Abu Dhabi – Emirates Palace Hotel

CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART (Monday 17 November, 2008)

This seminar will focus on the influences on Chinese art, how the Cultural Revolution instigated the birth of a dormant arts scene and movements in Chinese Contemporary art from 1980 to the present. The seminar will also cover the Chinese art market from its domestic recognition to its global success.

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT (Tuesday 18 November, 2008)

This seminar will examine how the juxtaposition of everyday life and traditions has affected culture-rich India and Pakistan in the past 20 to 30 years and the subjects that are commonly treated in these societies. The seminar will also analyse the South Asian market's behaviour in comparison to other emerging ones.




INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ART
Abu Dhabi – Emirates Palace Hotel, 14 to 16 June 2008
Abu Dhabi – Emirates Palace Hotel, 15 to 17 June 2008

DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ART: ARAB CIVILISATIONS

DAY 2 - THE REACH OF ISLAM: ARTS & CRAFTS

DAY 3 - CALLIGRAPHY: FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN

PICASSO’S CENTURY

Abu Dhabi – Emirates Palace Hotel, Monday 19 May 2008

Module 1: The Birth of a Genius, the Blue and Rose Periods: 1889-1907

Module 2: The Triumph of Cubism: 1907-1921

Module 3: The return to tradition and the Metamorphosis: 1917-1945

Module 4: Variations on the Masters: 1945-1973

Module 5: Picasso at the Metropolitan Museum

Module 6: Picasso & the Art Market

Smart Collecting - Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art - Understanding Jewellery & Watches

For the first time in the Middle East, art lovers will be able to select from a range of intensiveone-day courses. Presented by internationally renowned experts, experience the beauty of original works of art and jewellery up close and personal.

DAY 1 - SMART COLLECTING

DAY 2 - MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART

DAY 3 - UNDERSTANDING JEWELLERY & WATCHES