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Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the 14th edition of the Abu Dhabi Art Fair will open to the public at Manarat Al Saadiyat at 5 pm on Wednesday (November 16) and will run until Sunday (November 20). Entry to this year's fair is free, and tickets can be booked upon pre-registration via the Abu Dhabi Art website. Organized by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), the fair returns with its largest and most diverse line-up. There are 80 galleries from 28 countries representing more than 300 artists around the globe and presenting over 900 artworks. This year's edition will feature 33 new galleries joining from Colombia, France, Tunisia, Italy, Nigeria, South Korea, Italy, Morocco, Turkey, the UAE, and beyond, as well as a rich, curated fair program experience. Abu Dhabi Art this year welcomes esteemed art historian Rachida Triki, gallerist Jade Yeşim Turanlı, and arts journalist Riccarda Mandrini as guest curators and collaborators for galleries at the fair. Dr. Omar Kholeif will curate My Life in the Metaverse as part of Abu Dhabi Art's Gateway program. The Artist Commissions in Cultural Sites program includes new works by Abdullah Al Saadi, Marinella Senatore, Shilpa Gupta, and Conrad Shawcross. As part of the year-round program Beyond: Emerging Artists, three UAE-based emerging artists, Majd Alloush, Sarah Al Mehairi, and Mohamed Khalid, have created newly commissioned works to be exhibited at the fair. Abu Dhabi Art will also host CookBook Abu Dhabi, an exceptional culinary art experience featuring renowned chefs Kasper Kurdahl, Maksut Askar, Ivan Brehm, and Sahar Parham Al Awadhi and artists Caique Tizzi, Greta Alfaro, Hicham Berrada, and Emeka Ogbah. For more information about Abu Dhabi Art's year-round programs, visit abudhabiart.ae. PR/ Expat Media
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