Art and patronage in the Middle East: The United Arab Emirates
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Mert Kaymakci
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Degen, Natasha
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
71
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-33733-4
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
Art Business
Body granting the degree
Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
Text preceding or following the note
2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The United Arab Emirates is aiming to become a hub for art production by developing numerous artists' studios and residencies, a major sales arena with galleries, auction houses and art fairs and becoming an alternative destination for established museums and art institutions. This thesis will investigate the development of the United Arab Emirates art market in relation to contributions by art patrons. It will focus on patrons and their investments in art infrastructure projects: either by starting art organizations to support artists or creating major art collections on a museum scale representing different Middle Eastern nationalities. In doing so, these patrons are trying to change how the Middle East is perceived globally. Without these art patrons, could the United Arab Emirates art market function? Could the United Arab Emirates have an emerging art market supported by its collector base alone? This thesis will investigate why major art collectors in the region, acting as patrons, are investing in art infrastructure projects rather than just expanding their collections and explain why the contributions of these patrons are shaping the art eco-system in the United Arab Emirates.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Art Criticism; Middle Eastern Studies
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Communication and the arts;Abu Dhabi;Art collectors;Art infrastructure;Dubai;Patronage;United Arab Emirates