During these past few weeks of moving insanity we had to cancel quite a few things because of lack of time, since we really had to prioritize the move. We were invited to a F1-party and I was supposed to go see Swedish House Mafia at one of the F1-concerts. We also had an invite to a house warming party, and so on.
Although the one thing I didn't want to miss was the Abu Dhabi Art that also happened this month, the same weekend as F1, and only for four days. Yes, I told you November is crazy!
Kathleen and I decided to go one evening after work. We were really excited as we had met several of the exhibitors and gallerists at work, giving them tours of our exhibitions at the Louvre Abu Dhabi; but also because we have been to this event before and it is always super inspiring.
As we came late at night, it was full, full, full of people. Again, at every event I can't help but just take in just how nice it is to be back to normal again, and see people! How we have missed it! Will really try not to take it for given again.
This years edition of Abu Dhabi Art had more than 80 galleries from 28 different countries representing over 300 artists, with some 900+ artworks.
Here is a bit of a photo dump!
We are starting with mirror paintings by Michelangelo Pistoletto. A type of artworks we are well familiar with now thanks to the ones we currently have at the museum.
The following one I forgot to snap the info about, but it is made by the same artists that has made the golden calligraphy sculpture at the Presidential Palace, Emirati artist Mattar Bin Lahej:
Togetherness, 2022.
Ngozi-Omeje Ezema, Nigeria.
Oasis Auberge Dans Le Désert, 2017-2020.
Adel Abdessemed, Algeria.
From the series Lachrymatoires Bleues - Blue Lachrymatory Vases (ii), 2020.
Rachid Koraïchi.
T1975-H41, 1975.
Hans Hartung, Germany. This really surprised me, as we have had a Hartung painting at the museum, and it looked nothing like this one. I must look deeper into his work.
Untitled, 2021.
Takashi Murakami, Japan. Motives we recognise from the new sculptures down Yas Bay.
The Knot of Imaginary, 2021.
Jean-Michel Othoniel, France.
Desert Spring, 2022.
Antonio Santin. This was absolutely fascinating, not a real carpet, not pearls - it is a painting!
Eternal Flame. Yongrae Kwon.
The Standard Head, 2020.
Trevor Paglen, UK. This reminded me of the big sculpture we saw at the Pilane Sculpture Park in 2020.
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