A NEW IMPRESSION

The Louvre Abu Dhabi’s latest post-impressionism exhibition adds Asian and Middle Eastern perspectives to the western canon and exemplifies the landmark’s role as a global cultural connector

By Zabrina Lo

ARTS The Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel; it features an iconic Parisian establishment in its name which, until 2047, will serve as museum partner; that museum and several other French institutes loan it artwork. So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that this seeming tribute to La République isn’t just another outpost of a western institute. Tatler visited the museum in mid-October. Its impressive 180-metre-wide dome, made up of stainless steel and aluminium layers, covers its galleries. Seen from afar, the structure, surrounded by water, evokes the image of an Arab medina, or historic quarter, floating on water. Inside, sunrays shine through the star-shaped gaps of the dome, casting a dappled pattern on the floor—an effect Nouvel calls the “rain of light”,…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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