Those include Wim Delvoye, Tarek Zaki, Amir H. Fallah, Sunil Gawde and Marwan Rechmaoui as well as a special exhibition of contemporary art from Pakistan curated by Salima Hashmi: "Desperately Seeking Paradise" which will take place in the Pakistan Pavilion.
"Desperately Seeking Paradise" features eleven artists from Pakistan whose work circumscribes the many pathways and many notions of paradise that possess us today. Amongst the participants are artists such as Rashid Rana, Naiza Khan, Farida Batool, Imran Qureshi and Mohammad Ali Talpur.
John Martin, Fair Director comments "We are pleased that amongst this year's highlights is a curated show of Pakistani contemporary art. Art Dubai offers a unique opportunity to showcase the creative energies of artists who are now emerging on the international art scene as an innovative and creative group. This exhibition is the first in a series of annual projects that will focus on artists from across the wider Middle East, North Africa and sub-continental Asia region."
Art Dubai's 2008 art projects will also feature the EFG-Hermes Art Project presented by The Townhouse Gallery, Cairo. The work is an installation piece by Egyptian Artist Tareq Zaki entitled M.O.N.U.M.E.N.T. X.
Art Dubai is also pleased to announce a new project space for the Middle East's first contemporary art fair.
Art Park, situated in the underground car park at the Madinat Arena, is a space devoted to experimental and site-specific works with a particular emphasis on video.
Art Park includes projects by Idris Khan (Yvon Lambert, Paris/New York), Jittish Kallat (Albion Gallery, London) and Mohammed Zeeshan and Khalil Chishtee (Green Cardamom, London) will be on display. Visitors will also experience video work by Susy Gomez (Horrach Moya), Afghan-born Lida Abdul (Giorgio Persano), and Algerian artist Kader Attia (Albion Gallery).
The Art Park will also include the Bidoun Cinema, featuring curated video programmes with a Middle Eastern focus.
The Bidoun Lounge, designed by UAE-based design company Traffic, will also host a 'video bar' with continuous screenings.
"Art Projects are an integral part of the development of Art Dubai and offer visitors the chance to experience major works by international artists.
As part of the on-going commitment to innovative regional art, the very first Art Park project space focuses on video work from the Middle East curated by Bidoun, alongside other international video works", says Martin.
Exhibition sites are located at the Madinat Arena, situated within the Madinat Jumeirah Resort, walking distance from the beach and many hotels.
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Art Dubai 19-22 March 2008
Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah
www.artdubai.ae
For press enquiries please contact
Eileen Wallis / Shawn Stephens at The Portsmouth Group, P.O Box 71765, Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
T: 009714-3693575
Participant Artists (Pakistan Pavilion)
Naiza Khan: Artist and curator - Recipient of the Suzarro Prize in Italy Naiza Khan's practice has dwelt on the human body exploring the sensuality and rebellion. Her most recent solo
exhibition was in Canvas Gallery, Karachi in 2007.
Rashid Rana: Internationally, one of Pakistan's most high profile artists. Rashid Rana's museum Exhibitions in 2005, 2006 included the 5th Asia Pacific Trienalle, Brisbane, the 1st Singapore Bienale, and the 3rd Asian Art Triennale.
Ali Raza: Ali Raza has exhibited in the U.S, UK, Pakistan and India. Moving with ease between painting, printmaking and sculpture, Ali Raza's vast canvases are didactic explorations of traditional imagery and contemporary icon.
Huma Mulji: Trained as a sculptor, Mulji has blurred boundaries in her art; moving into photographic, video and installation. Her shows in 2005, 2006 in Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino and in Hong Kong have reflected her humorous 'take' on notions of Islamic identities.
Durriya Qazi: Artist, curator and lecturer, Qazi established the Department of Visual Studies for the University of Karachi in 1998. She is exhibited worldwide notably the 1st Fukuoka Asian Art Trienniale, Japan, the Third Asia Pacific Trienniale of Contemporary Art, Australia and has co-curated the touring 'Truck Art Exhibition.'
Faiza Butt: Butt left her native Lahore in 1999 to take up her masters at the Slade School of Art in London. The narrative in Faiza's work is derived often from journalistic photographs of celebrities. She fuses these with images of everyday characters from ethnic minorities, to create pictures of awkward utopias.
Mohammad Ali Talpur: Mohammad Ali graduated from Lahore's National College of Arts in 1998. His work has been exhibited in the subcontinent and the UK and he has been selected for inclusion in the Best of Discovery exhibition at the inaugural Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, 2007.
Anwar Saeed: Saeed, an Associate Professor at the National College of Arts, Lahore uses Christian, Hindu and Buddhist iconography, has an exhilarating capacity to grasp unfamiliar imagery to serve his own ends. He has exhibited widely in Pakistan and has participated in group shows in USA, Australia, Norway, Egypt, Jordan and India.
Sophie Ernst: Ernst grew up in Holland. In 2006 she was awarded the UNESCO Aschberg bursary. She uses video to explore themes of belonging, displacement and cultural relativity in her work. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, India and Pakistan.
Farida Batool: Currently an Assistant Professor at the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Batool is an artist, published author and curator and winner of the Jang Talent Award. She has participated in the Cairo Biennale, and in her current work at the Rohtas 2 Art Gallery, Lahore, she experiments with lenticular graphics.
Imran Qureshi: Qureshi works from the Mughal heritage of Miniature painting, with its emphasis on draughtsmanship and the delicate repetition of decorative motifs and layers of colour, redefining this tradition in contemporary terms. His exhibitions to date include: Modern art Oxford, Oxford, Corvi-Mora Gallery, London, Singapore Biennale 2006, Singapore, Asia House, London, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art as well as widely in his native Pakistan.
EFG HERMES ART PROJECT, presented by The Townhouse Gallery
Official Media Partner of the Pakistan Pavilion
For further information about Art Dubai, participating galleries, art projects, events and the education programme please visit www.artdubai.ae
Art Dubai is a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial centre and is held in partnership with Abraaj capital. Madinat Jumerah is the exclusive hotel partner for the event.
• The London office for Art Dubai is located at 37 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4JF;
T: +44 (0)20 7499 6427
• Opening times: Wednesday 19th March (by invitation only); Thursday 20th March and Friday 21st March 2-9pm ; Saturday 22nd March 11-5pm
• Press Preview: Tuesday 18th March
About Abraaj Capital: Based in Dubai, Abraaj Capital is the premier investment firm specialising in private equity investment in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region. The management team has brought together some of the most compelling and successful transactions in the history of leveraged acquisitions across the region.
With $5bn of assets currently under management, Abraaj has pioneered institutionalizing private equity practice in the region and is setting trends and benchmarks for others to follow.
Winner of industry awards including 'Middle East Private Equity Firm of the Year' from Private Equity International (2005, 2006 & 2007), the Banker Middle East Award for 'Best Private Equities Institution' in 2006 and for 'Outstanding Contribution to Financial Services in the Middle East' in 2007 and 'Best Private Equity House' at the World Private Equity Awards, MENA in 2007. Arabian Business recognized Abraaj among the 50 Most Admired Companies in the GCC in 2007. Abraaj is also the first pure private equity firm to be registered by DFSA to operate out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Apart from managing its five private equity funds, Abraaj Capital Holdings Limited (ACHL) itself is extremely well capitalized, with an issued share capital of $1bn. Its 135 professionals come from 27 nationalities and achieve a coverage that spans the MENASA region. For more information please visit www.abraaj.com
Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah
www.artdubai.ae
For press enquiries please contact
Eileen Wallis / Shawn Stephens at The Portsmouth Group, P.O Box 71765, Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
T: 009714-3693575
Participant Artists (Pakistan Pavilion)
Naiza Khan: Artist and curator - Recipient of the Suzarro Prize in Italy Naiza Khan's practice has dwelt on the human body exploring the sensuality and rebellion. Her most recent solo
exhibition was in Canvas Gallery, Karachi in 2007.
Rashid Rana: Internationally, one of Pakistan's most high profile artists. Rashid Rana's museum Exhibitions in 2005, 2006 included the 5th Asia Pacific Trienalle, Brisbane, the 1st Singapore Bienale, and the 3rd Asian Art Triennale.
Ali Raza: Ali Raza has exhibited in the U.S, UK, Pakistan and India. Moving with ease between painting, printmaking and sculpture, Ali Raza's vast canvases are didactic explorations of traditional imagery and contemporary icon.
Huma Mulji: Trained as a sculptor, Mulji has blurred boundaries in her art; moving into photographic, video and installation. Her shows in 2005, 2006 in Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Torino and in Hong Kong have reflected her humorous 'take' on notions of Islamic identities.
Durriya Qazi: Artist, curator and lecturer, Qazi established the Department of Visual Studies for the University of Karachi in 1998. She is exhibited worldwide notably the 1st Fukuoka Asian Art Trienniale, Japan, the Third Asia Pacific Trienniale of Contemporary Art, Australia and has co-curated the touring 'Truck Art Exhibition.'
Faiza Butt: Butt left her native Lahore in 1999 to take up her masters at the Slade School of Art in London. The narrative in Faiza's work is derived often from journalistic photographs of celebrities. She fuses these with images of everyday characters from ethnic minorities, to create pictures of awkward utopias.
Mohammad Ali Talpur: Mohammad Ali graduated from Lahore's National College of Arts in 1998. His work has been exhibited in the subcontinent and the UK and he has been selected for inclusion in the Best of Discovery exhibition at the inaugural Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, 2007.
Anwar Saeed: Saeed, an Associate Professor at the National College of Arts, Lahore uses Christian, Hindu and Buddhist iconography, has an exhilarating capacity to grasp unfamiliar imagery to serve his own ends. He has exhibited widely in Pakistan and has participated in group shows in USA, Australia, Norway, Egypt, Jordan and India.
Sophie Ernst: Ernst grew up in Holland. In 2006 she was awarded the UNESCO Aschberg bursary. She uses video to explore themes of belonging, displacement and cultural relativity in her work. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, India and Pakistan.
Farida Batool: Currently an Assistant Professor at the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Batool is an artist, published author and curator and winner of the Jang Talent Award. She has participated in the Cairo Biennale, and in her current work at the Rohtas 2 Art Gallery, Lahore, she experiments with lenticular graphics.
Imran Qureshi: Qureshi works from the Mughal heritage of Miniature painting, with its emphasis on draughtsmanship and the delicate repetition of decorative motifs and layers of colour, redefining this tradition in contemporary terms. His exhibitions to date include: Modern art Oxford, Oxford, Corvi-Mora Gallery, London, Singapore Biennale 2006, Singapore, Asia House, London, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art as well as widely in his native Pakistan.
EFG HERMES ART PROJECT, presented by The Townhouse Gallery
Official Media Partner of the Pakistan Pavilion
For further information about Art Dubai, participating galleries, art projects, events and the education programme please visit www.artdubai.ae
Art Dubai is a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial centre and is held in partnership with Abraaj capital. Madinat Jumerah is the exclusive hotel partner for the event.
• The London office for Art Dubai is located at 37 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4JF;
T: +44 (0)20 7499 6427
• Opening times: Wednesday 19th March (by invitation only); Thursday 20th March and Friday 21st March 2-9pm ; Saturday 22nd March 11-5pm
• Press Preview: Tuesday 18th March
About Abraaj Capital: Based in Dubai, Abraaj Capital is the premier investment firm specialising in private equity investment in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region. The management team has brought together some of the most compelling and successful transactions in the history of leveraged acquisitions across the region.
With $5bn of assets currently under management, Abraaj has pioneered institutionalizing private equity practice in the region and is setting trends and benchmarks for others to follow.
Winner of industry awards including 'Middle East Private Equity Firm of the Year' from Private Equity International (2005, 2006 & 2007), the Banker Middle East Award for 'Best Private Equities Institution' in 2006 and for 'Outstanding Contribution to Financial Services in the Middle East' in 2007 and 'Best Private Equity House' at the World Private Equity Awards, MENA in 2007. Arabian Business recognized Abraaj among the 50 Most Admired Companies in the GCC in 2007. Abraaj is also the first pure private equity firm to be registered by DFSA to operate out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Apart from managing its five private equity funds, Abraaj Capital Holdings Limited (ACHL) itself is extremely well capitalized, with an issued share capital of $1bn. Its 135 professionals come from 27 nationalities and achieve a coverage that spans the MENASA region. For more information please visit www.abraaj.com
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