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Ahead of his debut solo in the Gulf region, British artist Ben Eine has just completed a 40-metre outdoor mural on the walls of the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Working alongside students from Zayed University , the 40-meters Embassy mural reads: “Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder”; a comment on the juxtaposition of the traditional and the modern that encapsulates the dynamics of this unique region.
In a truly groundbreaking moment for the art scene in the region, his Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan joined Her Majesty’s Ambassador Philip Parham and British Council Country Director, Marc Jessel to inaugurate the wall, with His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan taking up a spray can for the first time, to personally ‘tag’ the wall.
Sheikh Nahyan commented: “This is the second-oldest building in in Abu Dhabi. I couldn’t
think of a better place to have this piece of art as it represents the strong relationship between the UK and the UAE on an official and personal level. I think it will inspire the next generation of artists to express themselves.”
Eine solo show Hand in Hand will open on Monday March 16 with Dubai gallery ARTSPACE, ahead of Art Dubai 2015.
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