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Articles
- Marcel Wanders attends Creek Art Fair in Dubai
- Rem Koolhaas vows audiences at XVA Gallery
- Ana Finel Honigman report from Dubai on regional delicacies: Alef's Art Mezze
- Abstraction rules OK
- Creek Art Fair - All the fun of the fair
- Creek Art Fair - Get with the programme
- Creek Art Fair - Proper Gent
- Dubai fair reaps reward of focus on Indian contemporary art
- Art Facts - Creek Art Fair
- Hello Dubai
- Ana Finel Honigman on Dubai's Creek Art Fair
- LOMOment with Hind Mezaina and Siobhan Leyden
- Bastakiya gets a vision
- Bastakiya – village of contemporary art
Press Releases
- XVA in fringes - The 2nd Creek Art Fair is announced
- Creek Art Fair Highlights
- Creek Art Fair gathers 1000 visitors on its first night
- XVA in fringes -Program of the Creek Art Fair is announced
Pictures
S*uce at XVA launch party
XVA and S*uce are happy to announce the launch of their new project “S*uce Gifts at XVA”. Please join the opening party on Saturday 22 March at 4pm.
“Musical Lecture, into Dubai” March 22 at 7pm
“into Dubai” brings four renowned composers of contemporary music from Germany, Lithuania and Hungary to Dubai to each compose a musical piece reflecting on Dubai as an international metropolis in the Arabian Gulf. In the musical lecture in Bastakiya on 22 March, Márton Illés and Markus Hechtle will talk about “into Dubai” and the ways in which they foresee to cast an essence of Dubai in music.
They will also present selected previous compositions that count among the most innovative in the contemporary European Music scene. The lecture and following discussion will be held in English.
LOMOment on Earth
Location: Outside house no. 118 (The Jam Jar) from the 22nd - 31st March
To celebrate Earth Hour (www.earthhour.org) on 29th March, Dubai Eye 103.8 and Lomography UAE would like to honour our Earth by sharing beautiful snapshots taken by Lomographers from around the world. Sent as 'postcards' with a few words on how special these captured moments are, come and share their Lomo Moment,s, enjoy the beauty and help preserve the beauty in the places that are getting destroyed. The LOMOment on Earth installation will be displayed outside house no. 118 (The Jam Jar).Participants:
1. Adele Wyplosz, France/Switzerland
2. Aishah Mohamed Yusoff, Malaysia
3. Brenda Abigail Zamudio Gutierrez, Mexico
4. Diana Marcela Cuartas, Colombia
5. Erick Cusi, Philippines
6. George Teriakidis, Greece/UAE
7. Hind Mezaina, UAE
8. Isabella Toledo, Brazil/UAE
9. Jeffery Chong Wai Kong, Malaysia
10. Jordan Wyatt Baker, USA/UAE
11. Joven DelaCruz, Philippines
12. Juan Álvarez Estévez, Spain
13. Kahgiap Lee, Malayisia
14. Kamil Roxas, UAE
15. Khalid Mezaina, UAE
16. Lars Stokholm, Denmark
17. Lindsay Marr, Canada
18. Mariel V. Sunit, Philippines
19. Matt D. Argomaniz, USA
20. Mohsen Rasoulov, Iran
21. Monika Mitterdorfer, Austria
22. Nirun Puedchana, Thailand
23. Paul Brakmann, Germany
24. Reinert Lee, Malaysia
25. Roland Cmorik, Slovakia
26. Samantha Low, UK
27. Špela Rant, Slovenia
28. Stephan Kaps, Germany
29. Steve Echiverri Eraña, UAE
30. Tracy V. Moore, USA
Transgression Movie Cycle Program
Curated by Arsalan Mohammad . Download the schedule
March 15th
At 9pm: "Metropolis" by Fritz Lang (1927)
March 16th
At 10.30pm: "Blade Runner" by Ridley Scott (1982)
March 17th
At 10.30pm: "Le Mepris" by Jean-Luc Godard (1963)
March 18th
At 7.30pm: "The Blue Angel" by Josef von Sternberg (1930)
March 19th
At 10.30pm: "If..."by Lindsay Anderson (1968)
March 20th
At 10.30pm: "Dr Strangelove" by Stanley Kubrik (1964)
March 21st
At 8.30pm: "The Loved One" by Tony Richardson (1965)
March 22nd
At 8.30pm: "Blowup" by Michelangelo Antonioni (1966)
March 23rd
At 7.30pm: "The Ice Storm" by Ang Lee (1997)
March 24th
At 7.30pm: "Timecode" by Mike Figgis (2000)
March 25th
At 7.30pm: "La Jetee" by Chris Marker (1962) followed by "12 Monkeys" by Terry Gilliam. (1995)
March 26th
At 7.30pm: "The Player" by Robert Altman (1992)
March 27th
At 7.30pm: "Dogville" by Lars von Trier (2003)
March 28th
At 7.30pm: "Harold and Maude" by Hal Ashby (1971)
March 29th
At 7.30pm: "The Man with the Golden Arm" by Otto Preminger (1955)
March 30th
At 7.30pm: "Lolita" by Stanley Kubrik (1962)
Closing Reception with Reza Derakshani
March 31 at 6pm
CAF Outdoor Auditorium
Painter and Musician Reza Derakshani has been performing worldwide for more than 20 years. The wide range of his musical work includes collaborations with renowned artists such as: John Densmore of the Doors, Madonna, Brandford Marsalis, David Darling, Deepak Chopra and many others as well as performing at the Montreux jazz festival, Central park summer stage in NY, Kennedy Center in WDC, Queen Elizabeth’s hall in London, Brooklyn museum, Juilliard school of music, Museo Maxxi in Rome, Gnawa music festival in Morocco, Metropolitan museum and numerous live shows such as: FIP Radio France, ABC TV, NPR, and BBC of London, to name a few. He currently works between Tehran, Europe and the US. On the occasion of the Creek Art Fair, he will perform on the tar, sehtar, ney and kamancheh.
Derakshani values what comes from the heart. Placing no limits on creativity, he is aware that Iranian traditions and the long and complex history of the region are a vital part of his vision and are what ultimately determines his identity as a contemporary Middle Eastern artist.
"His solos occupy a demilitarized zone between sublime and whimsical, the sacred and profane."-Chicago Tribune-
"Reza plays magic" -John Densmore of the Doors
"The center of attention was Derakshani, who sang and played the Ney, the lute like Tar and Sehtar,and the Kamanche... the plangent tones of Derakshani’s vocals and instrumentals..."-Los Angeles Times
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