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Japanese Connections - The Birth Of Modern Décor
‘Japanese Connections: The Birth of Modern Décor’, Louvre Abu Dhabi’s first exhibition for the 2018 autumn season, will open on 6 September with a display of 19th and 20th century paintings, prints and folding screens that highlight the artistic and cultural dialogue between Japan and France, and the important influence of the colourful ukiyo-e aesthetics on modern decorative arts.“Louvre Abu Dhabi’s ethos celebrates cultural connection, dialogue and exchange, and this approach is intrinsic to our curation throughout the permanent galleries and international exhibitions. ‘Japanese Connections’ will shine a light on one significant moment of exchange and inspiration; these moments open our eyes to the interconnected history of human societies, nurturing shared...
August 29, 2018

Japanese Connections - The Birth Of Modern Décor

Driving abayas for comfortable journey
Saudi GazetteJEDDAH — Following the lifting of the ban on women driving in the Kingdom, comfort and fashion are the key drivers in the women’s statement while driving.Keeping this in mind, abayas for driving have been produced in the Saudi market in a new way to present females’ new lifestyle.This new line of abayas focuses on practicality, and some of the abayas’ designs are such that there’s a marked similarity to the jumpsuits style.Saudi Gazette interviewed the founders of ‘Alaa and Hala Fashion House,’ Alaa Alharazi and Halah Ajeeb, who launched a driving Abayas’ line during June.“We created a new line of abayas that are more practical and comfortable for woman who drive. We created this line after they allowed Saudi woman to drive. We were determined to let Saudi...
August 08, 2018

Driving abayas for comfortable journey

Mazzatelsofra a homemade business ‘Made with Care’
Saudi GazetteJEDDAH — It is a fact of life that some chance words could prove to be inspirational for those who hear it and heed it. Some words spoken in jest or as an experience also can inspire and could alter others’ lives.Well, the story of ‘Mazzatelsofra’, a home business started just couple of months ago, mirrors just that as it came into being after the owner took the advice of her family and fiends to transform her expertise into business.According to the business owner, Nhoa Abu Assi, a housewife and a mother in her 50s, the idea of setting up this business came after hearing many advices and encouragement from her closest circle.Her family and friends, who were constantly impressed and surprised with her culinary delights and her home made healthy dishes, repeatedly...
August 08, 2018

Mazzatelsofra a homemade business ‘Made with Care’

Is blockchain the future of art? Four experts weigh in
By Anneli BotzFrom verification tools for provenance and authenticity to new approaches to art collecting and even new art forms, blockchain’s impact on the artworld is already undeniable. During this year’s Art Basel Conversations in Basel, journalist Tim Schneider sat down with Simon Denny the artist, Robert Norton- founder and CEO at Verisart, and Kelani Nichole founder of TRANSFER and director at The Current to discuss the practical and creative outcomes – as well as the potential – of this nascent technology.Blockchain can make the marketplace saferOne of the art market’s greatest challenges for works where the artist is no longer alive is to verify its authenticity and provenance. In a 2014 report, The Fine Arts Expert Institute (FAEI) in Geneva stated that over 50% of the...
August 01, 2018

Is blockchain the future of art? Four experts weigh in

Art Calender
Sensing MemoryAlSerkal AvenueFrom a patchwork of sights, smells, sounds, textures, and tastes, our senses construct the world around us, creating memories in the process. Beyond perceiving what is, our senses evoke what was. A mere smell or sound—brewing coffee, or waves breaking on the shore—can take us back in time.From July to September, Sensing Memory will draw from the UAE’s creative community and beyond to explore the connection between the senses and our personal and collective memories. The programme will feature a series of free events that are open to the public, including: a workshop exploring perfume’s potential to trigger memory of loved ones; tai chi lessons to tune participants into their bodies and senses; a lecture and workshop exploring traditional building...
July 25, 2018

Art Calender

The Elements — Jaou Tunis
Launched in 2013, this concept created by Lina Lazaar, the Foundation’s Vice-President and a specialist in contemporary Arab art, gathers artists, art collectors, gallery owners, academics, art specialists, among others, around exhibitions, conferences and seminars on culture and contemporary art. On the occasion of Jaou, many art galleries joined the event and organized original exhibitions of contemporary art. In its third edition in 2015, Jaou was marked by an original exhibition: All the World’s Mosque, organized by KLF in Carthage.Jaou endeavours to further the cause of life expression in the MENA region, through art. A moving platform, designed as a cultural caravan, Jaou Tunis unites a cross section of the community’s most passionate stakeholders, over a four-day...
July 18, 2018

The Elements — Jaou Tunis

Saudi Art Installation calls for unity at Vancouver Biennale
Saudi GazetteThe Vancouver Biennale introduced its new edition, titled ‘re-IMAGE-n’, with projects unfolding over the exhibition’s two-year duration. Projects will ‘re-IMAGE-n’ a progressive social framework that supports free speech, inviting international artists to respond to the prevailing current issues including the widespread refugee and migrant crisis, a global shift towards nationalism and isolationism, and an intensifying drain on shared natural resources.An intriguing installation titled ‘Paradise Has Many Gates’ by Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem was chosen for its fourth edition. The installation is designed as a mosque and is made out of chain-link fence.“It is an Islamic, holy and social design which looks like a mosque. This work may trigger a feeling of being...
July 10, 2018

Saudi Art Installation calls for unity at Vancouver Biennale

Art news — Banksy confirms authorship of provocative Paris mural blitz
Experts already believed the mysterious British street artist was the author of a new trail of graffiti in Paris. Banksy has confirmed that was the case by posting the works on Instagram.The world’s best known graffiti painter “blitzed” the French capital over the last few days, leaving as many as a dozen works on walls across the city. His latest Instagram posts from Wednesday confirm that he was behind the new murals.In another mural, a young black girl sprays a pink wallpaper pattern over a swastika on a wall next to her sleeping bag and teddy bear in an attempt to make her patch of pavement more cozy.While this particular work was not among the images Banksy posted on his Instagram account, experts recognized the street artist’s particular style.“The color, the line, the...
June 30, 2018

Art news — Banksy confirms authorship of provocative Paris mural blitz

Summer at Alserkal avenue
Saudi GazetteAlserkal Programming is now running its third annual summer program.SENSING MEMORYFrom a patchwork of sights, smells, sounds, textures, and tastes, our senses construct the world around us, creating memories in the process. Beyond perceiving what is, our senses evoke what was. A mere smell or sound—brewing coffee, or waves breaking on the shore—can take us back in time.From July to September, Sensing Memory will draw from the UAE’s creative community and beyond to explore the connection between the senses and our personal and collective memories. The program will feature a series of free events that are open to the public, including: a workshop exploring perfume’s potential to trigger memory of loved ones; tai chi lessons to tune participants into their bodies and...
June 23, 2018

Summer at Alserkal avenue

International Art News
Sotheby’s London in its Fine Jewels auction is offering three lots formerly in the personal collection of HRH King Farouk of Egypt. HRH King Farouk had an extensive and impressive jewelry collection and he and his family commissioned a number of pieces from Parisian jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels in particular in 2015 Sotheby’s New York sold a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace formerly in the collection of his mother Queen Nazli for USD 4.3 million.The three items from his collection presented for sale this week are:l A tie pin and cufflinks and a ruby and diamond tie pin, estimated at £220-350l A Van Cleef & Arpels diamond brooch, estimated at £700-1,500l And a diamond purse handle, estimated at £2,200-3,500The Original Map of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood Unseen for 50 Years...
June 08, 2018

International Art News

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