The
Young Collectors Auction - 17 January, 2012
Dubai Ayyam Art Center, Al Quoz
Shadi Ghadirian “Be Colourful” 90 x 60
cm. Colour Coupler Print (Edition 2/10) 2006
On
January 17, Ayyam Auctions will present the sixth
edition of its Young Collectors Auction and twelfth
overall auction. Featuring more than 70 lots from
many of the top emerging and established artists
in the Middle East, this forthcoming sale targets
new and young collectors with estimates ranging
between $1,000 and $10,000 as well as seasoned collectors
looking to discover that next new star.
With
the majority of estimates in the $3,000 - $7,000
range, this sale will feature both Arab and Iranian
artists in a variety of mediums including paintings,
sculptures, photography and limited editions. The
selection will include revered names of the region
such as Samia Halaby, Huda Lutfi and Asaad Arabi,
rising contemporary stars such as Shadi Ghadirian,
Qaswra Hafez and Oussama Baalbaki and new discoveries
like Lara Zankoul and Mohammad Badr. Further highlights
of the auction will include fifteen beautiful works
from the Nazir Ismail collection, representing an
exceptional view of the Damascus art scene over
the past seventy years.
A
preview of the lots being auctioned off will be
on display at the Ayyam Art Center in Al Quoz from
January 9 to January 16, where specialists will
be available to answer any questions. Both the auction
and its preview are open to the general public without
any obligation to bid. A catalog detailing the artwork
that will be presented and the regulations of the
auction are available online or at one of Ayyam
Gallery’s numerous locations.
About
Ayyam Auctions:
Ayyam
Auctions is the first of its kind among commercial
spaces in the region and was launched in 2009 as
part of Ayyam Gallery’s innovative approach to catering
to its diverse range of clients. Initiated with
the Young Collectors Auction in Dubai in 2009, these
public sales have highlighted some of the Middle
East’s most exciting figures, featuring prominent
and budding artists from across the Arab world,
Turkey and Iran. Recently, Ayyam Auctions has worked
with other Middle Eastern galleries to insure a
blue-chip selection of painting, sculpture and photography
that is at once authoritative and robust. Expanding
the number of lots with each edition, the biannually
held Young Collectors Auction, Dubai Sale and Beirut
Sale have become an essential part of the region’s
world- renowned lineup of yearly art events.
