February 14, 2007 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 14, 2007 – Abu Dhabi Oil Corporation is sponsoring a unique exhibition of contemporary Arab and in particular GCC artists in Abu Dhabi, later this month – “Language of the Desert.”
These collective works of arts entitled “Language of the Desert” is being showcased in the Arab for their very first time straight from the Qunt Museum in Bonn where they received considerable success.
The exhibition is being organized by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) at the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation from Sunday, February 18 through Wednesday, February 28. The work of some 20 artists from GCC nations will be shown through paintings, sculpture, photography and newer art forms such as videography.
The selection of art has been made by Dr Karin von Roques, Curator for the Art Museum Bonn and a specialist in Islamic and contemporary Arab art.
Dr Von Roques explained: “We have brought together some of the best and most interesting contemporary Arab art – work that will interest enthusiasts of traditional Islamic art as well as modernists. We look forward to welcoming all locally-based art-lovers.”
Abu Dhabi Oil Corporation ’s CEO, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, added: “Abu Dhabi Oil Corporation has sponsored this thought-provoking exhibition as part of its contribution to the flourishing cultural scene in Abu Dhabi. I congratulate ADMAF on staging the event, and I believe visitors will be pleasantly surprised at what they will see.”