ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE (A.I.R) DUBAI Art Dubai, in partnership with Tashkeel and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, are commissioning a series of public artworks around Dubai for its annual residency programme, A.i.R Dubai. A.i.R Dubai provides a platform for artists to develop new work that extends the life and influence of the project beyond the fair, while facilitating exchange between artists, local communities and the broader cultural landscape.
ART DUBAI FILM Art Dubai Film is a programme of video and film by and about artists, featuring unique screenings. The 2017 film programme is an extension of the non-commercial leg of the fair and presents films by artists and participants who are already involved in the 2017 programme, including Art Dubai Fellowship, Global Art Forum, AGAP and The Room. The 2017 programme also includes Moving Images, a partnership between Dubai International Film
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Festival, Sharjah Art Foundation and Art Dubai, dedicated to artists’ films and filmmakers’ art in the Arab world.
HOMAGE WITHOUT AN HOMAGE Presented by Julius Baer, the exhibition curated by Cristiana de Marchi, features works by artists from different generations who have been mentored, influenced or inspired by the late Hassan Sharif’s practice and teaching. Homage Without An Homage is accompanied by video screenings as well as a series of talks. Featuring the core group of UAE conceptual artists Hussein Sharif, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, and Mohammed Kazem, the show also includes artist, writer and filmmaker Nujoom Al Ghanem, Emirati artists Ebtisam AbdulAziz, Layla Juma, Shaikha Al Mazrou and Jumairy, along with international artists and friends Vivek Vilasini, Cristiana de Marchi, Salwa Zeidan, Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh & Hesam Rahmanian. Guided Tour Programme: 15 March 2017 (Ladies preview), 15:30 - 16:00 16 March 2017, 18:00 - 18:30 17 March 2017, 15:30 - 16:00 Location: Julius Baer Lounge, Art Dubai
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Hassan Sharif, Cotton Rope, 2016. Courtesy Estate of Hassan Sharif and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde
Dubai | Art Dubai | A.i.R, Art Dubai Film and Homage Without an Homage
EDUCATION Art Dubai Fellowship Highlights of Art Dubai’s educational programming include the fair’s Fellowship Programme, a network of exceptional artists, writers and curators working in the Middle East, coming together for a week-long
series of intensive workshops during Art Dubai and after The Fair. Led by writer and curator Tirdad Zolghadr, the 2017 programme addresses the specific issue of artists writing. With the emphasis placed on the relationship between an artist’s written output and their overall artistic practice.
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