Category: Diary

Zach and Dera-Jill came all the way from San Francisco to hang out with us in Dubai. Here are some random shots from the time they were here in the UAE.

Chandni Chowk is old Delhi. We spent most of my last day there, first at the Red Fort:

Old Delhi Spice Market:

Into the heart of Chandni Chowk:

Second day, drive to Agra:

The Taj Mahal:

Lunch at the Sheraton and a drive by the Red Fort:

Then to Fatehpūr Sikrī which was really one of the highlights of the trip:

Drive back to New Delhi:

View from our friends’ apartment in Gurgaon, outside of New Delhi.

First day, drive to Qutb Minar:

Then to Humayun’s Tomb:

Lunch Break:

Then to Lodi Gardens:

Lutyens architecture on the Rajpath, the seat of Parliament and the India Gate:

Just a small sampling of the works displayed by the galleries at this year’s Art Dubai.

‘In the World but Don’t Know the World?’ by El Anatsui

Susy Gomez and Jorge Mayet – Galleria Horrach Moya

‘Islands are Forever’ by Gigi Scaria

Glamoury in Laleh June Gallery

‘The Table’ by Aj Shemza – 1958

‘Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt’ by Pascal Hachem

‘Topenza’ by Huguette El Khoury Caland

‘Parameter’ by Fahd Burki

‘History of a Myth: The Small Dome of the Rock’ by Kader Attia

Marwan Sahmarani

‘Triptych#6’ by Iman Issa

Today I had the amazing opportunity to lead a VIP tour of the Art Dubai Collector’s Circle to the Burj Khalifa. It was a wonderful group of charming people and we all had a great time, though we ran about 30 minutes over our alloted schedule. We spent a little too much time taking in the lavish Armani Hotel interiors.

Here are a few photos from the observation deck (At the Top) which we had the opportunity to see while it is still officially closed to the public, pending some recent maintenance. We took the freight elevator which is in excellent working order. Even though it is slower than the passenger lifts, the trip to the 124th floor was over before we knew it. At the Top is supposed to open again officially in a week.

We also got a tour of the Armani Hotel. They didn’t want us taking photos unfortunately. It was really elegant and I would stay there if they had a 95% off week sometime.

Last night was the opening of the Bastakia Art Fair. It was a really spectacular event with hundreds of artists’ work represented. Here are a few pictures from the event. We’ll probably go back late in the week since we didn’t get to see everything.

Run Lara Run, Larissa Sansour

Performance, Mohammed Musallam