Imagine a luxurious and colourful garden covering 72.000 square metres in the middle of the desert with 50 million flowers and 250 million plants, all creating a scene from out of a fable. It actually exists and is called the Miracle Garden of Dubai, opened to visitors from November to May. Inaugurated sevens years ago on Valentine’s Day, it is right in the centre of Dubailand, an area inside the city. The spectacle it offers when it is in full bloom is overwhelming, with a myriad of flowers of every colour and variety, arranged in the most fantastical ways imaginable. There are numerous attractions, many of which were conceived for children, such as the Big Teddy Bear, Disney Avenue and the Butterfly Garden. This garden of wonders has made the Guinness Book of World Records on numerous occasions - in 2013, with the largest vertical garden, in 2016 for the largest floral sculpture, the one shaped like a life-size Airbus, and, in 2018 for the largest depiction of Mickey Mouse, a floral structure standing 18 metres high.
Adrian Pepe works with the wool of Awassi sheep, an ancient breed raised in Mesopotamia for over 5.000 years. A material that reveals an ecosystem and describes the process of transformation of a fleece - from wool, parasites, insects and plant matter - into a "canvas" for the artist.
Robert Gray arrives in Dubai for a single date at the Coca Cola Arena. Gray is the author of famous songs such as Babylon, Sail Away and This Year's Love, and has 12 million records sold and two Grammy Award nominations behind him.
This exhibition highlights the ways in which iconography has been preserved and restored at different periods in history, raising crucial questions about how symbols acquire new meaning as they are continually reintroduced into contemporary contexts.
One of Bulgari's most iconic shapes, Serpenti, celebrates three quarters of a century this year. A symbol of endless reinvention, it remains faithful to its ...
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