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COLLECTING |
Dubai,
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Hotel: Sunday 20 January
Abu Dhabi: Monday 21 January
Kuwait City, Marina Hotel: Wednesday
23 January |
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LISA
BALL-LECHGAR
Editor
of Canvas magazine & Expert in Contemporary
Middle Eastern art, Dubai. |
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PHILIP
HOFFMAN
Chief Executive,
The Fine Art Fund, London. |
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RAY
WATERHOUSE
Art Advisor
& Founder of
Waterhouse & Dodd, London. |
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RUTH
JOHNSON
Head of
Operations & Client Relations, The
Fine Art Fund, London. |
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This seminar is for emerging
and established art collectors who wish to acquire
art and build collections. It will discuss the
mechanisms of the art market, the value of art,
insurance, transport and conservation. The course
will better equip collectors to establish relationships
with art advisors, galleries and auction houses. |
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Session |
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
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11:40 - 12:40
12:40 - 12:50
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Guests Arrival and Registration
Module 1: A guide
to buying Art lecture by Philip Hoffman
(Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and Ruth Johnson
(Kuwait).
Practical tips on maintenance and what
to look for in a work of art; establishing
authenticity and value; assessing quality
and condition; provenance and exhibition
history; art as an investment.
Coffee Break
Module 2: Introduction
to the Art Market lecture by Ray Waterhouse.
An insider’s view; the mechanisms
of the art market; buying advice and expertise;
gaining confidence in assessing value
and developing taste; strategies for building
collections.
Coffee Break
Module 3: A guide
to Art Investment lecture by Philip Hoffman
(Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and Ruth Johnson
(Kuwait).
Diversifying portfolios with art investments;
investment risks; the role of banks in
acquiring artworks; taxes and art; buying
patterns - pleasure, investment, education.
LUNCH
Module 4: Life As
a Collector lecture by Ray Waterhouse.
Working with an art advisor; art patronage:
the role of art in society; patronage
by private and corporate clients; the
benefits of art committees; the practicalities
of being a collector.
Coffee Break
Module 5: The Role
of Foundations lecture by Lisa Ball-Lechgar.
Defining the cultural funding map; establishing
an art foundation; making your collection
work; creating social value; different
types of foundations.
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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN
ART |
Dubai,
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel:
Saturday 19 January
Abu Dhabi: Tuesday 22 January
Kuwait City, Marina Hotel:
Thursday 24 January |
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LISA
BALL-LECHGAR
Editor
of Canvas magazine & Expert in Contemporary
Middle Eastern art, Dubai. |
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SALEH
BARAKAT
Leading
Expert in Modern & Contemporary Arab art
and founder of Agial Gallery, Beirut. |
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PAUL HEWITT
International
Business Development Director,
Christie’s, London.
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ROSE
ISSA
Curator,
Art Critic, Author and Specialist
in the visual arts and film of the
Near East and North Africa, London. |
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WILLIAM LAWRIE
Specialist
in Islamic and Contemporary Middle
Eastern Art, Christie’s, Dubai. |
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This class has rarely
been given on an academic level let
alone in the format of a short course.
Spanning the Levant, the Gulf and
Iran, the specially designed syllabus
will embrace the key movements of
Middle Eastern art from the 1950s
to the present day, covering various
artists such as Paul Guiragossian,
Rabab El-Nemr, Farhad Moshiri, Walid
Raad and Shirin Neshat. A political
synopsis will accompany the class
in order to place the artistic activity
in context. |
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Session |
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:40
11:40 - 12:40
12:40 - 12:50
12:50 - 13:50
13:50 - 14:50
14:50 - 15:50
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16:00 - 17:30
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Guests Arrival and Registration
Module 1: Smart
Collecting Condensed lecture by
Paul Hewitt.
A comparative market analysis with
other regional movements (Chinese,
Russian, Indian and European); how
to research and evaluate artists;
understanding CVs; understanding
the art market and the prospects
for Middle Eastern art.
Coffee Break
Module 2: Similar
and Different lecture by Saleh Barakat.
A delineation of the influences
on the Arab world’s art and
its capacity to appropriate, transform
and reproduce them for different
ends; identification of three different
phases of development of modern
art in the region and the problems
faced by the art scene today.
Coffee Break
Module 3: Iranmania?
lecture by Rose Issa.
Is the current interest in the Iranian
Contemporary art something new or
does it resemble the early 1970s
Iranian art scene, which combined
the support of a high profile individual
and a blooming economy in order
to create a momentum?
LUNCH
Module 4: Regional
Art Scene panel discussion with
Saleh Barakat, Rose Issa and William
Lawrie. Moderated by Lisa Ball-Lechgar.
The key players and events that
are leading to the development of
a unified art scene in the Middle
East; the importance of public collections
(museums and foundations in the
Arab and Western worlds) in influencing
the market and their selection criteria.
Coffee Break
Module 5: Arab
Art Going Global panel discussion
with Saleh Barakat, Rose Issa and
William Lawrie. Moderated by Lisa
Ball-Lechgar.
The contribution by galleries, curators
and international art fairs on the
globalisation of Arab art; what
European and American museums buy;
the longevity of the Middle East
art market.
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UNDERSTANDING JEWELLERY & WATCHES |
Dubai,
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Hotel: Monday 21 January
Abu Dhabi: Sunday 20 January |
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CATHERINE
CARIOU
Museum
and Heritage curator, Van Cleef &
Arpels. |
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DAVID
WARREN
Senior
Director for Christie’s, Director
Jewellery Department & Head of Jewellery
Sales, London & Dubai. |
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JOANNA GRIBEN
Head
of the A. Lange &
Söhne Akademie, Dresden.
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SUKAIYNA
GOKAL
A. Lange
& Söhne Brand Manager for the
Middle East , Dubai. |
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This course will cover
several aspects of jewellery and watches
including the evolution of their value,
design and fashion. Museum pieces and
exclusive watches will be available for
examination where possible. |
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Session |
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:40
11:40 - 12:40
12:40 - 12:50
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Guests Arrival and Registration
Module 1: Smart Collecting
Condensed lecture by David Warren.
Everybody likes a good deal, how to invest
shrewdly; finding your way around auction
catalogues and becoming a member of one
of the most prestigious clubs in the world;
maintenance of jewels and stones and cleaning
your collection; culet, girdle, cleavage,
graining, fluorescence, sleepy, silk and
fish-eye. What does it all mean?
Coffee Break
Module 2: Masterpieces
of floral inspiration and couture style
during a century of creation lecture by
Catherine Cariou.
The artistry of Van Cleef & Arpels:
Nature as a source of inspiration, exquisite
gems that bring to life flowers, birds
of paradise and butterflies; masterpieces
of refinement; the couture style as a
virtuoso trompe-l’oeil of embroidery,
tulles, zippers and bows.
Coffee Break
Module 3: Watches
lecture by Sukaiyna Gokal and Joanna Gribben.
The history of time keeping; the art of
watchmaking; living a passion and how
to identify an appropriate investment.
LUNCH
Module 4: Unique
pieces and special orders: Examples of
the inventiveness of Van Cleef & Arpels
lecture by Catherine Cariou.
A rare opportunity to enjoy unique pieces
and prestigious commissions that exemplifythe
outstanding creativity of Van Cleef &
Arpels: Masterpieces of romance and commemoration
from the royal houses of the world and
the stars of stage and screen.
Coffee Break
Module 5: Pearls
lecture by David Warren.
Folklore and facts; pearl diving; the
largest pearls in the world; understanding
pearl weights and putting size in context;
different types of pearls; caring for
pearls
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