ADMAF at Abu Dhabi Art 2023
During Abu Dhabi Art, ADMAF brought together international partners from Korea with UAE-based practitioners across art and technology, celebrated award winners and new commissions and, with community partners, prioritised accessibility to the arts for all.
ADMAF’s participation at Abu Dhabi Art 2023 celebrated art as a means of cultural enrichment for all. ADMAF presented two insightful panel discussions featuring leading art experts and academics from the UAE and the Republic of Korea. The Foundation also unveiled two works, a specially commissioned sculptural installation by Rawdha Al Ketbi titled ‘M’hab’, and the 2023 Christo & Jeanne-Claude Award winner, ‘Shaheeq’, by Vivi Zhu, Hala El Abora, and Majd Alloush. In the spirit of inclusivity, ADMAF invited students from Zayed Higher Organization, Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Special Education and Al Yasmina School to visit Abu Dhabi Art and participate in art workshops in the Art Studio.
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Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
Location
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21-November-2023 / 25-November-2023
Date
Unveiling of Christo and Jeanne – Claude Award
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER, 2023 – 5:30PM
Under the Patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award, presented by New York University Abu Dhabi and in partnership with Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) has been established to nurture artistic talent in the United Arab Emirates. It is an annual award produced in collaboration with The NYUAD Art Gallery. The Award is given for the proposal and creation of an artwork that, in the spirit of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work, can be publicly exhibited and enjoyed.
From left to right: NYUAD graduate Vivi Zhu, University of Sharjah graduate Hala El Abora and current NYUAD graduate student Majd Alloush pay tribute to the UAE’s mangrove ecosystems while encouraging an appreciation for the natural solutions they offer in the face of growing climate concerns in their winning submission, ‘Shaheeq’.
M’HAB, 2023 RAWDHA AL KETBI
Mixed media, scrap metal, light
Commissioned by Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation
Community partners: ‘Into the Horizon’
Exhibited:
Abu Dhabi Art, Manarat Al Saadiyat
Wednesday 22 – Sunday 26 November, 2023 / 2PM-9PM
COP 28, Expo City Dubai
30 November – 13 December, 2023
Artist RAWDHA AL KETBI
Hybrid Collaborations: Pushing/blurring boundaries between art and tech
Panel Discussion
THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER, 2023 – 4:30 PM | The Theatre, Manarat Al Saadiyat
Panellists:
Art Director, Hyundai Motor
Soojin Park
Senior Curator, MMCA
Sooyon Lee
Curator, MMCA
Prof. Gus Xia
Assistant Professor of Machine Learning, MBZUAI
Moderator:
Nadine Khalil, Curator and critic
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Performance Bodies/Porous Borders: Dynamics of truth/fiction, reality/unreality, human/non-human
Panel Discussion
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER, 2023 – 4:30 PM | The Theatre, Manarat Al Saadiyat
Panellists:
Poet, filmmaker and artist
Sunjung Kim
Artistic Director, Art Sonje Center
Je Yun Moon
Project Director, Art Sonje Center
Moderator:
Maya El Khalil, Indipendent curator
In partnership with Abu Dhabi Art
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