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The Al Zayani Collection comes to Sotheby’s
An auction of The Al Zayani Collection is scheduled to take place at Sotheby’s London on April 25, featuring more than 80 works created by prominent Middle Eastern artists spanning various movements and timelines. This diverse collection showcases both established and emerging artists from the region and is a testament to the richness of Middle Eastern artistic expression. The collection includes notable works by artists such as Chant Avedissian, Farhad Moshiri, Monir Shahroudy
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Farmanfarmaian, Ayman Zedani, and Thameur Mejri. The auction is expected to attract significant interest from art collectors and enthusiasts worldwide due to the high quality and historical significance of the works on offer. The Al Zayani Collection is a prime example of the thriving art scene in the Middle East, highlighting the region’s cultural heritage and contemporary creativity. The collection’s dedication to promoting Middle Eastern art reinforces the area’s reputation as a hub of artistic innovation and originality.
Eruption At Anima Gallery
What happens when you gather 17 artists from different corners of the globe, each with their own interpretation of the new world? To find out, head for Anima Gallery’s Eruption exhibition taking place throughout the entire month of May at a new temporary location of Sikkat al Wadi in Doha’s Msheireb Downtown district.
In short, Eruption offers spectators a unique perspective on the world we live in today. The selected artists, drawn from different disciplines, have been invited to explore the ever-growing changes in the world around us and the influx of information that affects us all. Working within their different mediums – which extend to unintentional social media art, such as TikTok, Twitter, and other platforms - the artists will interpret the Eruption theme in their own visual narrative to create a dialogue, uniting them in an ever-evolving and “erupting” journey.
Participating artists include Zheng Lu, Saïd Baalbaki, Humam Alsayed, Amal Alathem, Anastasia Nysten, Yasmina Nysten, Morrison Pierce, Anachar Basbous, Jean Boghossian, Peter Zimmerman, Clara Carvajal, Maryam Alhumaid, Nourbanu Hijazi, Jumanah Abbas, Mahmoud Obaidi, Tamara Haddad and Nicolas Panayotou.
Date: 10th of May - 10th of June 2023.
