Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the UAE Art World

Tea with Culture

In this episode we talk to Laura Metzler, curator at Maraya Art Centre about the exhibition Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the UAE Art World. The exhibition brings together artworks and objects lent from personal collections across the United Arab Emirates. Rather than being acquired from collectors, institutions, or artists, the traditional faces of the art world, they are from the people who carry out the everyday labor that make the production, circulation, and interpretation of art possible within the county. It’s an inversion of the relationships we generally explore, a focus shift that allows for another way of understanding what ties us together as a community and industry. We discuss how this exhibition was put together and the response it has been receiving. Exhibition link and to view the online catalogue: http://maraya.ae/collectivity/ Exhibition dates: 15 June - 17 August 2017