Dubai Collection announces its first physical exhibition

The Dubai Collection has announced details of its first physical exhibition featuring a selection of its newly accessioned artworks.

It also includes pieces from the collection of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Built through an innovative partnership model, the collection brings together exceptional works of art from both private and corporate collections for public appreciation and international scholarship.

Curated by Dr. Nada Shabout, the exhibition When Images Speak: Highlights from the Dubai Collection will open at Etihad Museum on November 6.

It will present a selection of modern and contemporary art from across the region, tracing a historical survey of Arab modernism and its progression into contemporary trends, while highlighting the Gulf region’s role in documenting the history of the Arab world’s art.

.@LatifaMRM, Chairperson of @DubaiCulture & Chair of the Dubai Collection’s Steering Committee: The opening of 'When Images Speak' is an important milestone in the Dubai Collection’s trajectory, as it presents the actualisation of an innovative initiative conceptualised in Dubai.

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 25, 2021

The exhibition will unfold across three thematic chapters, with the artworks acting as archival records of their time and narrating the history of art from the region over the last decades, while many of the groupings overlap and intersect thematically.

A critical element of the exhibition will be the focus on the UAE’s role in documenting a dynamic academic and intellectual exchange between many of the artists on show in this exhibition as well as the country’s active role, not just as a creative hub for artists, but also in writing the art history of its region.

The Dubai Collection is an opportunity for patrons to showcase their collections and for artists to have their artworks included in a publicly accessible platform.

It charts the history of the city and highlights Dubai’s vibrant and progressive identity, reaffirming its position as an international hub for art and culture.

The first physical exhibition will coincide with the launch of the Digital Museum of the Dubai Collection, which will feature a catalogue of works included in the Collection and biographical information on each of the artists, alongside editorial content on the history of collecting in the UAE, profiles of prominent patrons involved in the initiative and further information around the works.

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— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 25, 2021