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Inaugural Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Exhibition Opens

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Photo: Erik and Petra Hesmerg, courtesy Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority

From November 5, 2014, through March 26, 2015, Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi presents Seeing Through Light: Selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection.

Photo: Erik and Petra Hesmerg, courtesy Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority

Seeing Through Light: Selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection, the inaugural exhibition of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection, opened to the public yesterday at the Manarat Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island. The exhibition runs through March 26, 2015, and is organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority (TCA), as part of a program of art and cultural development leading up to the opening of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.

Featuring 19 artworks from the 1960s to today, encompassing a variety of mediums, and spanning numerous countries around the globe, Seeing Through Light introduces Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s curatorial vision through a presentation of select works from the collection that explore the theme of light. In conjunction with the exhibition, public programs, film screenings, adult and youth workshops, and performances by leading contemporary artists whose works are now part of the permanent collection of the museum will be presented.

The exhibition offers visitors a first glimpse at what they will experience when the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens. The museum will develop a curatorial program that will offer a transnational perspective on art and visual culture since the 1960s, while maintaining a strong focus on art from the Middle East and the specific identity derived from the cultural traditions of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.

Seeing Through Light: Selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection is organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, in collaboration with Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC), as part of a program of art and cultural development leading up to the opening of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.

Installation view: Seeing Through Light: Selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi, November 5, 2014–March 26, 2015. Photo: Erik and Petra Hesmerg, courtesy Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority


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