Exhibitions
FOR THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF NFTs IN A FRENCH MUSEUM
April 1 and 2, 2023
(10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
Virtual art unveiled to the general public
A major exhibition devoted to contemporary creation in the Arab region. A geographical space that includes many different cultures and populations: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Sudan, Palestine , Comoros, Somalia, Mauritania, Sudan and Djibouti.
The curation is provided by a limited number of carefully chosen curators. The curators were appointed for their artistic vision and their in-depth knowledge of the direction of research and the technological means characteristic of digital art.
Four major themes guided the selection of artworks: Refinement: Very early on, artistic excellence in Arab regions constituted the ideal of a privileged group whose originality and talent would lastingly impregnate court society in Baghdad at the time of its splendor, in Cordoba, in the Maghreb or in Egypt.After having been the mirror of elegance and an emblem of good taste, this exquisite art will become an empty shell, mannerist and affected. However, Arab artists remained faithful to this culture, characterized by a set of attitudes denoting in its adepts an abundance of subtlety, savoir-vivre and finesse. Love: "The Arabs have ninety-nine names for Allah, the one God. They have a hundred names for love. Malek Chebel To evoke love, Arabs use images that suggest burning, thirst for the beloved, raving, and often, withering. Islam has made love a feeling of the flesh by assigning it an erotic content and a vocation of fertility and pleasure, it has humanized it. To love, Cicero includes desire, because man cannot renounce desire at the risk of losing the meaning of life. Love is the accomplishment of oneself through the other. To speak of desire is to speak of the other. To speak of oneself through the other is only the beginning of the establishment of a link, the representation of oneself given in sharing. Imaginary: The great examples of Arab-Muslim imaginary have their own anthropological identity. The paths that lead to the imaginary are multiple and fit perfectly into the interstices of life.To explore the imaginary is to penetrate deep into the souls of millions of Arabs around the world, their way of life, their founding myths and mystics. Light: Light upon light, Nur 'ala Nur, is a Qur'anic expression explained from the emanation of effusion, faydh; "God created the world in darkness, then poured his light upon it."The light symbolizes the passage from the metaphorical to the real and from the static to the moving. It is this evolution through artistic practice that interests us here today.
