Treasures from the Nasser D Khalili Collection opens in Abu Dhabi on 23 January. No less than 500 masterpieces from the world’s largest collection of Islamic will be displayed in an unrivalled three-month long exhibition at Emirates Palace. Charlotte Schriwer looks back on the collection’s recent tour to Australia and forward to the dazzling display of Islamic art in the heart of the Gulf.
James Parry talks to the Iranian-born collector Maryam Eisler in the third-anniversary edition of Canvas. Eisler and her husband share their home with a fascinating collection of international Contemporary art. "I am always looking for the next big thing, for something that's different and challenging," says Eisler, who has a particular passion for Chinese Contemporary art. Explore this fascinating private collection only in Canvas.
Yousuf Karsh was one of the most influential people of the 20th century. He photographed monarchs, ministers, Nobel Laureates, scientists, religious leaders, artists and writers. Karsh's faithful assistant, Jerry Fielder, looks back on a life that began in Turkey, moved to Syria and onto Canada. On the eve of the anniversary of his birth, Canvas celebrates Karsh and his portraits of Chagall, Giacometti, O'Keefe and Picasso.
Plus fascinating features on the region's most exciting museums,
galleries, artists, photographers and designers
Tony Shafrazi Gallery – Word into Art Dubai – Ghass Rouzkhosh – Hassan Sharif – Arwa Abouon – and much, much more.
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