DUBAI: Galleria Continua, one of many artwork world’s best-known up to date artwork galleries, has launched a brand new exhibition in Dubai’s iconic Burj Al-Arab resort, titled “New Wave.”
The present, which is able to run till Sept. 1, options works by a roster of acclaimed worldwide artists, together with Yoan Capote, Loris Cecchini, Nikhil Chopra, Anish Kapoor, Ornaghi & Prestinari, Giovanni Ozzola, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Manuela Sedmach, Serse, and Pascale Marthine Tayou.
With areas in Italy, China and Brazil, amongst different international locations, the gallery is not any stranger to worldwide audiences, however this present is especially particular because it pays tribute to its host metropolis.
The artwork on present works to shine a lightweight on the historical past of the UAE and extra particularly the Burj Al-Arab and its place on a man-made island within the Arabian Gulf.
“We had an concept of paying tribute to the long-lasting structure of the Burj Al-Arab, the constructing that’s important to the historical past of the town which put Dubai on the worldwide map twenty years in the past,” co-founder of the gallery Lorenzo Fiaschi informed Arab Information. “The luxurious inside design of the resort, developed by Khuan Chew, took inspiration from the 4 parts: Water, air, earth and fireplace. The brand new sequence of our exhibitions reply to this theme, with the primary chapter of the sequence specializing in water and showcasing the works by the gallery artists associated to the theme.”
For instance, the site-specific set up Waterbones (2022) by Italian artist Loris is situated within the heart of the gallery area and represents particles of water. The construction of the work, which consists of a whole bunch of metal modules, responds to and contrasts with the undulating arabesque curves of the resort.
One other work by Cameroon-born Pascale Marthine Tayou takes a extra humanitarian strategy. Titled “Lampedusa D” (2016) the artist makes use of glass marbles to compose an image of an summary panorama of waves and floating figures. It represents the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, famend for its picturesque seashores but additionally because the touchdown level for refugees in search of asylum within the EU after days of harmful crusing within the Mediterranean Sea.
“The title ‘New Wave’ can be (reflective of) the rising aspirations for up to date artwork within the area, which we’re witnessing now. Galleria Continua has an extended presence in Dubai, we have now been collaborating on the Artwork Dubai truthful since its first version in 2008,” Fiaschi stated. “We will see the brand new thrilling vitality within the metropolis. We imagine that the group of artists that we chosen for this present will attraction to our current collectors, in addition to new audiences.”
From internationally acclaimed artists akin to Anish Kapoor and Michelangelo Pistoletto, to the rising scene represented by Italian duo Ornaghi & Prestinari, in addition to artists with a deep reference to the area akin to Nikhil Chopra, “New Waves” displays Dubai as a rising crossroads for worldwide artwork.
