Art, Talks and Sensations: The Wings Party, 15 Nov 2009
ABU DHABI ART’S THE WINGS PARTY TO FEATURE 30 LEADING INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITIES INCLUDING YOKO ONO, JEFF KOONS, JEAN NOUVEL, ALAIN PASSARD, AND DJ JEFF MILLS
Skies of Abu Dhabi Will Light Up with Sensational Fireworks Show by French Artist Loris Gréaud and Pyrotechnicians Groupe F
ABU DHABI, UAE, 15 November, 2009 – Thirty leading international artists from various artistic disciplines – including visual artists, architects, designers, musicians, DJs, actors, poets and philosophers – will celebrate critical thinking and artistic creativity at Abu Dhabi Art, Talks and Sensations: The Wings Party, taking place at Emirates Palace beach on the evening of Thursday 19 November.
Designed exclusively for the inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi Art by international curator and editor of Beaux Arts magazine Fabrice Bousteau, The Wings Party will feature an experimental mixture of art, performances, film, discussions, music, poetry, fireworks, dining and dancing. Audience members will have the opportunity to experience gourmet dining at a welcome reception, followed by a symposium performance, fireworks and a live DJ set in a specially designed series of atmospheric outdoor venues.
Participants in the 2009 edition of Abu Dhabi Art, Talks and Sensations: The Wings Party include: artists Yoko Ono, Jeff Koons, Subodh Gupta, Yan Pei-Ming, Philippe Ramette, and Loris Gréaud; architect Jean Nouvel; DJs Michel Gaubert and Jeff Mills; chef Alain Passard; musicians and dancers collective Rajasthan Roots; music duo Cocorosie; cartoonist Winshluss; photographer Stephen Shore; photographer and street artist JR; pyrotechnicians Groupe F; soundtrack specialists, Soundwalk; Director of Musée du Louvre, Henri Loyrette; Managing Director of Tourism Development & Investment Company, Mubarak Hamad Al Muhairi and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Zaki Nusseibeh.
Taking place on the opening day of Abu Dhabi Art (Thursday 19 November), The Wings Party will include red carpet arrivals and a welcome reception from 7pm – 8pm, a symposium and performance from 8pm – 10pm, and fireworks and party from 10pm – 12:15am.
Abu Dhabi Art, Talks and Sensations: The Wings Party
Thursday 19 November 2009, 7pm – 12.15pm
The beach at Emirates Palace, West End Corniche, Abu Dhabi
www.abudhabiartfair.ae
ATTENTION MEDIA
Abu Dhabi Art, Talks and Sensations: The Wings Party is fully booked. Limited press passes are available upon request. For further details please contact Mohamed Salhab, Hill & Knowlton (050 554 8209/ mohamed.salhab@hillandknowlton.com) in advance of the event.
About Abu Dhabi Art
Abu Dhabi Art is a major new annual platform in modern and contemporary art, with an introduction to design, organised exclusively by the government of Abu Dhabi and taking place in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. Conceived as a new, boutique-style art fair, it brings together an exclusive selection of leading art dealers and innovative new galleries from the four corners of the world and surrounds them with an exceptionally rich schedule of special exhibitions, public programmes and cultural events. As an integral part of the Emirate’s long-term agenda for transforming the capital, an ancient and modern crossroads of culture and trade, into a global city of the 21st century, Abu Dhabi Art will welcome collectors, artists, designers, art dealers, curators, critics and art lovers from around the world. Abu Dhabi Art will be presented for the first time from 19 to 22 November 2009, as institutions including the Zayed National Museum, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum and the Louvre Abu Dhabi rise on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island and build their world-class collections.
Abu Dhabi Art is honoured to have the enthusiastic support of HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd as Principal Sponsor. Organizers also thank Associate Sponsors Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and Audi Middle East, Official Cargo Carrier Etihad Crystal Cargo, Host Sponsor Emirates Palace, and Official Provider Abu Dhabi National Hotels, Apple and Sunraysia Five Star. Media Partners include CNN International, Abu Dhabi Media Company (The National), Bidoun, Canvas, The Art Newspaper, ArtNexus, and TimeOut Abu Dhabi.
Information on Abu Dhabi Art is updated frequently, as the opening of the inaugural edition approaches. For full current details and the latest updates, please visit www.abudhabiartfair.ae.
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About Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)
Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) is a master developer of key cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi. The principal goal of its cultural programme, up to and including the creation of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District – the world’s largest single concentration of premier cultural institutions – is to establish an international platform in the UAE for arts and culture.
Unprecedented in scale and scope, the Saadiyat Island Cultural District will include museums such as the Zayed National Museum, the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum, all due for completion in 2012/2013. Education is essential to fulfilling TDIC’s mission, and this initiative provides opportunities for the local and regional community to participate in programming of the highest quality and to be engaged in the city’s urban, cultural and artistic development, while enabling Emiratis and UAE residents to develop professional skills and knowledge through a dialogue with representatives from the world’s leading cultural organizations.
Alongside the Cultural District project, TDIC presents a diversified programme of art exhibitions, events and talks aimed at all levels to further engage audiences in the arts.
For more information visit www.artsabudhabi.ae; www.tdic.ae.
About Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)
Established in 2005 as the cultural authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has far-sighted aspirations to harness the pride of the people of the UAE through the development of its cultural heritage and to be the leading cultural development organization in the region. ADACH is committing its resources to the preservation of heritage as well as to the development of Emirati, regional and international arts, music, literature, and cinema. This vision is open to everyone in the Middle East, the Arab world and beyond.
Through its major initiative entitled the “ADACH Platform for the Visual Arts,” the Authority will bring together important contributions from contemporary artists from the Gulf and from throughout the Arab world. It will also present a futuristic vision of Abu Dhabi as a place where living traditions and contemporary culture come together in a new dynamic space.
ADACH has already lined up a number of structures and initiatives to fulfill its strategic objectives in fields including green building design, museum development, excellence in curatorial and museum studies, cultural infrastructure development, film industry, translation and publishing, among others. Abu Dhabi Art, organised in partnership with TDIC, serves the objectives of this strategy.
For more information on ADACH, news and initiatives please visit www.adach.ae.
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