This happened today. I knew the Guggenheim was coming to Abu Dhabi. And now it's official, the Louvre is coming to town:
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — "France and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement Tuesday [March 6, 2007] to open a branch of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, despite criticism that the French government is peddling the country's artistic treasures." [Read More...] (via Newsvine)
I say this is good for the UAE, and for the art world.
06 March, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
10 comments:
Disneyland ?
On another note... everyone drive down Algeria Street in Mirdif tonight. Just to spite Mirdif Mike
Stop using Mirdif as a short cut!
cultural vastland? y don't they have their OWN galleries etc instead of the atheists coming over here? i wonder for the people,i really do
Tariq,
I totally agree with you. Just another piece of imported nonsense added to the list. They should display and encourage the talents of Arab artists! This is also what we foreigners would like to see in the Arab world to learn more about your culture and ancient heritage.
LoL from Germany
Nicole
I was actually looking forward to the guggeinheim museum considering the fact that it's one of a kind. But another one from france? Let's make the whole of U.A.E into an artifical world shall we...
Don't forget, the Guggenheim is out of New York (not France!)
I put the title "Those crazy French!" on this post because if you read the article (and follow-up on some background) you'll see that some French criticize and feel the French government is "lowering themselves, or selling out" by branching out the Louvre to the UAE.
I say those French who think that are as ignorant about the concept of art as Anonymous 17:25, Tariq and Nicole are here in the comments.
The UAE does not need to "buy" the name of the Louvre to create a gallery/museum. They can easilly create and name it their own. They can just make arrangements with other museums if they want to loan works of art, or invite organisations/artists to exhibit their work in their museums.
But I think what they want is to create a museum with an instant fame.
and flic has thebrain capacity of a peanut!
It'll be interesting how they deal paintings/sculptures of nudes, and religious (Christian) works...oh, and actually any figurative art. Hmmm.
tizmaxx!- What's a "thebrain"?
Post a Comment
NOTE: By making a post/comment on this blog you agree that you are solely responsible for its content and that you are up to date on the laws of the country you are posting from and that your post/comment abides by them.
To read the rules click here
If you would like to post content on this blog click here