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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

When art becomes reality
Saudi GazetteWomen’s driving has deeply influenced art in the region. Men and women alike pushed for the change and while some artworks when viral, we saw the emergence of Barbie dolls clad in abayas with car-door wings hoping to get behind the wheel and satirical videos on social media take over the world by storm. Today when the dream has become a reality, we look back at some of the most iconic and popular artworks that are trending again because #SaudiWomenCanDrive.“When you see a man’s point of view on subjects that are not related to his own gender, it shows the strength of support for the matter much more than when a women tackles it, as she sees it as her right.” Saudi artist Khalid Zahid is seen here with ‘Amal’, which translates to hope in Arabic. The Barbie doll with...
September 30, 2017

When art becomes reality

Artist in Focus: Syrian painter Mohannad Orabi
Saudi GazetteAyyam Gallery Dubai at Al Serkal Avenue is currently hosting ‘Ripples’ the solo exhibition of Syrian artist Mohannad Orabi.Born in 1977 and currently based in Dubai, Orabi spoke to Saudi Gazette in an exclusive interview.With an intricate and dynamic studio located next to the gallery, Orabi walked us through his journey and artworks that inspire him to create art. “I even built this table,” he said as he pointed to the dusky wooden center table laden with books and brushes while Fairouz played on his iPad. “I built it out of debris lying around,” he mused. Nothing is untouched and everything is sacred in his studio space. From the ceiling lamp, scrap metal to even cushions, Orabi’s sketches have made their way to every inanimate object as if to give them life...
September 22, 2017

Artist in Focus: Syrian painter Mohannad Orabi

Beginning and End of an Era
Saudi Gazette“In this particular piece, I am talking about Saudi moving in a different direction, with their vision of 2030. We are moving away from relying on oil and focusing on other sources of income, which is very smart considering we have always depended on it yet it will run out at some point,” Khalid Zahid told Saudi Gazette.Zahid uses a gas pump and disintegration as a tool to illustrate Saudi’s assertion of strategic autonomy and what the changes epitomize. “I had a gas tank which I bought and had different ideas for. But instead of merely displaying it, I took it apart. As you see the elements float away from each other, it grasps on to our status quo of slowly breaking away from the petrol era, knowing we are 12 years away from reaching our goals and attaining the...
September 16, 2017

Beginning and End of an Era

Contemporary Istanbul Returns
Saudi GazetteContemporary Istanbul brings together leading international and local contemporary galleries, artists and collectors during the second week of September this year.CI celebrated it’s 12th annual event with the release of its first published book ‘Collectors’ Stories.’ Award-winning architects Tabanlıoğlu Architects will create the CI Park in a revised plan for the fair’s design.This year a new sculpture exhibition ‘The Fifth Element’ will take place at the neighbouring Artists’ Park, curated by Professor Hasan Bülent Kahraman.CI will be spread over the 13,600 m2 spaces of Lütfi Kırdar ICEC Rumeli Hall and Istanbul Congress Center with the support of Akbank. Another art installation will come in the form of a BMW Art Car, created in 1991 by South African...
September 09, 2017

Contemporary Istanbul Returns

Redefining the Saudi Art scene
Saudi GazetteThe Arab art world is currently witnessing the emergence of underground cult heroes, two of whom we met in Jeddah recently.Ali Chaaban and Khalid Zahid are similar in the way they see the world, approach their art and interpret life. Chaaban describes Zahid as “the Yin to my Yan”, referring to the meaning of the ancient symbol which pictures the pairing of two opposites creating a synergy through their very different takes on life that results in a unified whole.Ali Chaaban and Khalid Zahid come from different homelands and are polar opposites in many ways too. What unifies them is their authenticity and bravery in interpreting comfortable social mores and challenging fondly held and comfortable assumptions.Khalid Zahid is a native from Jeddah who was born in London and...
August 26, 2017

Redefining the Saudi Art scene

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