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With the UAE art season under way, Artsy, a leading online marketplace for art, has launched two initiatives that focus on the Mena region.
Middle East Galleries Now
The first, Middle Eastern Galleries Now, is an online presentation with at least 21 galleries from the UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine, including Carbon 12, 1x1 Art Gallery, Tabari Art Space, Lawrie Shabibi, Q0DE, Art d’Egypte and Zawyeh Gallery.
Akin to an art fair, the virtual exhibition, which opens on Monday and runs until the end of the month, will include
booths for visitors to browse through and allow them to buy artworks directly from the galleries.
COVID-19 has added to the educational barriers girls and women face around the world
Access to education is a fundamental human right, but for millions of girls around the globe it is a right that is not upheld, writes Alexandra Chaves.
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Posted: Mar 08, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 8
More than 11 million girls worldwide may never return to school after the pandemic, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).(Scott Galley/CBC Graphics)
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In Japanese, there is a word for the state of being half-asleep: “nebokeru”. It is derived from “boke” or blur, which carries nuances in meaning, from out of focus to confused. The idea of nebokeru is also the starting point for a photographic series by artist Stelios Kallinikou and the title of his latest exhibition on view at
Grey Noise in Dubai.
In many ways Kallinikou, who was born in Limassol, Cyprus, defies the expectations of photography, disregarding the usual standards for composition, sharpness and exposure to create abstract images that visualise nebokeru – through isolated patches of sky, a glint on water, falling raindrops.