Guest curators include Rachida Triki, Jade Yeşim Turanlı, and Riccarda Mandrini.
Culture vultures and aesthetes of Abu Dhabi listen up, Abu Dhabi Art has announced a record-breaking lineup of diverse galleries and it’s big.
Abu Dhabi Art fair will showcase 78 galleries from 27 countries highlighting the works of artists from North Africa, Turkey and the wider region.
The Modern & Contemporary section of the fair this year will feature 44 participating galleries with 37 galleries being presented in curated booths in categories including Special Projects, Focus and Emerge.
Taking place from 16 to 20 November at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi Art will also welcome esteemed art historian Rachida Triki, gallerist Jade Yeşim Turanlı, and arts journalist Riccarda Mandrini as this year’s sector guest curators and collaborators for galleries.
Speaking at the announcement, Dyala Nusseibeh, Director, Abu Dhabi Art, said; “Since the first fair in 2007, Abu Dhabi Art has played an integral role in the art eco-system in Abu Dhabi and the wider emirates, fueling the appetite for art in the region.
“Over the years, we have not only succeeded in bolstering the growth of the country’s cultural and creative industries but also in nurturing homegrown talent.
“Through collaborations with guest curators such as Rachida Triki, Jade Yeşim Turanlı and Riccarda Mandrini, we also continue to enable diverse perspectives to be present at the fair, ensuring that Abu Dhabi Art continues to be a place of discovery for our art collectors and the wider public.”
In addition to the physical fair, Abu Dhabi Art will continue to offer a virtual platform for collectors to explore works this year at Abu Dhabi Art.
Abu Dhabi Art will announce further details of the fair’s programmes, sector themes and the events in store for this edition in the months leading up to the fair.
The Modern & Contemporary section
- Agial Art Gallery (Lebanon),
- Aicon Contemporary (United States),
- Archer Art Gallery (India),
- Aria Gallery (Iran),
- Artside Gallery (South Korea),
- Aurora Vigil-Escalera Art Gallery (Spain),
- Azad Art Gallery (Egypt),
- Bernier/Eliades (Greece),
- Ceysson & Bénétière (France),
- Colnaghi (United States),
- Custot Gallery Dubai (UAE),
- Dastan Gallery (Iran),
- Dirimart (Turkey),
- Elmarsa (UAE),
- Etihad Modern Art Gallery (UAE),
- Galería La Cometa (Colombia),
- Galerie Isa (India),
- Galería Yusto/Giner (Spain),
- GALLERIA CONTINUA (Italy),
- Gallery One (Palestine),
- Gallery Tableau (South Korea),
- Giorgio Persano (Italy),
- Grosvenor Gallery (United Kingdom),
- Hafez Gallery (Saudi Arabia),
- Hunar Gallery (UAE),
- Keumsan Gallery (South Korea),
- Lawrie Shabibi (UAE),
- LEE & BAE (South Korea),
- Leehwaik Gallery (South Korea),
- Leila Heller Gallery (UAE),
- Máxima Gallery (Cuba),
- Mono Gallery (Saudi Arabia),
- October Gallery (United Kingdom),
- Perrotin (France),
- Rossi & Rossi (Hong Kong),
- Sabrina Amrani Gallery (Spain),
- Salwa Zeidan Gallery (UAE),
- Sapar Contemporary (United States),
- Sanatorium (Turkey),
- Tabari Artspace (UAE),
- Thomas Brambilla Gallery (Italy),
- Wadi Finan Art Gallery (Jordan),
- Zawyeh Gallery (UAE),
- Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery (Luxemburg).
Additional galleries
- 1×1 Art Gallery (UAE),
- Afriart Gallery (Uganda),
- AGorgi Gallery (Tunisia),
- Aisha Alabbar Gallery (UAE),
- Anant Art Gallery (India),
- ATHR (Saudi Arabia),
- Bernier/Eliades (Greece),
- Carbon 12 (UAE),
- Dep Art Gallery (Italy),
- El Yasmine Galerie D’art (Algeria),
- Galerie La La Lande (France),
- Galerie Mikael Andersen (Denmark),
- Galerie Venise Cadre (Morocco),
- Galerist (Turkey),
- Galeri Nev İstanbul (Turkey),
- Galleria Giampaolo Abbondio (Italy),
- Gallery Espace (India),
- Green Art Gallery (UAE),
- In Situ – fabienne leclerc (France),
- Khalifa Gallery (South Korea),
- kó (Nigeria),
- La Galerie 38 (Morocco),
- Le Violon Bleu Gallery (Tunisia),
- LIS10 Gallery (Italy),
- Mazzoleni (United Kingdom),
- Musk and Amber Gallery (Tunisia),
- Öktem Aykut (Turkey),
- Osart Gallery (Italy),
- P420 (Italy),
- Pi Artworks (Turkey),
- rhizome (Algeria),
- Salwa Zeidan Gallery (UAE),
- SARAI Gallery (SARADIPOUR) (Iran),
- Tabari Artspace (UAE),
- The Guild (India),
- The Third Line (UAE),
- THK Gallery (South Africa).
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