Events

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Hassan Massoudy is part of the Neward Museum exhibition “Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time and Place”. The exhibition showcases 1,400 years of artistry including works from Southeast Asia and East and West Africa – areas largely overlooked in most exhibitions of Islamic art – as well as modern and contemporary works. It reflects aspects of Muslim culture and everyday life across the world and throughout history. All media, from carpets to dress to jewelry, ceramics, glass, metal, paintings, prints, calligraphy and photographs, are covered.

Hassan Massoudy’s calligraphies are amongst the 100 featured works of art.

 

The use of sound throughout Japanese culture is deeply attuned to its fundamental character as something that is able to permeate the whole of the human body through vibration, and thus can be instrumental in creating a profound feeling of unity with the world around us. This attitude manifests itself through particular attention being paid to the texture of sound, which correspondingly leads to a heightened awareness of the practice of listening. Ultimately it is this insight about the importance of listening that “Japan Sound Portrait” project wishes to share.

With this “Vision and sound” event, participants will be able to visit a series of Japanese landscapes whilst immersed in ambient sounds. The landscapes include the Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya, a garden in Kyoto, the entrance to Takeshita Street in Tokyo and a Tokyo alley.

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Mathieu Le Lay’s film is part of the Dutch Mountain Film Festival competition in Heerlen (Holland).
Here is the official trailer of this documentary film on Alexandre Deschaumes, Ethereal Photographies:

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The naturalist meeting in Carcassonne, France, welcomes many films which put the light on Nature and its beauties. Mathieu Le Lay’s documentary film on the Bearded Vulture is part of the event.

Here is the official Trailer of this 52 minutes film.

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Taking place each year in March, Art Dubai has become a cornerstone of the region’s fast-growing contemporary arts community. Around 90 galleries from the UAE and around the world present artworks across three programmes: Contemporary; Modern, devoted to masters from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia; and Marker, a curated section of artspaces that focuses each year on a particular theme or geography. Art Dubai places an emphasis on maintaining its intimate, human scale while foregrounding quality and diversity.

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Brought by Gadeemadis Art Gallery and held at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi’s first Islamic Art Forum celebrates the unseen beauty of Islamic calligraphy and culture by featuring innovative artists from the Arab and Islamic world. Hassan Massoudy is one of them.
The preview exhibition focuses on Islamic works and themes never seen before in the Middle East or beyond. Abu Dhabi’s first Islamic Art Forum ultimately offers a platform for contemporary artists as well as legends to share their artistic tales and inspirational messages.

This Forum is a wonderful opportunity to explore the beauty of Arab culture and art.

This preview in March will be followed by a full schedule of exhibitions and events in November 2016.

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The “Adventure Film Festival” (Les Rendez-vous de l’Aventure”) showcases films to promote the spirit of adventure and discovery as a means of fulfilment. The aim of the meetings is also to open the public’s attention to different cultures and spread the desire to pursue our dreams.

Here is the Official trailer of Mathieu Le Lay’s “American Loneliness”:

7th Edition of Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial 2016, organized by the Sharjah Collections of The Art, Government of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, takes place in and around the city as well as in the city of Kalba on the Gulf of Oman and is one of the most remarkable taking place in the region. Exhibition sites are a range of venues including the Sharjah Art Foundation Art Spaces, the Sharjah Art Museum, and the nearby traditional buildings and courtyards of the Arts and Heritage areas. This biennal is a celebration of Arabic calligraphy and its creators, and aims to make the world realise the beauty and authenticity of the Arabic letter. It introduces the features of Islamic civilization as it is a major form of artistic expression in Islamic cultures. Some Iranian artists, like Ramin Shirdel and Alireza Astaneh, are part of the exhibition that displays their calligraphic sculptures. Hassan Massoudy, one of the foremost contemporary Arab artists, puts his calligraphies on display during is this great event, a wonderful chance to be in touch with “a pure soul”, “a boundless spirit” according to Wijdan Al-Hashemi.

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Here is the Official Trailer of the 52 minutes documentary film on the Bearded Vulture by Mathieu Le Lay: