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Saturday 29 February 2020

Photographer Kees Tabak opens exposition:

50 portraits filled with multicultural love

ORANJESTAD — Dutch por-
trait photographer Kees Ta-
bak is known for his iconic
black & white portraits of
famous artists. Last Thurs-
day he opened the exhi-
bition ‘Love Multicultural
Aruba’ where he exposes
50 portraits of mixed cou-
ples. Lovers, parent and
child, friends, family ….. All
captured within a beauti-
ful black & white portrait
where Tabak catches the
essence of their emotion-
al bond. The exhibition is
now open to the public at
our national cultural center
Cas di Cultura.

The room was filled with
people of all races and
cultures during the official
opening of ‘Love Multicul-
tural Aruba’. Director of Cas
di Cultura Vicky Arens-Tjon
A Tjoe and Siegfried Dum- himself had done this be- His portraits are integer, se- minican Republic, Venezu- distinguished himself with a
fries, director of the Depart- fore in his home-country rious and with a feeling for ela, China, Haiti, Indonesia, typical style and purity ex-
ment of Culture welcomed The Netherlands where he empathy as he describes in France, Guatemala and pressed in his art. The books
the guests and explained created a series of por- the beautiful booklet that Brazil. ‘No More Hero’s’ and
the motivation behind their traits of mixed couples in was available for visitors of ‘Dutch Music’ show high-
collaboration with Tabak. Amsterdam. When he vis- the opening exposition. Tabak started his photog- lights of his work.
Besides the fact that they ited Aruba he noticed that raphy career after finish- For more information about
praise him being a very tal- the island has people of all The pictures show people ing the art academy Ger- the exposition ‘Love Mul-
ented photographer the races, cultures and back- from Aruba, The Nether- rit Rietveld. He captured ticultural Aruba’ please
message of this exposition is grounds living in harmony. lands, Curacao, Peru, Co- many celebrities like Prince, check the Facebook page
to be open to multi-culture The focus for his work of lombia, USA, South Africa, Madonna, Bryan Ferry, El- ‘cas di cultura - aruba's cul-
which is an important part art should be the love for Surinam, Belgium, Moroc- ton John and more in his tural platform since 1958’ or
of Aruba, they said. Tabak each other, he decided. co, Guyana, Germany, Do- Amsterdam studio. Tabak call +297 582 1010. q