Emirates Palace, via Luxist

As art fairs struggle to retain exhibitors, a new modern and contemporary fair taking place in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 19-22 has managed to sign up forty-eight names, including PaceWildenstein, Gagosian, Acquavella and White Cube.

The fair takes place at the Emirates Palace hotel.

Abu Dhabi Art is organized by the government’s Tourism Development & Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage. The fair is part of the region’s cultural development, along with the Zayed National Museum, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

The international committee includes Christie’s owner Francois Pinault, artist Jeff Koons and collector Anupam Poddar.

The fair won’t be the only attraction. It coincides with the opening of The Guggenheim: The Making of a Museum, the first show in the Middle East of works from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Public events include panels featuring speakers such as Anthony D’Offay and Larry Gagosian.

EXHIBITORS

US:
Acquavella
Gagosian
PaceWildenstein
Richard Gray
L & M Arts
Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller
Lio Malca
Tony Shafrazi

European:
White Cube
Waterhouse & Dodd
Paradise Row
Xerxes Fine At
Gmurzynska
Hauser & Wirth
Eva Presenhuber
Louis Carre & Cie
Maeght
Malingue
Enrico Navarra
Jerome de Noirmont
Perrin
Thaddaeus Ropac
Patrick Seguin
Patrice Trigano
Vallois
Caprice Horn
Brigitte Schenk
MF Toninelli Art Moderne
Galleria d’Arte Maggiore
ProjectB Contemporary Art

Asian:
Pundole
Ske
Nature Morte
Hanart TZ Gallery

Middle Eastern:
Salwa Zeidan
Agial Art
Janine Rubeiz
Bait Muzna
Atassi
Ayyam
El Marsa
1 X 1
Art Sawa
B21 Gallery
Cuadro Fine Art
Hunar
The Third Line