TALKS PROGRAMME

Dates: 21 - 25 November 2023

Commissioned artists and curators presenting their work at the fair as well as guest speakers and panelists discussing global art histories and joining the wider conversation on sustainability in the lead up to COP28. Partners including Manar Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation also host an array of local and international speakers.

BEYOND EMERGING ARTISTS & CURATOR

Moderator: Morad Montazami, Director of Zamân Books & Curating and Beyond Emerging Artists Curator

Speakers: Latifa Saeed, Artist, Almaha Jaralla, Artist and Samo Shalaby, Artist

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Language: English

GATEWAY ARTIST & CURATOR

Moderator: Dr. Venetia Porter, Curator

Speaker: Hashel Al Lamki, Artist

Language: English

ARTISTS BEYOND BORDERS: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

Moderator: Dexter Wimberly, Curator

Speaker: Anoushka Mirchandani, Artist

Language: English

EXPLORING ART IN LATIN AMERICA

Moderator: Maneli Keykavoussi, Latin America Gallery Representative

Speakers: Flávio Cohn, Director at Dan Galeria, Morad Montazami, Director of Zamân Books & Curating, Danielle Goebel, Gallerist, Alejandra Castro, Collector

Language: English

HYBRID COLLABORATIONS: PUSHING & BLURRING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ART AND TECH HOSTED BY ADMAF

Moderator: Nadine Khalil, Curator and Critic

Speakers: DooEun Choi, Hyundai Motor Art Director, Sooyon Lee, MMCA Curator, Soojin Park, MMCA Senior Curator, Prof. Gus Xia, MBZUAI Assistant Professor of Machine Learning

Language: English

SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN CULTURE

Moderator: Mashael Al-Ali, House of Artisans Section Head at Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

Speakers: H.E. Salama Al Ameemi, Director General of Ma'an, H.E. Dr Fatima Al Kaabi, Vice Chair of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Nadine Maalouf, Community Project Producer and Founder of 81 Designs

Language: English

PERFORMANCE BODIES & POROUS BORDERS: DYNAMICS OF TRUTH & FICTION, REALITY & UNREALITY, HUMAN & NON-HUMAN HOSTED BY ADMAF

Moderator: Maya El Khalil, Independent Curator

Speakers: Je Yun Moon, Art Sonje Center Project Director, Sunjung Kim, Art Sonje Center Artistic Director, Nujoom Alghanem, Emirati Poet, Filmmaker & Artist

Language: English

ABDULLAH AL SAADI AND TAREK ABOU EL FETOUH HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL PAVILION UAE – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA

Moderator: Tarek Abou El Fetouh, Curator

Speaker: Abdullah Al Saadi, Artist

Language: English

Conversation with curator and artists from the programme “Beyond: Emerging Artists” Speakers: Emerging artists Afra Al Dhaheri, Afra Al Suwaidi and Hind Mezaina Moderator: Maya El-Khalil, Curator of the programme “Beyond: Emerging Artists” Language: English