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Monir Farmanfarmaian

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

16 November 2011
4pm to 5pm

Participants: Monir Farmanfarmaian and Nada Shabout A presentation and book-signing of artist Monir Farmanfarmaian’s new monograph, Cosmic Geometry . Edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Karen Marta and published by The Third Line and Damiani. A limited number ...

Seven Days in the Art World (Arabic Translation)

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

16 November 2011
6 PM to 7 PM

Meet writer Sarah Thornton whose entertaining ethnography – translated into Arabic for the first time and published by Kalima – takes us behind the scenes of the art world, from art school to auction house, showing us how it all works, and giving us a vivid...

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Art in Iraq Today

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

17 November 2011
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

This publication brings together a group of Iraqi artists, selected by Dia Al-Azzawi, with varying working methodologies, who are united in their experience of exile. Having spent their formative years as artists in Iraq, this book documents their continuin...

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Islamania

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

17 November 2011
4 PM to 5 PM

Halfway between an essay and an art book, author Veronique Rieffel’s book is a ‘counter-dictionary of received ideas’ about Islam. Its aim is to help us better understand the influence of Islamic art on the great western masters and on the evolution of...

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Sean Scully: Tin Mal

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

18 November 2011
4 PM to 5 PM

A presentation of artist Sean Scully’s book on the Tin Mal painting series.

Hassan Sharif, Works 1973-2011

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Manarat Al Saadiyat

18 November 2011
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Artist Hassan Sharif in conversation with Mohammed Kazem on his recent monograph. Published by ADACH and HatjeCantz. Distributed internationally. Edited by ADACH and Catherine David. Limited number of copies of this book will be available for signing during...

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Arab Photography Now

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

19 November 2011
4 PM to 5 PM

A presentation by Rose Issa who, along with Michket Krif, is one of the editors of this timely and unique publication, the first of its kind to showcase the work of 30 leading contemporary artists from across the Middle East and North Africa. The book...

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Abdulnasser Gharem : Art of Survival

Location

Abu Dhabi Art Lounge, Gallery Three, Manarat Al Saadiyat

19 November 2011
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Artist Abdulnasser Gharem will be joined by journalist and author Henry Hemming to present his new monograph, and talk about the inspiration behind his work and how he reconciles being a soldier and an artist, whilst shedding light on Saudi’s society and...

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