Louvre Abu Dhabi is hosting a significant exhibition of Impressionist works, with more than 150 masterpieces, including 'The Racecourse, amateur jockeys near a car', 1876-1887, by Edgar Degas. All photos: Louvre Abu Dhabi, Musee d'Orsay
Louvre Abu Dhabi is hosting a significant exhibition of Impressionist works, with more than 150 masterpieces, including 'The Racecourse, amateur jockeys near a car', 1876-1887, by Edgar Degas. All photos: Louvre Abu Dhabi, Musee d'Orsay
'Saint Lazare Station', 1877, by Claude Monet.
'Saint Lazare Station', 1877, by Claude Monet.
'Woman with a Coffee Pot' by Paul Cezanne.
'Woman with a Coffee Pot' by Paul Cezanne.
'The Balcony', 1868-1869, by Edouard Manet.
'The Balcony', 1868-1869, by Edouard Manet.
'The Magpie Winter', 1868-1869, Claude Monet.
'The Magpie Winter', 1868-1869, Claude Monet.
'Floor Scrapers', 1875, by Gustave Caillebotte.
'Floor Scrapers', 1875, by Gustave Caillebotte.
'London, Parliament, Sunshine in the Fog', 1904, by Claude Monet.
'London, Parliament, Sunshine in the Fog', 1904, by Claude Monet.
'The Cradle', 1872, by Berthe Morisot.
'The Cradle', 1872, by Berthe Morisot.
'Women in the Garden', circa 1866, by Claude Monet.
'Women in the Garden', circa 1866, by Claude Monet.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi to host Impressionist exhibition, featuring more than 150 masterpieces

Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity, organised in partnership with Musee d'Orsay, will open on October 12

Katy Gillett
Katy Gillett

July 04, 2022

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Louvre Abu Dhabi will host one of the most significant Impressionist exhibitions ever to be held outside of France, according to its announcement.

Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity, which is being held in partnership with Paris's Musee d'Orsay, will run from October 12 to February 5, 2023, with more than 150 masterpieces on display at the capital's landmark art museum.

Etchings, costumes, film and photography will also be displayed, exploring why Impressionism was considered controversial in the 19th century and how it broke ground for future artistic movements.

Works by Manet, Degas, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir and Cezanne will form part of the exhibition, alongside many more pioneering artists.

"Born at a time of profound social, political, and cultural upheaval, Impressionism was more than mere artistic rebellion," reads Louvre Abu Dhabi's description of the exhibition.

"It saw some of history’s bravest and most visionary painters embrace and extoll new ways of seeing, making art, and living. They celebrated this thrilling new reality, representing truthful observations of nature and modern life.

"The result was a fundamentally new and different kind of art, unburdened by artistic and academic convention or tradition, whose radicalism, honesty, and bravery continues to inspire artists to this day."

It comes as part of four major international exhibitions held each year at Abu Dhabi's universal museum that explore themes common to all humanity.

Stories of Paper at Louvre Abu Dhabi

Currently on show is Stories of Paper, which runs until July 24. The exhibition hones in on a single material, with more than 100 paper-based objects from across the globe on display. Together, they trace two millennia of intellectual, scientific and cultural exchange. The works are sourced from 16 museums, cultural institutions and private collections.

'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' by Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849) is part of Louvre Abu Dhabi's new exhibition Stories of Paper. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' by Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849) is part of Louvre Abu Dhabi's new exhibition Stories of Paper. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
'Al Saadi's Diaries' by Abdullah Al Saadi.
'Al Saadi's Diaries' by Abdullah Al Saadi.
'Le Violon d'Ingres' by Man Ray. (United States, 1890-France, 1976).
'Le Violon d'Ingres' by Man Ray. (United States, 1890-France, 1976).
'Pipal Tree' by Jayashree Chakravarty.
'Pipal Tree' by Jayashree Chakravarty.
Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Labirinto e Grande Pozzo' installation.
Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Labirinto e Grande Pozzo' installation.
Full-scale model of a traditional Korean house interior, made using Korean paper.
Full-scale model of a traditional Korean house interior, made using Korean paper.
Antonio Pisanello's 'Ashen Crane'.
Antonio Pisanello's 'Ashen Crane'.
A snaking arrangement of paper banners segments the exhibition and provides historical context.
A snaking arrangement of paper banners segments the exhibition and provides historical context.
Attributed to Huineng (638-713) The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, Korea, 1370.
Attributed to Huineng (638-713) The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, Korea, 1370.
'Al Saadi's Diaries', 2016.
'Al Saadi's Diaries', 2016.
Anonymous. 'Lotus Sutra of the Good Law'. China, c.1590.
Anonymous. 'Lotus Sutra of the Good Law'. China, c.1590.
'The Sausalito Garden' by Etel Adnan.
'The Sausalito Garden' by Etel Adnan.
Turtle-shaped flask, vest, strap for transportation, shoes, hat. Korea , Joseon dynasty (1932-1910).
Turtle-shaped flask, vest, strap for transportation, shoes, hat. Korea , Joseon dynasty (1932-1910).
'Storm Below the Summit' by Katsushika Hokusai.
'Storm Below the Summit' by Katsushika Hokusai.

Works include Katsushika Hokusai’s renowned The Great Wave off Kanagawa, one of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s latest acquisitions and on display at the museum for the first time, as well as a 15th-century Quran from Tunisia, scribed with silver ink on purple-dyed pages.

The exhibition is curated by the Musee du Louvre’s Xavier Salmon, general curator and director of the Department of Drawings and Prints, and Victor Hundsbuckler, curator at the Department of Drawings and Prints, with the support of Souraya Noujaim, director of Scientific, Curatorial and Collections Management at Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Made in Tashkeel brings together emerging and established local artists for annual show — in pictures

Made in Tashkeel brings together more than 90 works by 42 artists. All photos: Tashkeel
Made in Tashkeel brings together more than 90 works by 42 artists. All photos: Tashkeel
Various cultural and industrial backgrounds are reflected in the exhibited artworks.
Various cultural and industrial backgrounds are reflected in the exhibited artworks.
The summer exhibition is the 12th Made in Tashkeel event and will be running until August 31.
The summer exhibition is the 12th Made in Tashkeel event and will be running until August 31.
The line-up includes emerging and established artists from the UAE.
The line-up includes emerging and established artists from the UAE.
The works have all been made in the past year at Tashkeel’s facilities or in collaboration with the institution.
The works have all been made in the past year at Tashkeel’s facilities or in collaboration with the institution.
Badr Abbas, also a member of Tashkeel, mishmashes local pop culture references in his acrylic paintings, which feature jerseys of local football teams layered against dirham coins and ghutra fabric in Cubist arrangements.
Badr Abbas, also a member of Tashkeel, mishmashes local pop culture references in his acrylic paintings, which feature jerseys of local football teams layered against dirham coins and ghutra fabric in Cubist arrangements.
The exhibited artworks are made across a range of mediums — from jewellery to architecturally inspired designs and photography.
The exhibited artworks are made across a range of mediums — from jewellery to architecturally inspired designs and photography.
The majority of the Made in Tashkeel submissions were made, in whole or in part, using Tashkeel’s specialist equipment, artist workspaces and facilities.
The majority of the Made in Tashkeel submissions were made, in whole or in part, using Tashkeel’s specialist equipment, artist workspaces and facilities.
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