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“Louvre Abu Dhabi is UAE’s gift to the world”
Saudi GazetteThe much-anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi will open to the public today, with a weeklong series of celebrations. The iconic architectural masterpiece designed by Jean Nouvel was inaugurated on November 8 and is located on the waterfront in Abu Dhabi’s cultural district on Saadiyat Island. Louvre Abu Dhabi is a unique collaboration between UAE and France. It explores a universal narrative through artworks and artifacts from all over the world.“The UAE is proud of our rich heritage, while also embracing progress and change. We are a dynamic, vibrant and multicultural society, where people live in harmony and tolerance. This diversity is reflected in Louvre Abu Dhabi’s collection, which celebrates the innate human fascination with discovery. Each visitor will encounter...
November 10, 2017

“Louvre Abu Dhabi is UAE’s gift to the world”

Dubai’s Design Trade Show Doubles In Size
Saudi GazetteWith 150 brands exhibiting from 25 countries at Downtown Design this year, we spoke to William Knight, Managing Director and Head of Design at Art Dubai Group in an exclusive interview about the six-day event. Knight said the exhibition creates a range of business opportunities directly for exhibitors and has the effect of being an economic driver in its own right. Held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-Chairman of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, in partnership with Dubai Design District and supported by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, the third edition of Dubai Design Week is set to take place from 13-18 November. The substantial growth has been supported by the government since day one and Knight said the support...
November 03, 2017

Dubai’s Design Trade Show Doubles In Size

‘We Are Not Alone’ Exhibition Opens At Athr Gallery
Saudi GazetteContemporary Collective, a group of six Saudi curators which aims to bring communities together through art, opened it’s first-ever exhibition, ‘We Are Not Alone’, last week at the Athr Gallery in Jeddah.More than 500 attendees gathered to support the next generation of Saudi curators and view art that has never been seen in Saudi Arabia before. On display is art by renowned British artists that include Damien Hirst, Shirazeh Houshiary, Rachel Whiteread and Cornelia Parker.“We are aiming for showing the Saudi society through contemporary art the feelings we are all sharing as humans no matter where we are coming from. We want to prove through art that even if we come from different cultures, we are still the same and going through similar struggles of life. This is...
November 03, 2017

‘We Are Not Alone’ Exhibition Opens At Athr Gallery

Shalimar Sharbatly's artwork displayed at Louvre museum
Louvre art gallery displays Shalimar Sharbatly’s latest artwork on the 'Tork'
The Louvre museum celebrated Shalimar’s latest artwork on cars, the art she created under the name of (moving art). Shalimar Sharbatly cooperated with ED designs, which owns the 10 best cars in the world from Lamborghini and Ferrari, to draw the (future car) designed by the company making a shift in the world of car technology. Shalimar participated with it for the first time in the “Formula one Monaco”. It was then displayed in (Hotel Negresco), the hotel that’s considered as the most vintage hotel in France, and was placed in the lobby beside the important art works of great artists. The third station to show her work was the Louvre museum, which chose mini samples based on her art on the Formula One Monaco to be placed at the forefront of the gallery, as well as displaying the...
October 31, 2017

Louvre art gallery displays Shalimar Sharbatly’s latest artwork on the 'Tork'

Arab Creatives Celebrate New Triumphs
Saudi GazetteLouis Vuitton’s new editorial shot by young Arab creatives has earned some rave reviews on the Internet. If you have seen pictures, you will know why. In a collaborative effort, Mohammed Al Kindy, more popularly known on social media as Chndy from Oman, Mohammed Hasoon, also known as Cheb Moha who is Iraqi-Canadian and Mohammed Al Hamdan, known as Abu Hamdan from Saudi Arabia joined forces for the editorial shoot.They may have a first name in common but the truth behind pseudonyms is that they are easily identified by their popular social media handles instead. In an inspiring journey that reflects the current state of arts in the region and the new visionaries, the shoot took place in Sohar, Al Seeb, Barkat Al Mouz and a 30-year-old ice cream shop in Ruwi. Shot using a...
October 27, 2017

Arab Creatives Celebrate New Triumphs

Mystical marrakech
Saudi GazetteIf you haven’t been to Morocco, it is time to readjust your priorities in life and bring that to the top of your bucket list.If you think you have seen it all, then you’re still living under a rock. The hype hasn’t even begun and that’s just another mystery you need to go there to solve.Legend has it, that Marakkech casts a spell on you and one that lasts forever.Marrakech is famously known as ‘love at first sight destination’ where legends like Yves Saint Laurent or Serge Lutens among many others fell for it so deeply that they built a home in the beautiful city while others continue to create a permanent association of sorts with the medina.This week we take you on an astounding visual journey that will give you a glimpse into the mystical city and all it offers....
October 20, 2017

Mystical marrakech

Sotheby’s first exhibition of Middle Eastern art in Asia 
For the first time in Asia, Sotheby’s is excited to present an exhibition dedicated to Middle Eastern art: Two Moderns from the Middle East: Reza Derakshani and Alfred Basbous, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery from 3 to 17 November 2017. The exhibition is guest-curated by international art advisors Arianne Levene Piper and Eglantine de Ganay-d’Espous.Over the past decade, Middle Eastern art has gained increasing recognition on the stage. It has also begun to catch the attention of Asian collectors, whose tastes have diversified beyond the traditional Asian arts. In response to the region’s growing interest, Sotheby’s will bring to Hong Kong works by two iconic Middle Eastern artists: Lebanese-born modern sculptor Alfred Basbous and Reza Derakshani, one of Iran’s most celebrated...
October 13, 2017

Sotheby’s first exhibition of Middle Eastern art in Asia 

Saudi women artists champion right to drive 
Saudi GazetteWhether cars have become every artist’s new muse or the historic move that allows women to drive has become their inspiration, the phenomenon has taken over female artists in the Kingdom. It is safe to say the trend has taken over art forms in the country and succeeded in transcending borders. This week Saudi Gazette got in touch with three more artists gearing up to take the wheel.“I work on digital art technology and care about issues that surround my community. Women driving is one of those issues and I painted about it. The work in which the woman embraces the car is an old work, one that was withheld because of my demand for driving in the past,” Saudi artist Skna Hassan explained to Saudi Gazette.“The work speaks for a specific vision for women leadership. It...
October 06, 2017

Saudi women artists champion right to drive 

Celebrating Saudi Cultural Week In Russia
Saudi GazetteSaudi Cultural Week which began at the New Manege exhibition center in Moscow on October 2, comes to an end today. The events were held in the run-up to the first-ever state visit to Russia by King Salman, after Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, flew into Saudi Arabia for talks on September 10.The culturally enriched extensive program included an art exhibition with sculptures and art installations, educational artist interactions, along with folklore performances in a musical program. The artworks were classified into four categories including social, spiritual, socio-economic and landscape. Some of the participating Saudi artists were Moath Alofi, Rashed AShashai, Musaed Hulis, Khalid Zahid, Filwa Nazer, Lulwah AlHamoud, Awdah AlZaharani, Taha Sabban among many more....
October 06, 2017

Celebrating Saudi Cultural Week In Russia

Postcards: Reviving the fading trend
Saudi GazetteAs World Post Day arrives on October 9, let us look back at postcards that have now become obsolete and somewhat forgotten as a form of communication. How many of us still send postcards? Not many, for sure.The trend is not completely lost in Saudi Arabia but the fact is that it’s fading. With the evolution of digital age, traditional forms of media are losing their impact on society. A few years ago, postcards were available at any stationery store across the Kingdom. However, they are now available in limited numbers at postal services, hotels and airports.Some tourists from the West and Far East who visit Saudi Arabia search for traditional postcards, as the trend of sending one hasn’t been lost in their countries either.In fact, the trend tends to be a tradition they...
October 06, 2017

Postcards: Reviving the fading trend

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