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Abu Dhabi goes to Venice A significant step in its cultural project: Abu Dhabi to feature at Venice Biennale for first time. ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH) Wednesday announced that Abu Dhabi will feature for the first time at the Venice Biennale of Visual Art, in 2009. The Biennale, in its 53rd year, is the world's oldest and most prestigious event for the international display of contemporary art. The ADACH Platform for Venice will be developed under the artistic direction of renowned art historian and curator Catherine David as a highly designed meeting point of artistic productions and encounters, and as a survey of contemporary visual arts and culture from the perspective of Abu Dhabi and beyond. The exhibition will explore the possible direction of the future of Abu Dhabi culture. With the rapid growth of its urban developments and multi-ethnic and multinational population, new lifestyle choices are impacting on the region and its economic and geo-political dynamics. As a result, Abu Dhabi's exchanges with the world occur in a accelerated fashion. This situation will be visually interpreted by photographers, artists and film-makers from the region and abroad, through works specifically commissioned for this project. The results will present analysis of different urban, sociological, and cultural perspectives, integrated within the exhibition structure.
Most of the content will be developed through projects articulated in the ADACH Platform, and may include: "We are delighted and extremely proud that Abu Dhabi will have a presence in Venice during the 53rd Venice Art Biennale next year. It is a credit to the skill of our contemporary artists and the quality of their work that they will share a stage with the world’s greatest talent," said Mohammed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei, Director General of ADACH. "Over the past few years Abu Dhabi has made a great deal of investment in supporting and promoting the arts. As a region we are extremely rich in our culture and heritage, both tangible and intangible. We are also totally committed to the cultural education of our children and visitors to the region. Abu Dhabi's presence in Venice during the Biennale is one of the ways in which Abu Dhabi can be really proud of our cultural achievements. "I send all of those associated with the event my very best wishes for a successful biennale and encourage anyone to visit Abu Dhabi to experience first hand our unique culture and heritage," he added. The 2009 Venice Biennale opens on 7th June 2009 and runs through to 22nd November 2009.
Catherine David, Artistic Director ADACH Platform for Venice, 53rd Venice Art Biennale, is a Paris based art historian and curator. She studied Linguistics and History of Art at the Université de la Sorbonne and Ecole du Louvre in Paris. The Venice Biennale ( www.labiennale.org/en) has for over a century been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Ever since its foundation in 1895, it has been in the avant-garde, promoting new artistic trends and organising international events in the contemporary arts in accordance with a multi-disciplinary model which characterises its unique nature. ADACH ( www.adach.ae) is the institution in charge of conserving and promoting the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi. It was established in October 2005 as an authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi. ADACH is an organisation with far-sighted aspirations – to harness the pride of the people of the UAE through the development of its cultural heritage, and to be the leading cultural development organisation in the region. Internationally it is contributing to the strengthening of intercultural dialogue and the appreciation of different cultures by developing projects that encourage the sharing of cultural traditions and experience.
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