February 09, 2010
The RIBA Gulf Chapter Event
Total Arts is proud to host The RIBA Gulf Chapter on Feb. 9th. The Royal Institute of British Architects aims to promote conscientious design in the Gulf region. This event reflects on design in drastic contexts which is often understated yet becoming increasingly relevant today.
Challenges of Humanitarian Architecture
by George Katodrytis ( AUS )
Venue: Total Arts Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai.
Date: 7.30pm, 9th February 2010.
Programme:
7.20 - Refreshments & Networking
7.40 - RIBA Intro [more..]
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February 13, 2010
Terrains
Painting and photography by two American artists Aharon Gluska and Gene lemay will be on display at Total Arts from 25th Jan until 10 March 2010.
The artworks in this exhibition are landscapes, factual and realistic as the same time untouchable and imaginary.
In case of Gluska’s paintings, he lead the viewer across the terrains so masterfully and sparingly rendered that one feels both completely surrounded by it and looking at it from miles away. The viewers’ spatial ambiguity is coupled w[more..]
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May 23, 2010
Yemen, A treasure trove
Opening on Tuesday, 17th November 2009, 8 pm.
Exhibition continues until 7th December.
Participant photographers: Asiya Al –Sharabi, Abdulrahman Hasan Jaber,
Samar Jodha, Kamran Jebreili, Jason Larkin, Katarina Premfors, Ahmed Ramzan,
Manuel Salazar, Simone Santi, Souheil Semaan, Dariush Zandi
“Journey to Yemen”, a film by Nader Bagherpoor and lectures on “Yemen Architecture” will complement the exhibition.Yemen, a fertile and wealthy land, is a country with over 7000 years of history [more..]
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May 24, 2010
Book launch:Off-Road in the Emirates by Dariush Zandi
the book launch and exhibition of
“Off Road in the Emirates” & “Off Road in the Emirates II”
by Dariush Zandi will take place on Sunday, 24th May, at 6.30pm at Total Arts Gallery.
Program:
6.30pm Exhibition Opening and Reception
7.00pm Presentation by Dariush Zandi
8.00pm Book signing
Suitable for experienced off-roaders and beginners alike, the diverse routes reflect that there’s far more to the desert than vast expanse of sand and barren mountains. The [more..]
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May 27, 2010
Scraps
Total Arts showcases photographs and found objects untitled "Scraps". Toothbrushes, scissors and bicycle pumps are conglutinated in sculpturesque forms. A burnt generator resembles a bird cage. Other artifacts have been given a new meaning when they became part of installations by Dariush Zandi and Shaqayeq Arabi. An installation of twenty-five generators recalls the skyline of cities. Another installation of burnt knives could be aesthetic wallpaper.
One year after the brutal explosion of an A[more..]
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