Scala Arts Publishers
March 2021
March 31, 2021 Texts by Didier Ottinger, Béatrice André-Salvini, Alice Querin, Marie Sarré, et al. The Louvre Abu Dhabi’s exciting exhibition program explores the enduring dialogue between Eastern and Western artistic expression. Published to accompany an important exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abstraction and Calligraphy – Towards a Universal Language brings together a rich array of works, from tenth-century ceramics from Samarkand to paintings and drawings by Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Cy Twombly, and other modern masters. The ways in which these artists respond to Eastern calligraphic traditions enriches our understanding of the dynamic between modern art in the West and long-established forms from Asia and the Near East.