Alserkal Avenue | The First Decade (Part 1)

FOLIO by Alserkal

Dec 30 2018 | 00:34:19

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Show Notes

Join us in a celebration of Alserkal Avenue's first decade as we meet some of the people who have made the first ten years of Alserkal Avenue a unique success story. In this special two-part edition of Conversations on the Avenue, we meet with some of the creative visionaries and cultural entrepreneurs who have partnered with Alserkal Avenue over the past decade. Exploring the history of the neighbourhood, reflecting on its astonishing growth and looking forward to the future, we meet gallerist Yasmin Atassi of Green Art Gallery, Laura Egerton, Rami Farook of Satellite, Shelley Frost from The Fridge, Butheina Kazim from Cinema Akil and Janet Bellotto from Zayed University.

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