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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