ARTPARIS ABU DHABI 2008
The second annual edition of the region’s leading modern & contemporary art fair opens 18 Nov
The second annual edition of artparis Abu Dhabi, organised in partnership with Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) and artparis, will open to the public on Tuesday 18th November at Emirates Palace and runs until Friday 21st November 2008.
Special Programs:
A new dedicated ‘Young Talent’ section has been created for artparis Abu Dhabi 2008 to showcase emerging new local and regional artists and galleries. In addition, is an exhibition of emerging artists from the Arab world ‘Movement and Communication…travels through desert and sea’ curated by Amal Traboulsi.
‘Abu Dhabi Art, Talks & Sensations’ is a new cultural event to address the theme ‘What aesthetics is the Arab world creating today?
Canvas magazine will hold two educational seminars – Contemporary Chinese Art and Modern & Contemporary Art from the Sub-Continent – on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th respectively.
Entrance to the fair is free and it will be open to the public from 3pm to 10pm each day, apart from the final day when it will close at 8pm.
For more information, please visit www.artparis-abudhabi.com
