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7/3/2007

The DIFC Gulf Art Fair

Madinat Arena and Fort Island, Dubai

The DIFC Gulf Art Fair will take place at the spectacular Madinat Arena and Fort Island, a state of the art exhibition hall located within walking distance of some of the most luxurious hotels in the world and within the Madinat Jumeirah Resort. Built around a large lagoon beside the world famous Burj al Arab Hotel, the venue provides a relaxed and spacious venue for some forty international galleries.

I have great pleasure in inviting you to register for the 2008 DIFC Gulf Art Fair. As a joint venture with the Dubai International Finan- cial Centre, the DIFC Gulf Art Fair will become a major annual event and a significant new platform for international galleries seeking access to both private and institutional collectors across Asia. Situated within easy reach of Russia, India and South East Asia, Dubai is ideally placed to become the trading hub for some of the most exciting new art markets in the world. In bringing together the most innovative new art in one of the world’s most dynamic locations, the DIFC Gulf Art Fair offers an exceptional opportunity for contemporary galleries.
The arrival of the Guggenheim and Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi heralds the start of major investment in contemporary art through- out the Gulf States. In addition there are important new private and corporate collections being formed across the region and our partnership with one of the fastest growing financial markets in the world, offers unique access to all the major banks and financial institutions operating in the Middle East.
The 2008 DIFC Gulf Art Fair aims to bring the finest contemporary and modern art from around the world to Dubai. As part of our policy to create a representative fair, a proportion of stands will be reserved for galleries from outside Europe and North America or those with a stong exhibition programme of non-Western art. A selection committee will be announced in March 2007. Successful galleries from the shortlist will be asked to submit detailed propos- als before 8 June 2007.

John Martin
Director DIFC Gulf Art Fair

Participating Galleries 2007

Albion, London
Galerie Tanit, Munich
White Cube, London
Mizuma, Tokyo
Continua, San Gimignano and Beijing
Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg and Beirut
Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
Gallery HYUNDAI, Seoul
Max Lang, New York
Pekin Fine Arts, Beijing
Galleria Tega, Milan
1301PE, Los Angeles
Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich
Malca Fine Art, New York
Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris
Nature Morte/Bose Pacia, New York
Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
Gallery Aidan, Moscow
Giorgio Persano, Turin
Le Violon Bleu, Tunis
Galerist, Istanbul
Galerie Krinzinger,Vienna
Gana Art Gallery, Seoul
The Third Line, Dubai
Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami
Ben Brown Fine Arts, London
Vonderbank Artgalleries, Berlin
Flowers East, London
Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris
Grosvenor Vadehra, London’
SCAI The Bathhouse, Tokyo’
Galerie El Marsa, Tunis
Sundaram Tagore, New York
The Fine Art Society, London
MAM Mario Mauroner, Vienna
Crane Kalman Gallery, London
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Galerie Espace, New Delhi
Atassi Gallery, Damascus
Bodhi Art, Singapore

The event has the official support of the Dubai Government's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). The DTCM has identified the Fair as a priority event for 2007

Friday 9 and Saturday 10 March 2007, 1 - 7pm
Tickets 80 Dhs ($22 USD) per person

Sotheby's Open Forums
Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art - What Are the Artists Creating Today?
Friday 9 March 2007 4:30 - 6 pm

Public Collections: Defining Vision, Building Museums and Acquiring Art
Saturday 10 March 2007 4:30 - 6 pm

Dubai Office
PO Box 500781 Dubai
United Arab Emirates Phone: + 971 (0)4 3422395

London Office
37 Albemarle Street London W1S 4JF
Phone: +44 (0)20 7499 6427 Fax: +44 (0)20 74917559

Madinat Arena
Jumeirah Beach
Dubai United Arab Emirates

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