Walk Through History In Louvre Abu Dhabi’s “Stories Of Paper” Exhibition

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Papers and books hold a lot of information. It’s how we know about our ancestors back in the day. It’s how we know about ancient civilisations. From the first century to the present and from ancient Asia to Europe and contemporary Arabia, Stories of Paper examines the rich artistic legacy of this fragile material that not only became indispensable for record-keeping and trade but has proved essential to cultural interaction and intellectual exchange for two millennia.

Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched its second international exhibition of the year called Stories of Paper which opened to the public today

This exhibition was created in partnership with the Musée du Louvre and in collaboration with France-Muséums, as well as leading international institutions and private collections. The exhibition will run until July 24.

There are about 100 artworks and objects from 16 museums, cultural institutions and private collections and they include works like The Great Wave off Kanagawa, The Labyrinth and more

About 100 artworks and objects from 16 museums, cultural institutions and private collections will be on display. These include books, manuscripts, drawings, a reproduction of a house and 13 contemporary artworks and installations made of paper. These include Katsushika Hokusai’s renowned Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura (The Great Wave off Kanagawa), The Labyrinth, works by Michelan-gelo Pistoletto, paper clothing and a reconstruction of a room by Antonio Pisanello and Pablo Picasso, artworks by Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi and Mohammed Kazem, pioneers of Emirati conceptual art.

The exhibition will take visitors on a journey through time to discover the papers which uncovered ancient civilisations and how they were used in different cultures.

 

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