Here are photos of the new
Louvre Abu Dhabi, designed by Jean Nouvel, and some installation shots from the permanent collection. I hope to find some time for comments on both the building and the collection. If not, just simply enjoy the images!
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Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi, at night
All photos copyright, Chika Okeke-Agulu |
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| The Forum with showers of light |
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| Forum with Guiseppe Penone bronze tree, Leaves of Light (2016) |
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| Jenny Holzer's work (L): walls carved with manuscripts of Montaigne |
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| Semi-outdoor performance stage overlooking the harbour |
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| Forum with Guiseppe Penone bronze tree, Leaves of Light (2016) |
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| "Grand Vestibule" of the Permanent Collection galleries |
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"Figures in Prayer" from Syria (2500-2400BCE), Gabon (1800-1900CE),
and Greece (2700-2300 BCE), in the Grand Vestibule |
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Graeco-Roman, Nok, and Maya heads in the "Civilizations and
Empires" gallery |
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| Benin bass sculptures in the "Magnificence of the Court" gallery |
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| Sculpture cabinet in the "A Modern World?" gallery |
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Duchamp Bottle Rack (1959) and Kongo Power Figure, in the
"Challenging Modernity" gallery |
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| "The Global Stage" gallery, with Ai Wei-Wei's Fountain of Light, 2016 |
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| Lucinda Childs Dance Company performance, Nov. 10, 2017 |
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