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Art Antiques Design Dubai

Fair: 18th Feb 2009 to 22nd Feb 2009

Source: http://www.haughton.com

Haughton International Fairs are delighted to announce that the second edition of Art Antiques Design Dubai will take place from Wednesday 18th February-Sunday 22nd February, 2009, at the Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.

International art and antiques dealers will again participate in the 2009 fair, organised by London-based fair organisers, Haughton International Fairs, under the patronage of His Excellency Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, UAE Minister of Culture, Youth & Community Development and with the support and cooperation of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.

Haughton International Fairs have been art fair organisers for close to 30 years, today putting together no fewer than four major events annually in New York City and one in London. In February 2008 they launched the Dubai fair, the first top flight art and antiques event to take place in the region, offering a wide range of works of art from historic to contemporary and including items of Western, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern origin, among them furniture, silver and jewellery, paintings, drawings and prints, carpets and textiles, porcelain and pottery, maps, books, manuscripts and photographs.

In 2009 at Art Antiques Design Dubai there will be an exclusive, ladies-only preview on the 19th February, hosted by the prestigious Dubai Ladies Club.

In addition, the 2009 fair acknowledges the exciting of growth in interest in "design" in the region when, Art Antiques Design Dubai, in partnership with 1stdibs.com, the premier online marketplace for antiques, vintage furniture and 20th century design, presents for the first time AAD Interiors, a new concept at Art Antiques Design Dubai. AAD Interiors will incorporate two sets of professionally designed and executed room settings making four interlocking rooms in total, showcasing traditional and modern furnishing styles. (Separate press release available on request).

Exhibitors returning to the fair in 2009: Ayyam Fine Art (Damascus) with modern and contemporary art by leading Arab artists; Galerie Dumonteil (Paris) offering 20th century and contemporary sculpture; Galleria dei Coronari SRL (Rome) will be showing Italian furniture, paintings and works of art; Cristina Grajales Inc. (New York) one of the most highly regarded dealers in the fields of 20th century and contemporary design; Brian Haughton Gallery (London) who specialises in only the finest 18th and 19th century English and Continental ceramics; Lesley Kehoe Galleries (Melbourne) with Japanese and Australian works of art; Koopman Rare Art (London) with the finest antique silver and works of art; Maison Gerard (New York) with French Art Deco from the 1920s-40s; Mathaf Gallery (London) with 19th century Orientalist and contemporary Arab art; Ronald Phillips Ltd (London) one of the world's most prestigious dealers in the finest 18th and 19th century English furnishings; Potterton Books (Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK) with a wide selection of new and unusual out of print books on art, antiques, architecture and design; Samina Inc. (London) with exquisite Indian jewellery; Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books (London) with antiquarian books, maps and photographs; Whitford Fine Art (London) with 20th century British and European paintings and sculpture, including Post Cubist, Modernist and Post-war and Pop art.

Joining the fair this year: Marvin Alexander Inc. (New York) with chandeliers, antiques and decorative accessories; Derrick Beard Fine Art & Antiques (Dubai & USA) with Islamic art, contemporary art, contemporary Arab and African furniture and, in particular, the rare and remarkable manuscript written by Omar ibn Said, a Muslim slave in North America in the 19th century; Darnley Fine Art (London) presenting a selection of 17th-20th century paintings, watercolours and portraits; Donzella 20th Century Gallery (New York) with examples of rare and important 20th century and contemporary American and Italian design; Sam Fogg Ltd (London) with Oriental and Islamic manuscripts, miniatures and works of art; Bernd Goeckler Antiques, Inc. (New York) with European furniture, lighting, objects and fine art 1920-1970; Jane Kahan Gallery (New York) who specialises in works of art such as paintings, sculpture, tapestries and ceramics by Modern Masters such as Picasso, Joan Miró, Fernand Leger and Marc Chagall; Brian Kish (New York) with examples of design by 20th century Italian architects; Fred Moheban Gallery (New York) with antique Oriental carpets and 19th century rugs, 16th-19th century antique tapestries; Grant Macdonald (Dubai) with exquisite tablewares and silverware, including swords and precious objects; Sladmore Sculpture Gallery (London) who are leading dealers in 19th and 20th century and contemporary sculpture; Ana Tzarev Gallery (New York) with a selection of contemporary paintings by the Croatian-born artist Ana Tzarev.

Exhibitors contributing to AAD Interiors include: Donzella 20th Century Gallery (New York); Bernd Goeckler Antiques, Inc. (New York); Cristina Grajales Inc. (New York); Jane Kahan Gallery (New York); Brian Kish (New York).

Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE