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Innovative paintings and calligraphy by the late ink master are on display at Asia Society until December 31.

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No longer confined to galleries, artworks such as those at the Sulwha Cultural Exhibition take viewers on an actual journey.

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Kurt Hentschlager's latest works continue to draw parallels between nature and perception, as was evidenced at his Art Basel Miami Beach debut collaboration with Audemars Piguet.

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Luxurious versions of everyday items are popping up around the world and here are the latest few.

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It may not look it, but the mild facelift to the über-Benz masks what in many ways is an entirely new car – one, moreover, that we think is the best S-Class ever.

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Ten years after it was first announced, Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally opening on November 11, 2017. The museum will be occupy a picturesque landscape in Saadiyat Cultural District, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates capital, overlooking the sea. Behind the massive project is Pritzker Prize-wining French architect Jean Nouvel. The massive project is part of a thirty-year agreement between the city of Abu Dhabi and the French government, aiming to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western art.

The architect says: "After several years of studies and construction, guests will be able to enter this place of light, this revelatory meeting place of a number of planetary cultures beyond the seas and centuries. It is an architecture that is protective of its treasures, it is a homage to the Arab city, to its poetry in geometry and light, and, under the large cupola, it is an evocation of the temporalities which inexorably punctuate the hours, days, and the passing of our lives.”

The museum represents an Arab madina (city) with its 23 permanent galleries, exhibition galleries, Children’s Museum, auditorium, restaurants, retail and a research centre. Surrounded by the sea, visitors can walk the promenades beneath the museum’s stunning dome. They can experience Nouvel’s enchanting ‘rain of light’, inspired by the shadows of overlapping palm trees in the UAE’s precious oases where travellers once crossed paths.

Highlights of the museum display is a major loan from 13 leading museums in France, among them Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452–1519) La Belle Ferronnière (on loan from musée du Louvre) and Vincent van Gogh’s (1853–1890) self-portrait (musée d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie).

The inaugural exhibition, From One Louvre to Another: opening a museum for everyone, opens on December 21. It traces the history of Musée du Louvre in Paris.

Tickets for the museum will cost 60 AED (approximately USD 16.30) for general admission and 30 AED (approximately USD 8.10) for ages between 13 and 22, as well as UAE education professionals. Free entry will apply to members of the museum’s loyalty programme, children under 13 years, ICOM or ICOMOS members, journalists, and visitors with special needs (referred to visitors with determination in the UAE) as well as their companion.

Visit louvreabudhabi.ae for more information.

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As the 2017 Man Booker Prize ceremony approaches, we consider the importance of such literary awards.

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US curator brings a roster of conceptual artists together to examine written and spoken word use in Trip of The Tongue, on till October 27.

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Olivier Audemars says championing contemporary artists helps Audemars Piguet see its own work in new light.

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Hong Kong arts supremo Wilfred Wong talks to us about an edgy new initiative.

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Fast cars meets great coffee in this stunning amalgamation; a petrol head’s dream

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Canada-born Crystal Liu takes us through the way she reinterprets Chinese ink painting with watercolours. Catch her exhibition at Galerie du Monde until October 29.

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