The Growth of the Art World in the Middle East
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How are museums different today than in the late nineteenth century when the first great national museums of the West started to appear? What are the institutional trends in the Middle East with its explosion of new museums, and how does this relate to the regional art scene? These, and other questions were at the forefront of the panel discussion I took part in at New York's Asia Society on March 1st.
BOON HUI TAN, ANNA SOMERS COCKS AND ROXANE ZANDI was joined by Anna Somers Cocks, founder of the Art Newspaper, journalist and critic, in making respective presentations moderated by Asia Society Director Boon Hui Tan. Even the bitter weather was not a deterrent in ensuring a full turn out, and we both engaged the audience in questioning the state and future of the rapid cultural growth in the Gulf and beyond.
ROXANE ZANDAnna Somers Cocks looked at the two strands of the curr…
How are museums different today than in the late nineteenth century when the first great national museums of the West started to appear? What are the institutional trends in the Middle East with its explosion of new museums, and how does this relate to the regional art scene? These, and other questions were at the forefront of the panel discussion I took part in at New York's Asia Society on March 1st.
BOON HUI TAN, ANNA SOMERS COCKS AND ROXANE ZANDI was joined by Anna Somers Cocks, founder of the Art Newspaper, journalist and critic, in making respective presentations moderated by Asia Society Director Boon Hui Tan. Even the bitter weather was not a deterrent in ensuring a full turn out, and we both engaged the audience in questioning the state and future of the rapid cultural growth in the Gulf and beyond.
ROXANE ZANDAnna Somers Cocks looked at the two strands of the curr…
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