H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Becomes The Official Royal Patron Of DUCTAC’s Alternative Art Platform Mind/Body
Exhibition to feature work by acclaimed Emirati artists Hassan Sharif, Abdalla Al Sa’adi and Ebtisam Abdulaziz
Curated by Italian artist and writer Cristiana de Marchi
Celebrated Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem (featured artist at the UAE Pavilion for the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013) to exhibit artworks in the exhibition and also take on advisory role.
H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, recently extended his royal patronage to DUCTAC’s (Dubai Community Theatre & Art Centre’s) annual alternative art platform MinD. Now in its fourth year, MinD (Made in Dubai) features work by local artists using contemporary media and conceptual approaches to art making. The exhibition will be officially inaugurated by H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan on Wednesday 6th March at 7.30pm
MinD/Body is curated by Dubai-based Italian artist, curator and writer Cristiana de Marchi. The exhibition will explore the role of the body and self-censorship in contemporary art from the Gulf to investigate the creative and exhibitive freedom of the artist. De Marchi said of the exhibition concept: "Body Art without body might be a pure paradox, but it is worth a thought in a region where the depiction of the body is culturally banished".
The MinD initiative serves to advance the cultural dialogue within Dubai - to encourage fresh thinking and to open up new ways of viewing and appreciating contemporary art in the UAE.
DUCTAC’s General Manager, Joseph Fowler, said of the royal patronage:
"We are extremely privileged to have H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan as patron of the MinD/Body exhibition. The honour of this patronage is certainly indicative of the ever increasing significance of the annual MinD exhibition and we hope that H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan’s support will serve to further highlight the quality and development of art in the UAE."
MinD/Body will see experimental artworks in a range of media (including video, installation, painting, photography and performance art) showcased throughout the DUCTAC complex. The show will feature work by 16 artists, including Hassan Sharif, winner of the John Jones Art on Paper Award at Art Dubai in 2012, Mohammed Kazem, who will be a featured artist at the UAE Pavilion for the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013, Palestinian-Kuwaiti artist Tarek Al Ghusein and acclaimed Emirati artist Ebtisam Abdulaziz. The full list of participating artists is as follows:
Abdalla Al Sa’adi (UAE)
Anas Al Shaikh (Bahrain)
Cristiana de Marchi (Italy/Lebanon, based in UAE)
Ebtisam Abdulaziz (UAE)
Hassan Sharif (UAE)
Mohammed Kazem (UAE)
Manal Al Dowayan (Saudi Arabia)
Nojoom Al Ghanem (UAE)
Noor Al Bastaki (Bahrain)
Rabi Georges (Syria/Germany, based in UAE)
Saeide Karimi (Iran, based in USA)
Siavash Yansouri (Iran, based in USA)
Tarek Al Ghusein (Palestine/Kuwait, based in UAE)
Waheeda Malullah (Bahrain)
Mohammed Al Masrouei (UAE)
Shaikha Al Mazrou (UAE)
MinD/Body will take place at DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates from 6th March - 10th April 2013
MinD/Body
Opening: Wednesday 6th March 2013, 7.30pm
Dates: 6th March - 10th April 2013
Times: 9am - 10pm (Saturday to Thursday)
2pm - 10pm (Fridays and Public Holidays)
Venue: DUCTAC
Level 2, Mall of the Emirates
Contact: 04 341 4777
galleryoflight@ductac.org
Website: www.ductac.org
Admission: Free
Emirate: Dubai
Date: Feb 19, 2013
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