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Embraced by the Middle East, Is Graffiti Urban Blight or Art? By Alexa Mena - Jun 5, 2019
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting, “Cabra,” is currently on view at Louvre Abu Dhabi. If you don’t already know, Basquiat today is synonymous with the genre of fine art named graffiti art. But in that very sentence lie two ideas that sit awkwardly together. Graffiti, arguably the most anti-establishment form of street art, has survived multiple campaigns … Continue reading “Embraced by the Middle East, Is Graffiti Urban Blight or Art?”
In the Post-Colonial World, Museum in the Gulf Show a New Model for Exhibitions By Alexa Mena - Dec 2, 2018
Steal, and you go to prison. But loot cultural artifacts? Museums have thrived off the practice for centuries. Take a stroll through some of the major museums in the world – the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the British Museum, the Pergamon in Berlin – and ask yourself what they have in common. … Continue reading “In the Post-Colonial World, Museum in the Gulf Show a New Model for Exhibitions”
Reusable Straws: They Are Not as Environmentally Friendly as You Think By Alexa Mena - Sep 6, 2018
A bamboo one with a big diameter so I can drink “bubble tea”? A steel option that is at 35 cm in length, so I can leave it in my reusable water bottle? Or the copper one, purely for the color? Which straw? I have faced the same dilemma before; but back then, as an … Continue reading “Reusable Straws: They Are Not as Environmentally Friendly as You Think”