This issue is dedicated to Selections’ very own special Cultural Narratives project,
a collection of 20x20cm works by emerging and established artists from the region.
Cultural Narratives Foundation is an extensive art collection that travels the world and features leading established and emerging talents whose works reflect the culture of the region. The collection includes artists from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, the UAE, Syria, Sudan and has recently expanded to include artists from Turkey, India and Africa.
SELECTIONS delves into the world of acquisitions, exploring what museums and galleries have been adding to their collections in the past five years as well as featuring images and summaries of works and artists. IKÉ UDÉ Bio: Nigerian, b. 1964…
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FIRST ACT BY MARYA KAZOUN IS UNVEILED IN THE SALA BIANCA OF PALAZZO PITTI, GALLERIE DEGLI UFFIZI CONTEMPORARY ART AGAINST THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS The director of the museum Eike Schmidt: “The conservation of artistic heritage and the conservation of landscape…
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October 2022– Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From humble beginnings twenty years ago to an integrated design studio and retail space in Beirut, Lebanon, and a second home in Dubai, UAE, Nada Debs marks 20 years of creating furniture and objects…
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SELECTIONS delves into the world of acquisitions, exploring what museums and galleries have been adding to their collections in the past five years as well as featuring images and summaries of works and artists. WOLFGANG STILLER Bio: German, b. 1961…
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The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Announces 2023 Spring and Fall Exhibitions that Confront Contemporary Landscape Curated by The NYUAD Art Gallery Executive Director and University Chief Curator, Maya Allison, the shows examine the different ways we think about…
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Two Exclusive Exhibitions dedicated to the Region and Lebanon Tribute to Etel Adnan, Lebanese artist and poetess Etel Adnan, Eight ceramics (50 x 50 cm), directed by Alexandra Catelain-Orange, © MENART FAIRFrom the Olivéa series, a tribute to the…
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Carrying on its lively and creative calendar of events and experiences over the first six months of 2022 to ‘rethink the regular’, Dubai Design District (d3) launches Rethink Summer, a curated community programme of pop-ups, workshops, masterclasses and activities for…
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Art Dubai unveils inclusive and extensive 2023 programme, reinforcing Dubai’s status as a significant contributor to global conversations about art Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the…
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The Earth Is Like a Child That Knows Poems by Heart Gilbert Hage photographs the tulips which have sprouted from their bulb and evolved into flowers; however, it is not time T of flowering and blossoming that is captured by…
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Qatar museums unveiled site-specific public artworks by Olafur Eliasson, Simone Fattal and Ernesto Neto near Nation’s Northern Heritage Sites. Newly commissioned artworks are presented as part of one of the world’s most ambitious public art programmes comprised of more than…
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Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto is the first exhibition in Australia to exclusively focus on the significant contribution to twentieth-century fashion culture by the renowned French couturière Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971). This major exhibition is presented by the National Gallery of Victoria…
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Dubai Design District (d3), a global hub for art, design and creativity, is pushing creative and artistic boundaries once again this March for its second edition of Rethink Art. The innovative art programme presents art exhibitions and installations, live performances…
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The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Announces 2023 Spring and Fall Exhibitions that Confront Contemporary Landscape Curated by The NYUAD Art Gallery Executive Director and University Chief Curator, Maya Allison, the shows examine the different ways we think about…
Timur D’Vatz, Reawakening Timur D’Vatz’s artworks are always infused with deep meaning and a diversity of symbols. You may devote hours looking at them, discovering new aspects and fascinating stories. Unique, sometimes mystical, wrapped in a mystery you desire…
WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE MENA: THE ART SCENE FOR WOMEN IS THRIVING DESPITE MANY OBSTACLES Women make up 42% of the artists showing at the Menart Fair in Brussels. A simple fact, not so much a proclamation as…
Dhaka Art Summit: Bonna The Dhaka Art Summit is an international non-commercial research and exhibition platform for art and architecture related to South Asia. This years’ Summit will feature a diverse range of Bangladeshi, South Asian and international artists, with…
Tuwaiq Sculpture exhibition 2023 Tuwaiq Sculpture is an annual symposium and exhibition in Durrat Al Riyadh, which is unique in that it allows the public to witness live sculpting of large-scale artworks, this year by 30 international and local artists.…
Anachar Basbous’s Sculptures Soothe And Enchant Me; They Make Me Dream And Carry Me Far Away. They Are Made With Human Hands And A Celestial Spirit. They Belong To A Culture Of Magical Objects: Their Forms Are Modern And Universal.…
Annual festival of light and art Noor Riyadh returns on a grander scale to illuminate Saudi Arabia’s Capital Following the success of Noor Riyadh 2021, the 2022 edition will see the festival almost triple in size, with more than 120…
The Chilean landscape is unique in the world. For its diversity and its magnificence. The extreme north, arid, desert, contrasts with the south, polar and silhouetted by high peaks. In between, forests, jungles, lakes, rivers and volcanoes. A unique starry…
Tensions calmées, a modern masterpiece from 1937 encapsulates Wassily Kandinsky’s extraordinary vision which continues to have a profound influence on generations of artists that have followed. No artist played a greater role in the development and emergence of abstraction than…
Curated By Menart Fair 2023 The MENART FAIR is a global exhibition of modern and contemporary art, showcasing works by artists from the Middle East and North Africa, handpicked by highly regarded galleries. These artists hail from countries in the…
CROSSING WORLDS, CURATING WORLD Art could be anything imagined as such by anyone able to perceive the world through this same “anything”: a painting, a combination of movements, a group of composed words, a selected object. Curating often comes after…
HUGUETTE CALAND B. 1931 IN BEIRUT, LEBANON, D. 2019 IN BEIRUT, LEBANON Interviewee: Brigitte Caland Relationship: Daughter Facebook : Huguette Caland Art Instagram : Huguettecaland Email: huguettecaland@verizon.net Exhibitions 2022 “Huguette Caland: Tête-à-Tête,” Wiels Museum, Brussels,…
In an attempt to delve into the private universe of artists and art collectors, Selections is exploring the sanctuaries of various men and women, some living and others who have passed away, and shedding light on places that remain out…
