years in a range of roles in TV, film and documentary production in Boston, Los Angeles and her native Bahrain. .. Jocelyne Dakhlia is a historian based in Paris where she serves as Director at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Her research focuses on Islam’s role in European history and is featured in publications discussing language, political models

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and cultural boundaries in Europe and the Mediterranean. .. Catherine David is an art historian whose research focused on contemporary art from the Middle East. She served as a curator for the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume. David was the Artistic Director for dOCUMENTA X in Kassel and the Director of the Witte de With Center of Contemporary Art in Rotterdam. .. Anastase Emmanuel is an architect and town planner, offering independent consultancy for international projects from Athens and London. He lived and worked for over 20 years in the UAE, having been chief town planner of Dubai Municipality and founding member of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority’s development initiatives, including Saadiyat Island and its Cultural District. .. Okwui Enwezor is a scholar, curator, and writer. He is currently the Director of Haus der Kunst in Munich. Enwezor served in several leading biennials and international exhibitions including dOCUMENTA 11 in Kassel (1998-2002). He was recently appointed Director of the Visual Arts Sector of the 56th Biennale di Venezia. .. Solange O Farkas is the founder of Associação Cultural Videobrasil and curator-general of the 18th Contemporary Art Festival Sesc_Videobrasil. She was the director and curator-inchief at the Bahia Art Museum from 2007 to 2010, and a guest curator at the biennials of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) and Cerveira (Portugal) in 2011. .. Marina Fokidis is an independent curator and writer. She is the founder and artistic director of Kunsthalle Athena and SOUTH as a State of Mind, an arts and culture publication. She co-curated the 3rd Thessaloniki Biennial (2011) and was the commissioner and curator of the Greek Pavilion at the 51st Biennale di Venezia (2013). .. Oscar Guardiola-Rivera is a writer, philosopher and art critic based in London where he serves as the Assistant Dean of Birkbeck's School of Law. His publications include award-winning What if Latin America Ruled the World? and Story of a Death Foretold: The Coup against Salvador Allende, 11 September 1973 which was selected by The Observer as book of the year in 2013.

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.. Frauke Heard-Bey is a historian and political scientist, who specialises in social and political developments of the Gulf. She worked for 39 years at the Centre for Documentation and Research in Abu Dhabi. Her research resulted in several publications including From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. .. Adina Hempel is an Architect and Assistant Professor at Zayed University's College of Arts and Creative Enterprises in Dubai. She was appointed as Head of Research for the National Pavilion of the UAE at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014. Adina received her MA from Dresden University of Technology, Germany. .. Butheina Kazim recently completed her Fulbright scholarship in Media Culture and Communication in New York University, New York. She is a regular commentator on issues of media, culture and communication with articles published on Al Jazeera English, Gulf News and Jadaliyya. Kazim is an active member of various organisations and independent initiatives that promote prosocial and humanitarian activity. .. Kristine Khouri is an independent researcher and writer based in Beirut, Lebanon. Her work focuses on modern art history in the Arab world, with an emphasis on institutional and exhibition history and networks. Khouri also frequently collaborates with artists as a researcher. .. Masha Kirasirova is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow at New York University Abu Dhabi. She has a Ph.D. from New York University in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History. Her research focuses on exchanges between the Soviet Eurasia and the Middle East. .. Rolf Killius is an exhibition curator, ethnomusicologist, sound recordist, film producer/editor and radio journalist. He works in exhibition curating, film production/editing, academic research, music and sound production, and the delivery of music, dance and other arts events especially related to the Arabian Gulf and South Asia. Presently he is the Curator of Oral and Musical Cultures at the British Library in London. .. Ahmad Makia is a writer currently researching Ajami politics and editor of THE STATE.

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.. Sophia Al-Maria is a Qatari-American writer. Her book The Girl Who Fell to Earth (HarperCollins US) was published in 2012 and she is currently working on a film called Beretta. The Sheraton, Doha is her mothership. .. HE Salem Al Moosa is the incumbent CEO of the UAE real estate mega-project "Falconcity of Wonders", and has previously held the offices of Chairman of the Federal Committee for Travel agents in the UAE, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries, and Dubai Board of Travel Agents. An avid businessman, H.E. Salem Al Moosa has participated in several international conferences as a member of the Board of Directors of the UAE Contractors Association, in addition to being an honorary member of the American Business Council of Dubai, and member of the USA National Geographic Society. .. Farah Al-Nakib is Assistant Professor of History at the American University of Kuwait, and holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Her research and publications focus on the urban history of Kuwait City before and after oil, including current urban trends in the 21st century Gulf. .. Hans Ulrich Obrist is Co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, London. Prior to this, he was the Curator of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville, Paris. Since his first show “World Soup” (The Kitchen Show) in 1991, he has curated more than 250 shows. .. Hisham Qaddumi is President of the Arab Architects and The HQA Group. During the 1970s and 80s he served as the Planning and Development Advisor at the Diwan Emiri as well as Director of the Diwans Technical Office in Qatar, which was responsible for the development of the major projects during that period. .. Todd Reisz is an architect, researcher, and writer currently focusing on the cities of the Gulf region, from historical and contemporary perspectives. He is the editor of Al Manakh 2: Gulf Continued, which analyses the recent developments of cities in the Gulf. He teaches urban studies courses at Yale University School of Architecture.

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.. Shuddhabrata Sengupta is an artist and writer with the Raqs Media Collective, based in Delhi. The Raqs Collective's work takes the form of installations, video, photography, image-text collages, on- and off-line media objects, performances and encounters. They cross contemporary art practice with curation, historical and philosophical speculation, research and theory. .. Justin Stearns teaches classes on pre-modern Middle Eastern History, the relationship between science and religion, and alAndalus at New York University Abu Dhabi. His first book dealt with the concept of contagion in Muslim and Christian thought, and he is currently writing a book on the natural sciences in Morocco in the seventeenth century. .. Adam Szymczyk is the Director and Chief Curator of Kunsthalle Basel. In 2008 he co-curated with Elena Filipovic the 5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art under the title â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When Things Cast No Shadowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. In 2013, he was appointed as the Artistic Director of dOCUMENTA 14, to take place in 2017. .. Michael C Vazquez writes and talks about food, art, music, religion, and magazines. Senior editor of Bidoun: Art and Culture from the Middle East and former editor of Transition: An International Review, he is currently guest curator for the Politics of Food residency at the Delfina Foundation, London. .. Marina Warner is a writer and historian on the subjects of myth, folk narrative and art. She teaches Creative Writing at New York University Abu Dhabi and Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex. Her recent book Stranger Magic: Charmed States and the Arabian Nights received the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2013. .. Tirdad Zolghadr is a writer and curator. The working title of his third novel is Headbanger.

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Art Dubai’s extensive talks programme also includes Terrace Talks, an intimate series of conversations that explore the relationships and support networks between artists, curators and patrons. In 2014, Terrace Talks focused on two arts scenes in particular: a stellar panel that highlighted the legacy of Pakistan’s modernist artists, through the eyes of two of today’s best-known practitioners, while two talks were devoted to the arts scenes of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Art Dubai was also delighted to partner with the forthcoming Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, hosting a special conversation between the museum’s first director Henry Kim and Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, founder of Sharjah’s Barjeel Foundation and one of the UAE’s foremost experts on modern and contemporary Arab art. These talks were held on the terrace of The Abraaj Group Lounge and were open to Collectors Circle and VIP guests and by invitation only.

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TERRACE TALKS SPEAKERS .. Nurjahan Akhlaq is an artist and filmmaker, currently visiting faculty at Beaconhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan. She studied Cinema at Concordia University, Montreal, and completed her Masters in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London .. Dina Baitassova is an independent curator and founder of IADA (International Art Development Association), a nonprofit organisation for contemporary art. IADA supports and represents artists from Kazakhstan and Europe in culturecrossing art projects. Dina curated various projects including ONE STEP/PE FORWARD, exhibition of contemporary artists from Kazakhstan, during the 55th Venice Biennale. She collaborates with different art institutions, museums and art and design magazines. Dina graduated in Arts and Design from Sorbonne University in Paris.

.. Aida Mahmudova is an artist and Founding Director of YARAT Contemporary Art Space. She graduated in 2006 from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. In 2011, Aida Mahmudova founded YARAT, a non-governmental organisation that promotes contemporary art and helps to foster cultural dialogue between Azerbaijan and other countries. .. Dina Nasser-Khadivi is an independent curator and consultant, specialising in contemporary art from the Middle East, Iran and selected areas of the Caucasus. She has supported numerous awareness-raising initiatives relating to her field of expertise including talks at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the V&A Museum in London and curated the exhibition Love Me, Love Me Not of contemporary art from Azerbaijan and its neighbours at the 55th Venice Biennale.

.. Suad Garayeva is a curator and specialist on Contemporary Art from Russia and CIS at Sotheby’s, London. She is a consultant for Yarat Contemporary Art Organisation and their 55th Venice Biennale Pavilion Love Me, Love Me Not, and coordinated the Azerbaijan Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011. She also curated the Azerbaijan Pavilion at the GRID: International Photo Festival in Amsterdam in 2012 and 2014.

.. Sultan Al Qassemi is a UAE-based commentator on Arab Affairs writing for numerous local and international publications including The National, Gulf News, New York Times, The Financial Times, Foreign Policy, Open Democracy, The Independent and The Guardian. Al Qassemi received a Master’s Degree with distinction in Global Banking and Finance from the European Business School in 2004.

.. Henry S. Kim is the Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, a museum devoted to the arts of the Islamic world, opening in 2014. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he was a curator and lecturer at Oxford, and directed the redevelopment of the Ashmolean Museum.

.. Rashid Rana’s practice relies on various modes including painting, stainless steel sculptures, video installations and photo mosaics. He is currently the Head of the Fine Art Department and one of the founding faculty members of the School of Visual Arts at the Beaconhouse National University. Rana’s work was recently featured in Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi, 2013 and New Art Exchange, Nottingham, 2012.

.. Nina Mahdavi is the founder of Caspian Arts Foundation. She supports art and education for young students from the Middle Eastern and Greater Middle Eastern region, as well as education amongst deprived children. Through her foundation, she has awarded several scholarships and organised educational programmes for students within the region.

.. Bashar Al-Shroogi is the Director of Cuadro Gallery, one of the Middle East’s premier contemporary art venues. He founded Cuadro as a not-for-profit in 2007. In addition to curated exhibitions, Cuadro maintains a robust artist residency, delivers a range of education programmes, workshops and publishes .. art books.

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.. Shahzia Sikander was the first artist from the Miniature Painting Department at the National College of Arts (1987-1991) to challenge the medium’s technical and aesthetic framework. Her pioneering work led to her meteoric rise internationally in the mid and late nineties, fostering international interest in exhibiting the work of other miniature painters from Pakistan. .. Yuliya Sorokina is an artist, curator, lecturer and writer based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Curating the Central Asian Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, Sorokina has brought the work of artists from the relatively new countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to wider attention. Sorokina is a chairperson of the board of Asia Art+ Public Foundation since 1999. Currently she is working on Astral Nomads - Digital Archive/Resource of Central Asian Contemporary Art astralnomads.net. .. Joanna Warsza is a researcher and curator in the fields of visual, performing arts and architecture. In 2013 she curated ‘Kamikaze Loggia’ at the Georgian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale and currently she is Head of the Public Program at Manifesta 10 in St. Petersburg, curated by Kasper König, where she concentrates on the post-Soviet sphere. Joanna lives and works in Berlin and Warsaw. .. Simone Wille is an art historian and writer whose research examines modern and contemporary art from South Asia, the Middle East, and their diasporas from the late 19th century to the present. Her upcoming book Modern Art in Pakistan: History, Tradition, Place will be published with Routledge this spring.

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Art Dubai 2014 was held in partnership with The Abraaj Group and was sponsored by Cartier and Emaar. Madinat Jumeirah is home to the event. The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority is a strategic partner of Art Dubai, and supports the fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year-round education programme. Art Dubai Modern 2014 was sponsored by Mashreq Private Banking.

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THE ABRAAJ GROUP Founded in 2002, The Abraaj Group is a leading investor operating in the growth markets of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Through its Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement Track, the company values social investing, thought leadership and value creation as key catalysts for sustainable development and inclusive growth across communities. Art Dubai is held in partnership with The Abraaj Group who, in 2009, founded The Abraaj Group Art Prize, revealed in a special exhibition at Art Dubai each year, and host The Abraaj Group Lounge for collectors and special guests. 2014 marked the seventh year of partnership between Art Dubai and The Abraaj Group, who have been lauded for their role as a key supporter of the arts in the UAE and internationally, alongside other major philanthropic activities.

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“Déjà sa huitième édition! La jeune Foire d’art contemporain Art Dubaï a l’âge de raison et cela se sent. Elle a un positionnement bien à elle – avec un tropisme particulier vers l’Afrique, l’Asie, et le MoyenOrient –, une taille conviviale (85 galeries), une offre diversifiée (34 pays représentés), un programme VIP attractif, des sponsors prestigieux comme le joaillier Cartier ou, entre autres, le constructeur automobile Maserati.” Les Echos, France, March 21, 2014 “Already in its eighth edition...the young contemporary art fair is in its prime and it shows! Art Dubai has grown into its own particular positioning, focusing on Africa, Asia and the Middle East, a human-friendly size and a diverse roster (with 85 galleries from 34 countries), an attractive VIP programme and prestigious sponsors including Cartier and Maserati among others.” Les Echos, France, March 21, 2014

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)‫«واطلع سموه (الشيخ حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬ ‫على مجموعة المجوهرات الراقية التي تضم نحو ثمانين قطعة‬ ‫فريدة تربط بين الجمال والفن اإلبداعي وتدمج ما بين مصادر‬ ‫اإللهام التقليدية التي تعتمد عليها (دار كارتييه) الفرنسية‬ ».‫وتنوعها العالمي المميز‬ 2014 ‫ مارس‬18 ،‫ اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬،»‫«وام‬

“HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the Cartier exhibition which included around 80 unique jewelry pieces that blend beauty and creative art and combine traditional inspirations of Cartier with the current international diversity it represents.” WAM, UAE, March 18, 2014

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CARTIER Founded in 1847 in Paris, Cartier stands as one of the world’s most esteemed and respected companies in the luxury goods industry. Today, the Maison is renowned worldwide for its high jewellery creations and watches, perfumes and prestige accessories–symbols of craftsmanship and elegance, quality and excellence. Following the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain’s first exhibition at Art Dubai 2011, the “King of Jewellers” joined Art Dubai as a main sponsor in 2012 and each year has presented unique high jewellery creations in tandem with a guest artist. In 2014, Cartier and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain presented Maman Isek Mabo Bendele by Bodys Isek Kingelez in a special exhibition titled ‘L’Odyssée de Cartier-Parcours d’un style’. As an installation, Maman Isek Mabo Bendele distorted the line between reality and fantasy, engaging its audience in a splendour unique to both Bodys Isek Kingelez’s work and the Maison Cartier.

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EMAAR Emaar Properties PJSC, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is a global property developer with a significant presence in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. A provider of premium lifestyles through its world-class portfolio of integrated communities, the company also has proven competencies in shopping malls and retail, and hospitality and leisure. Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and The Dubai Mall, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest shopping and entertainment destination, are among Emaarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trophy developments.

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MADINAT JUMEIRAH The Madinat Jumeirah consists of two grand boutique hotels, courtyard summerhouses, a traditional souk, the Talise Wellness Spa and the region’s leading centre. The concept is one of ‘old Arabia’ in a luxurious context. This combination of authentic Arabian themes has created a destination of unique qualities and outstanding beauty. The Madinat Jumeirah has been the home of Art Dubai since its beginning in 2007 and hosts the Jumeirah Patrons Preview; the largest cultural gathering in the region and a highlight of Dubai’s social calendar.

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DUBAI CULTURE AND ARTS AUTHORITY The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority is dedicated to strengthening the Emirateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage, culture and arts. Launched in 2008, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Culture plays a critical part in establishing the city as a vibrant, global Arabian metropolis, shaping culture and arts in the region and beyond. Dubai Culture organises several initiatives including Sikka Art Fair, Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre and the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Patrons of the Arts Awards.

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MASHREQ PRIVATE BANKING For more than forty years, Mashreq has been opening up financial opportunities. Today, they are the largest private sector bank in the UAEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a solid institution with clients from the region and the rest of the world. These traditions and values extend to Private Banking offering clients safety, consistency, responsiveness and confidentiality, and above all else, continuity. Mashreq Private Banking sponsored Art Dubai Modern 2014 and hosted The Mashreq Private Banking Lounge.

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MASERATI Established in 1914, Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer founded by Alfieri Maserati and his brothers, in Bologna, Italy. Their passion and talent contributed to the company DNA: innovation, excellence and challenge; which are reflected in the brand’s claim “The absolute opposite of ordinary”. The company's headquarters and main production facility are located in Modena, Italy, with a second state-of-the-art facility in Grugliasco, near Turin. Its emblem, the trident, was inspired by the fountain on the Piazza del Nettuno in the center of Bologna. It is a symbol that ties together the brothers, their hometown, and the artistry and craftsmanship for which Bologna and EmiliaRomagna are known.

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ALSERKAL AVENUE ARTS DISTRICT Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, is a prominent Arts District within the industrial quarter of the city, which houses over twenty contemporary art galleries and alternative arts and community spaces. Currently doubling in size in 2014 with a 14 million USD expansion project, supported by the Alserkal family, the Avenue will welcome a wide spectrum of creative businesses that will further transform the cultural landscape of Dubai. Art Dubai Projects 2014 was supported by Alserkal Avenue Arts District.

ARAB FUND FOR ARTS AND CULTURE The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) is an independent regional initiative that offers financial and professional support to emerging and established artists from the Arab region and to cultural institutions engaged in supporting the contemporary Arab art and culture scene. Founded in 2007, AFAC is active in 18 Arab countries and opens annual calls for Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Cinema, Music and RTR (Research/Training/ Regional Events), as well as special programmes that support Creative Writing, Documentary Filmmaking and Documentary Photography. AFAC encourages sustainability in the arts and culture sector through public and private investments, and though entrepreneurial business practices. Forum Fellows 2014 was supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture.

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ART SALON Art Salon is an exclusive members-only programme for like-minded art collectors and patrons of the arts, based in the Gulf. Meeting regularly in Dubai for social and educational events, Art Salon also travels internationally giving its members access to a unique global art programme. Founded by Art Dubai, Art Salon identifies and encourages communication between individuals and groups engaged with art across the Middle East. Art Dubai Projects 2014 was supported by members of Art Salon.

BRITISH COUNCIL The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. A Royal Charter charity, the British Council was established as the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Their 7,000 staff, in over 100 countries, work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year through English, arts, education and society programmes. Art Dubai Film and Radio in 2014, including the presence of John Akomfrah, Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver, was supported by The British Council. britishcouncil.org

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CASPIAN ARTS FOUNDATION Caspian Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit arts and education organisation founded in 2011, recognising the need and importance for supporting students and aspiring artists from the Middle East and North Africa in furthering their education in the arts with their affiliate partner, University of the Arts London. Through awarding scholarships, students are able to further develop their artistic skill and realise their true potential through education, practice and self-expression. Caspian Arts Foundation was the education partner for Marker 2014. caspianartsfoundation.com THE CULTURAL OFFICE OF HER HIGHNESS SHEIKHA MANAL BINT MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM The Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was established in early 2013 to serve as the official platform to develop and activate substantial art movements as milestones within the region. Many existing art related projects have now been directly placed under the cultural office, including The Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award and The Sheikha Manal Art Exchange Program, and a many more future planned programmes will help raise the profile of the pool of talents existing in the region. The Cultural Office combines the best art practices and concepts from around the world and tailors it to respect and preserve the legacy and culture in the Arab world for International recognition. The 2014 Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program was held under the patronage of Her Highness 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.

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D3 DUBAI DESIGN DISTRICT Dubai Design District, better known as d3, is dedicated to fostering the growth of the Emirate’s design, fashion and luxury industry. It offers businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals a creative community that will be at the very heart of the region’s design scene. d3 is the newest of TECOM Investments’ business parks– with 10 buildings currently under construction. Once complete, d3 will be a purpose built environment catering to the full value chain of the design, fashion and luxury industry–and all with the vision of creating a world class creative community that engages, nurtures and promotes local, regional and global design talent.

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EMIRATES NEON GROUP Since 1976, Emirates Neon Group (ENG) has delivered a huge range of tailored signage projects, from small internal signage to large shop fronts and custom digital signage and media for Outdoor Advertising. Across the Middle East, ENG creates, installs and maintains media solutions, such as traffic signs, digital printing, billboards, signage and retail advertising, backed up by a full range of services from brand consultancy through to web design. Emirates Neon Group was the official advertising partner of Art Dubai 2014. engworldwide.com

d3’s facilities will include everything from cuttingedge design institutes to residential, hospitality, retail and office space. The District will be characterised by distinct public areas, unique street furniture and shaded walkways. The development will include a Creek-side esplanade with international and boutique hotels, a popup shop area, amphitheatre and a convention centre. Campus Art Dubai 2014 was supported by d3 Dubai Design District. dubaidesigndistrict.com

ESBD ES Bankers (Dubai) Limited is a fully licensed bank, incorporated in September 2007 in Dubai’s DIFC and is majority owned by Espírito Santo Financial Group. It provides quality and tailored banking services to High Net Worth individuals, corporates, professional counterparties and qualified investors from its base in Dubai. The Bank’s client base is global, with a strong and growing bias for entrepreneurs and business leaders in Emerging Markets. It offers a solid platform of products and services that includes discretionary asset management, investment advisory services and securities trading. It also operates an “open architecture” that allows it to offer clients a solid range of investment products from several third party providers. In addition the Bank offers advisory services on corporate finance and trade finance activities seeking to leverage the expertise and offering of the Group. Marker 2014 was supported by ESBD. esbd.com

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IBRAAZ / KAMEL LAZAAR FOUNDATION Initiated by the Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Ibraaz is the leading on-line forum for visual culture in North Africa and the Middle East. It publishes a bi-annual Platform and monthly rolling content, in both written and video format. The Kamel Lazaar Foundation provides a forum for dialogue about visual culture across North Africa and the Middle East. Through research and publishing initiatives, support for exhibitions, artists, conferences, educational seminars and the development of its collection, the Foundation is dedicated to promoting creative thought leadership in the visual arts. Ibraaz/Kamel Lazaar Foundation was the Online Partner for the Global Art Forum 2014. ibraaz.org kamellazaarfoundation.org

JOHN JONES Established in the 1960’s, John Jones is a bespoke framing company based in London. Family-owned and familyrun, these master-framers have grown to encompass a team of 90 craftspeople and designers whose services include museum-quality art materials, printing, fine art installation, artwork conservation and collection management. In 2012, Art Dubai launched the annual prize, The John Jones Art on Paper Award, in collaboration with John Jones, The award aims to recognise the potential for excellence and innovation for works made on paper, and provide further opportunities for artists working in this medium. The prize is open to any artist exhibiting with a gallery at Art Dubai, regardless of age, nationality and gender. The winning artist is also awarded a cash prize of Dhs30,000, and has their work acquired for the John Jones Contemporary Art Collection in London.

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The winner of the 2014 John Jones Work on Paper Award was Younès Rahmoun, represented by Galerie Imane Farès. Judges of the 2014 award were artist Shezad Dawood, art historian and curator Salwa Mikdadi, and writer and curator Hammad Nasar. johnjones.co.uk

KING ABDULAZIZ CENTER FOR WORLD CULTURE The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is a Saudi Aramco initiative located in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that seeks to support the country’s continuous efforts towards social and intellectual progress, with a particular interest in creative cultural development. Scheduled to open in 2015 the centre will house a world-class library, archives, a lifelong learning platform, youth enrichment and innovation programmes, a four-gallery museum and children’s museum, a wide variety of permanent and visiting exhibits, live events and multimedia venues, along with cafes, gift shops, and much more, designed to both inspire and entertain. King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture was an Institutional Partner of Art Dubai 2014. kingabdulazizcenter.com

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QATAR MUSEUMS AUTHORITY Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) connects the museums, cultural institutions and heritage sites in Qatar and creates the conditions for them to thrive and flourish. It centralises resources and provides a comprehensive organisation for the development of museums and cultural projects, with a long-term ambition of creating a strong and sustainable cultural infrastructure for Qatar. Under the patronage of His Highness the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid Al-Thani, and led by its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, QMA is consolidating Qatar’s efforts to become a vibrant centre for the arts, culture and education, in the Middle East and beyond. Since its foundation in 2005, QMA has overseen the development of the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. Future projects include the Al Zubarah World Heritage Site Visitor Centre opening in 2013 and the launch of the highly anticipated National Museum of Qatar in 2016. Global Art Forum 2014 was held in partnership with the Office of Strategic Cultural Relations at Qatar Museums Authority through their Years of Culture annual initiative. qma.com.qa

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ROTHSCHILD Rothschild provides strategic, M&A, wealth management and fundraising advice and services to governments, companies and individuals worldwide. They are a global financial advisory group, which is family-controlled and independent, and have been at the centre of the world’s financial markets for more than 200 years. From Rothschild’s historical roots in Europe, the Group has developed a unique global footprint with full-scale advisory businesses across the world including locally staffed offices in China, Brazil, India, the United States of America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Rothschild includes four main arms - Global Financial Advisory, Wealth Management and Trust, Merchant Banking and Institutional Asset Management - as well as specialist financial businesses. Rothschild was a Corporate Patron of Art Dubai 2014. rothschild.com

ABSOLUT The first spirit brand to forge genuinely close ties with art and artists, Absolut has been active in the art world since 1985, when it invited Andy Warhol to create the first in a series of iconic advertisements inspired by the Absolut bottle. Since then, Absolut has collaborated with more than 500 artists on over 800 commissioned projects. Today, Absolut supports acclaimed artists, art writers, and institutions in their efforts to present new works, stimulate ideas, bring people together, and broaden access to creativity. In 2014, Art Dubai featured The Absolut Art Bar, hosted by Absolut. absolut.com

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.. :mentalKLINIK .. Basel Abbas .. Hamed Abdalla .. Amanda Abi Khalil .. Yuri Abisalov .. Ruanne Abou-Rahme .. Marina Abramović .. Sarah Abu Abdallah .. Ibrahim Abumsmar .. Carla Accardi .. Etel Adnan .. Shahriar Ahmadi .. Shiva Ahmadi .. Mohsen Ahmadvand .. Morteza Ahmadvand .. Askhat Ahmediyarov .. Farhad Ahrarnia .. Nader Ahriman .. Rahel Aima .. Raja Aissa .. Haig Aivazian .. Haluk Akakce .. İpek Ulusoy Akgul .. Abbas Akhavan .. Zahoor ul Akhlaq .. Ahmed Akhlaque .. John Akomfrah .. Rasim Aksan .. Ricardo Alcaide .. Yorgo Alexopoulous .. Shadi Habib Allah .. Jennifer Allora .. Jowhara Alsaud .. Sama Alshaibi .. Ahmed Alsoudani .. Jude Anogwih .. Nazgol Ansarinia .. Ziad Antar .. Rasheed Araeen .. Kamrooz Aram .. Reza Aramesh .. Siah Armajani .. Abdulaziz Ashour .. Nadeem Aslam .. Majed Aslam .. Said Atabekov .. Athier .. Kader Attia .. Tonico Lemos Auad .. Vartan Avakian

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.. Dana Awartani .. Nadia Ayari .. Marlon de Azambuja .. Mustapha Azeroual .. Oussama Baalbaki .. Ayman Baalbaki .. Ali Bakhtiari .. Lara Baladi .. Shiva Balaghi .. John Baldessari .. Barry X Ball .. Rina Banerjee .. Hubert Bari .. Alexander Barkovskiy .. Matthew Barney .. Yto Barrada .. Kelly Barrie .. Robert Barry .. Shumon Basar .. Michel Basbous .. Sulayman Al Bassam .. Taysir Batniji .. Baya .. Mohamed El Baz .. José Bechara .. Gottfried Bechtold .. Hans Op de Beeck .. Ammar Al Beik .. Valérie Belin .. Fouad Bellamine .. Amina Benbouchta .. Abdelkader Benchamma .. Hicham Benohoud .. Omar Berrada .. Walead Beshty .. Huma Bhabha .. Michael Biberstein .. Emmanouil Bitsakis .. Zsolt Bodoni .. Anna Boghiguian .. Eugeny Boikov .. Zoulikha Bouabdellah .. Frank Bowling .. Fari Bradley .. Miguel Branco .. Sebastiaan Bremer .. Olaf Breuning .. Val Britton .. Koen van den Broek .. Pablo Bronstein

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.. Sheyma Buali .. Bakhyt Bubikanova .. Heidi Bucher .. Bernhard Buhmann .. Tom Burr .. André Butzer .. Huguette Caland .. Johanna Calle .. Guillermo Calzadilla .. Luis Camnitzer .. CAMP .. Saint Clair Cemin .. Rui Chafes .. Marcos Chaves .. Saad Ben Cheffaj .. Ali Cherri .. Gordon Cheung .. Youmna Chlala .. Ay Tjoe Christine .. Tiffany Chung .. James Clar .. Clark House Initiative .. Andy Coolquitt .. Sean Cordeiro .. Chris Cornish .. Gil Heitor Cortesao .. Tony Cragg .. Abraham Cruzvillegas .. Sunoj D .. Andrew Dadson .. Safwan Dahoul .. Teymur Daimi .. Jocelyne Dakhlia .. Elena Damiani .. Annabel Daou .. Tagreed Darghouth .. Catherine David .. Shezad Dawood .. Graham Day .. Ayman Yossri .. Daydban .. Richard Deacon .. Edith Dekyndt .. Hanieh Delecroix .. Maitha Demithan .. Damien Deroubaix .. Zhang Ding .. Mark Dion .. Vikram Divecha .. M Djumaliev .. Muratbek Djumaliev

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.. Tomory Dodge .. Antonis Donef .. Ingar Dragset .. Yuriy Dvinyaninov .. Michael Elmgreen .. Wiam El-Tamami .. Anastase Emmanuel .. Okwui Enwezor .. Galaqtion Eristari .. Ali Omar Ermes .. Safaa Erruas .. Lalla Essaydi .. Inka Essenhigh .. Roe Ethridge .. Kirsten Everberg .. Omar Fakhoury .. Simeen Farhat .. Francisco Faria .. Solange Farkas .. Monir Farmanfarmaian .. Mounir Fatmi .. Lara Favaretto .. Basmah Felemban .. Chris Fennell .. Ana Teresa Fernandez .. Marina Fokidis .. Parastou Forouhar .. Yang Fudong .. Inci Furni .. Franziska Furter .. Meschac Gaba .. Kamila Gabdulina .. Cyprien Gaillard .. Aslan Gaisumov .. Zoi Gaitanidou .. Hsar Gassiyev .. Kendell Geers .. Malek Gnaoui .. Ignacio Gomez .. Franz Graf .. Oscar Guardiola-Rivera .. Maimouna Guerresi .. Sherin Guirguis .. Shilpa Gupta .. Subodh Gupta .. Pascal Hachem .. Sara Al Haddad .. Joana Hadjithomas .. Rokni Haerizadeh .. Ramin Haerizadeh .. Hassan Hajjaj

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.. Samia Halaby .. Rula Halawani .. Nermine Hammam .. Harmony Hammond .. Mark Handforth .. Huseyn Haqverdiyev .. Hazem Harb .. Shuruq Harb .. Githa Hariharan .. Keith Haring .. Ali Hasanov .. Zarina Hashmi .. Ariel Hassan .. Mona Hatoum .. Wael Hattar .. Reza Hazare .. Claire Healy .. Frauke Heard-Bey .. Susan Hefuna .. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer .. Adina Hempel .. Adam Henein .. Mishka Henner .. Secundino Hernández .. Behruz Heshmat .. Alistair Hicks .. Nir Hod .. Rebecca Horn .. Rachel Lee Hovnanian .. Alicia Hughes .. Musaed Al Hulis .. M.F. Husain .. Orkhan Huseynov .. Fabrice Hyber .. Natela Iankoshvili .. Ferwa Ibrahim .. Idil Ilkin .. Claudia Jaguaribe .. Ulan Japarov .. Khaled Jarrar .. Yang Jiechang .. Rania Jishi .. Youngjin Jo .. Lamia Joreige .. Khalil Joreige .. Alimjan Jorobaev .. Donald Judd .. Isaac Julien .. Fawz Kabra .. Karlo Kacharava

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.. Zhanna Kadyrova .. Hayv Kahraman .. Jitish Kallat .. Amar Kanwar .. Anish Kapoor .. Murad Karabaev .. Nadim Karam .. Halim Al Karim .. Mouna Karray .. Tomoko Kashiki .. Gulnara Kasmalieva .. G Kasmalieva .. Mireille Kassar .. Mohammed Kazem .. Butheina Kazim .. Ali Kazim .. William Kentridge .. Raja’a Khalid .. Aisha Khalid .. Rashid Al Khalifa .. Bouchra Khalili .. Naiza Khan .. Hassan Khan .. Waqas Khan .. Idris Khan .. Giorgi Khaniashvili .. Stanislav Kharin .. Majida Khattari .. Farah Khelil .. Bharti Kher .. Kristine Khouri .. Abbas Kiarostami .. Rolf Killius .. Atta Kim .. Heryun Kim .. Masha Kirasirova .. Juz Kitson .. Galina Konopatskaya .. Valery Koshlyakov .. Angelika Krinzinger .. Ananda Kuhn .. Barney Kulok .. Gabriel Kuri .. Yayoi Kusama .. Jim Lambie .. Shirley Paes Leme .. Sol Lewitt .. André Lichtenberg .. Atelier van Lieshout .. Christian Lock .. Hew Locke

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.. Maria Loizidou .. Tala Madani .. Basim Madgy .. Elisabetta Di Maggio .. Azar Mahmoudian .. Taus Makhacheva .. Ahmed Makia .. Dr. Najat Makki .. Evgeny Makshakov .. Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum .. Maha Malluh .. Jumana Manna .. Robert Mapplethorpe .. Sophia Al Maria .. Dylan Martorell .. MARWAN .. Sergey Maslov .. Adam McEwen .. Hasnat Mehmood .. Julie Mehretu .. Amina Menia .. Marisa Merz .. Annette Messager .. Hind Mezaina .. Pankaj Mishra .. Ardeshir Mohasses .. Mehrdad Mohebali .. Manfred Mohr .. Rui Moreira .. Sabine Moritz .. Farhad Moshiri .. Jean-Luc Moulène .. Sam Moyer .. Rabih Mroué .. Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz .. Murad Khan Mumtaz .. Youssef Nabil .. Nabil Nahas .. Michael Najjar .. Farah Al Nakib .. Saken Narinov .. Timo Nasseri .. Ivan Navarro .. Elizabeth Neel .. Rashaad Newsome .. Otobong Nkanga .. Mujahidin Nurrahman .. Hans Ulrich Obrist .. Nnenna Okore .. Donna Ong .. Bernd Oppl

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.. Gabriel Orozco .. Damian Ortega .. Yazid Oulab .. Aga Ousseinov .. Serkan Ozkaya .. Giovanni Ozzola .. Ruth Padel .. Seza Paker .. Nina Papaconstantinou .. Jorge Pardo .. Leila Pazooki .. Giuseppe Penone .. Gianni Piacentino .. Sopheap Pich .. Diogo Pimentao .. Michelangelo Pistoletto .. Lado Pochkhua .. Teresa Poester .. Tom Price .. Tobias Putrih .. Hisham Qaddumi .. Maryam Al Qassimi .. Walid Raad .. Zarmina Rafi .. Sara Rahbar .. Younès Rahmoun .. Abdulkader Al Rais .. Michael Rakowitz .. Zakaria Ramhani .. Rashid Rana .. Navin Rawanchaikul .. Marat Raymkulov .. Nada Raza .. Anahita Razmi .. Marwan Rechmaoui .. Yasmina Reggad .. Todd Reisz .. Sam Reveles .. Gerhard Richter .. Steve Roden .. Adrian Villar Rojas .. Ugo Rondinone .. Valeriy Ruppel .. Keyvan Saber .. Syed Sacramon .. Syed Sadequain .. Altai Sadikhzade .. Michael Sailstorfer .. Tahir Salahov .. Nasser Al Salem .. Mourad Salem

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.. Kenji Tsuruta .. Gavin Turk .. Sarah Turner .. Richard Tuttle .. UBIK .. Alexander Ugay .. Elif Uras .. Vyacheslav Usenov .. Hossein Valamanesh .. Joana Vasconcelos .. Michael C Vazquez .. Avinash Veeraraghavan .. Xavier Veilhan .. Fabienne Verdier .. Carlos Vergara .. Pieter Vermeersch .. Francesco Vezzoli .. Jorinde Voigt .. Viktor Vorobyev .. Yelena Vorobyeva .. Hajra Waheed .. Paul Wallach .. Marina Warner .. Saddek Wasil .. Chris Weaver .. Michael John Whelan .. Nelson Wilbert .. Kehinde Wiley .. Jane Wilson .. Louise Wilson .. Nil Yalter .. Yamou .. Haegue Yang .. Raed Yassin .. Yeesookyung .. Ala Younis .. Nasser Al Yousif .. Mahardhika Yudha .. Geynur Yunus .. Akram Zaatari .. Ramtin Zad .. Roula El Zein .. Chen Zhen .. Tirdad Zolghadr

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Dubai 2014 was ecstatic and electrifying, together with all its side programs (in particular the Global Art Forum) and the newly inaugurated Dubai Modern section, consolidating itself into a global fair attracting more and more international galleries. The team of Art Dubai...is always helpful and creative, ready to provide solutions on the spot and that said, impossible to deny the spectacular growth of the fair in the past two editions.â&#x20AC;? Artsy, United States, March 2014

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ART DUBAI TEAM FAIR DIRECTOR Antonia Carver FAIR MANAGEMENT Natasha Carella, Fair Manager Muhammad Akram, Accountant Patricia Tueller, Fair Coordinator Camilla Mosse, Fair Coordinator Laurène Perra, Sponsor Relations EXHIBITOR RELATIONS Zain Masud, Assistant Fair Director Bettina Klein, Exhibitor Relations Manager Aric Reviere, Exhibitor Relations Assistant Yekaterina Serebryanaya, Marker Assistant Curator COLLECTOR AND VIP RELATIONS Lela Csáky, Director, International and VIP Relations Victoria Gandit Lelandais, Manager, Collectors Circle & Art Salon Inhye Kim, VIP Relations Assistant Roland Carella, Fair Coordinator Sarah Gage, Fair Coordinator Amila Tissera, Travel Coordinator

GLOBAL ART FORUM Uns Kattan, Global Art Forum Coordinator Miriam Butti, Global Art Forum Assistant ART DUBAI PROJECTS Fawz Kabra, Projects Curator Beya Othmani, Projects Assistant COMMUNICATIONS Mayssa Jaroudi, Press and Marketing Manager Muhanad Ali, Regional Press Manager Farah Al Sharief, Press and Digital Media Coordinator THE ABRAAJ GROUP ART PRIZE Nida Ghouse, The Abraaj Group Art Prize Coordinator CAMPUS ART DUBAI Lee Xie, Campus Art Dubai Coordinator Geraldine Lee, Campus Art Dubai Assistant ART WEEK Karen Simon, Special Projects Coordinator FAIR DESIGN Hani Charaf Tulip Hazbar

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ART DUBAI FAIR LLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rajesh Pareek, Chairman Benedict Floyd, CEO Savita Apte Saleh Al Akrabi Ali Al Shabibi ART DUBAI 1901, Floor 19, Index Tower DIFC PO Box 72645 Dubai, UAE T +971 4 384 2000 info@artdubai.ae

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DUBAI INTERNTIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE Art Dubai is run as a joint venture between Art Dubai Fair LLC and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is an onshore financial centre that provides a supportive and secure platform for financial institutions to develop their businesses. Located in a 110-acre financial district, DIFC has all the elements found in the world’s most successful financial industry ecosystem: an independent regulator, an independent judicial system with a commonlaw framework, a global financial exchange, inspiring architecture, suppose services and a vibrant business community. This, combined with Dubai’s world-renowned lifestyle, education, healthcare and transportation, make DIFC the perfect base to take advantage of the region’s rapidly growing demand for financial services.

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SUPPORTING A STRONG ARTS SCENE DIFC supports a strong place for art in the community, not only because there are multiple commercially associated links between art and finance, but also because DIFC believes that art can stimulate news ideas and new perspectives in business. Not only does DIFC serve as home to one of Dubai’s most well-known gallery communities, but it also places works of art in public spaces across the financial district to complement the Centre’s beautiful architecture. Ultimately, DIFC’s support for a strong arts scene has helped establish Dubai as a regional and international centre for arts and culture, with galleries based in DIFC offering an eclectic mix of contemporary art from across the world.

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