She visited the Lyon Biennale and was acquainted with the works of the participating UAE creators
Noura Al Kaabi: Emirati arts are based on a long history
Noura Al Kaabi during her tour of the Lyon Biennale for Contemporary Art.
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The Minister of Culture and Youth, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, affirmed that art transcends borders and provides an exceptional language for dialogue with different peoples and cultures, pointing out that the presence of Emirati art in the Lyon Biennale for Contemporary Art contributes to introducing elites, intellectuals and art lovers to the authenticity and quality of Emirati arts that It is based on a long history of intellectual, cognitive and cultural heritage.
This came during Al Kaabi's visit to the 16th edition of the Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art, which will be held in France from January 14 to December 31, under the slogan "The Fragility of the World".
Al-Kaabi toured the corridors of the exhibition, which includes 230 artworks by 34 artists, more than 300 archival documents, and nearly 40 art collections from around the world. In this artistic event, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Youth, and the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, and in cooperation with the Lyon Biennale Foundation, they valued their creative efforts and praised their works and projects that presented the French audience with an artistic vision that reflected their concept of the biennial theme this year and its main slogan, which focuses on an issue that raises the slogan of fragility. The world and its instability.This year, the Biennale presents its audience with new works by contemporary artists as well as historical pieces from museums in the French city, and also displays collections on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as many of the leading cultural institutions in Lyon such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum (Lugdunum) and the Roman theatres. , Gadani Museums and others.
The event presents its visitors with a set of artistic projects under two axes, the artworks axis, which includes contributions from 87 contemporary artists from 39 countries, and the time axis, which includes hundreds of artworks and historical collections spanning over 2000 years, which are collections loaned from several different artistic bodies from the city of Lyon. and outside.
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Art collection from the world.
The exhibition includes 230 artworks by 34 artists, and more than 300 archival documents.
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