- What? Art Paris Abu Dhabi - an exhibition / art fair of modern and contemporary art works from Paris, and other places.
- Where? Emirates Palace Hotel Abu Dhabi
- When? Daily from 3 pm to 10 pm on Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 November 2008, and 3 pm to 8 pm on Friday 21 November 2008 (check times again close to the date - seems odd that it's not open in the mornings, unless it's because of the seminars that are on then).
- How much? Free
- Tickets from where? just turn up (as far as I know - nothing obvious on website to indicate you need to make reservations or similar)
- Organisers? ArtParis Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Authority for Cultural & Heritage, Tourism Development & Investment company, and ArtParis in Paris
- Main Sponsors?
- Contact?
- Website? www.artparis-abudhabi.com - has an everchanging display of art works on half the screen which is handy. Look for the Press Kit if you want everything to read in one document.
Not just a few French paintings on display, also sculptures in the Emirates Palace Hotel garden, talks, presentations, and a posh dinner if you can get yourself an invitation. The original Artparis is an annual art fair in Paris that started in 1999. Artists on display in 2008 at Art Paris Abu Dhabi include Kader Attia, Paul Cézanne, Shilpa Chavan, Jim Dine, Bernard Frize, Alberto Giacometti, Damien Hirst, Henri Matisse, Shirin Neshat, Julian Opie, Yazid Oulab, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Ruff, Faisal Samra, Niki de Saint Phalle, Massimo Vitali, Andy Warhol.
List of Art Galleries (alphabetical) (see next post for list by region)
1x1 Art Gallery (UAE)
Acte 2 galerie (France)
Albareh Art Gallery (Bahrain)
Art Sawa Gallery (UAE)
Atassi Gallery (Syria)
Ayyam Gallery (Syria)
B21 (UAE)
Bait Muzna Gallery (Oman)
Ben Brown Fine Arts (UK)
Contempo corporate Art (UAE)
Die Galerie (Germany)
Eric Dupont (France)
El Marsa (Tunisia)
Galerie Agial (Lebanon)
Galeria Alvaro Alcazar (Spain)
Galerie Anne de Villepoix (France)
Galerie Baudoin Lebon (France)
Galerie Caprice Horn (Germany)
Galerie Daniel Templon (France)
Galerie Jean Brolly (France)
Galerie Enrico Navarra (France)
Galerie Epreuve d'artiste (Lebanon)
Galerie Ernst Hilger (Austria)
Galerie Forsblom (Finland)
Galerie Gmurzynska (Switzerland)
Galerie Kashya Hildebrand (Switzerland)
Galerie Laurent Strouk (France)
Galerie Maeght (France)
Galerie Marion Meyer (France)
Galerie Nachst St. Stephan (Austria)
Galerie Patrice Trigano (France)
Galerie Pierre Dumonteil (France)
Galerie Protee (France)
Galerie RX (France)
Galerie Tamenaga (Japan)
Galerie Tanit (Germany)
Galerie Triangle Bleu (Belgium)
Gallery Brigitte Schenk (Germany)
Green Art Gallery (UAE)
Guy Pieters (Belgium)
Hafenrichter & Flugel (Germany)
Langgeng Gallery (Indonesia)
Paul Kasmin Gallery (USA)
Jablonka Galerie (Germany)
JGM Galerie (France)
LTMH Gallery (USA)
Matthieu Foss Gallery (India)
MF-Toninelli Art Moderne (Monaco)
Orel Art (France / Russia)
Pundole Art Gallery (India)
Silk Road Gallery (Iran)
Sun Gallery (Korea)
The Third Line (UAE)
Van de Weghe Fine Art (USA)
Vivian Horan Fine Arts (USA)
Waterhouse & Dodd (UK)
Whitford Fine Art (UK)
Xerxes Fine Arts (UK)
