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01.12.2015
The World Meets Here, inaugural exhibition of Custot Gallery Dubai - 18 March 2016
To inaugurate Custot Gallery Dubai, the new gallery in the heart of Alserkal Avenue, the city’s hub for arts, Stéphane Custot is pleased to present a group show The World Meets Here.
The exhibition invites us on a journey that reflects Stéphane Custot’s personal taste as a respected connoisseur with 25 years of experience in Paris and London, focused on post-war masterworks and contemporary art.
The selection for the inaugural exhibition will embody the two cornerstones of the gallery, contemporary fine arts and large-scale sculpture. The unusual architecture of the new space gives these artists the opportunity to show these works at their best.
Stéphane Custot’s ambition is for it to be a showcase for international modern and contemporary art for Dubai and the surrounding region. He is proud to inspire and be inspired by this fast-growing artistic community.
Custot Gallery Dubai will present emblematic works surveying the best of international contemporary art with painstaking care and research invested in the exhibition’s design and presentation highlighting Stéphane Custot’s support for these artists.
Artists:
Chu Teh-Chun
Ian Davenport
Peter Halley
Robert Indiana
Jedd Novatt
Marc Quinn
Pablo Reinoso
Pierre Soulages
Frank Stella
Bernar Venet
Fabienne Verdier
Zao Wou-Ki
Custot Gallery Dubai,
a place for unprecedented international contemporary art
for Dubai and the surrounding region in the heart of Alserkal Avenue
Custot Gallery Dubai is a 700m2 space with nine-meter high ceilings, offering artists complete freedom of expression; whether through innovative scenography or monumental creations.
Custot Gallery Dubai’s exhibitions will showcase major figures in Modern Art such as Calder, Miro, Picasso, de Staël, alongside contemporary names including Soulages, Indiana, Halley, Verdier and Davenport.
Supported by the exigency and expertise that are so valuable to Stéphane Custot, the exhibition will be an opportunity to present works thar have never before been shown in the region in an open dialogue between the East and West.
